Binance: Alpha2.0 will support AIA contract upgrade, with AIA trading resuming on December 15th at 16:00.

Jan. 11 — Data from Digital Mining Solutions shows independent miners have mined 36 blocks on the Bitcoin network in 2025. Each block mined by these operators qualifies for a 3.125 BTC reward.

Jan. 11 — Per data from the Kalshi platform, the likelihood of Donald Trump facing a second impeachment during his 2025-2029 term has climbed to 57%, a new all-time high. Previously, Trump has stated that if Democrats secure a major win in the 2026 midterms, he could face another impeachment attempt.

On January 11, Vitalik Buterin published an article noting that the crypto industry currently needs a more robust decentralized stablecoin—and three key issues remain unresolved: - Finding a more appropriate tracking index than USD price pegs: A core vision for national-level resilience is to eliminate reliance on USD price tracking. - Decentralized, capital-resistant oracle designs: If oracles can be manipulated by large funds, protocols must make attack costs exceed their market value via high-value extraction to fend off such attacks. - Solving staking yield competition: If a stablecoin fails to offer competitive yields (which currently often lag staking yields by several percentage points), it will struggle to attract capital long-term.

On January 11, per market data from GMGN (link: https://t.me/gmgnaibot?start=i_m4TE56o8), the top wallet holder of meme coin **"I've Arrived"** purchased tokens at an average market cap of $390,000 six days ago. The holder made a small sale the same day and has not transacted since, currently holding unrealized gains of $430,000. As of press time, "I've Arrived" has a market capitalization of $35.36 million, with a 24-hour price increase of 55.13%. BlockBeats advises investors to exercise caution: most meme coins lack substantial real-world use cases and are prone to extreme price volatility.

On January 11th, renowned trader and chart analyst Peter Brandt pushed back against Tom Lee’s November bull call on Bitcoin—where Lee predicted the crypto would hit $200k in 50 days. “I distrust anyone fixated on their own position,” Brandt stated. “I believe in my process (decision-making process) — I have no confidence in any specific trade or view.”

As of January 11, DefiLlama data shows the total stablecoin market capitalization rose slightly by 0.13% this week, reaching $3.0811 trillion—still at an all-time high. USDT holds a 60.64% market share.