Polymarket-based Trading Bot Project Gets Hacked

On January 9th, Josh Swihart—CEO of Zcash core developer Electric Coin Company (ECC)—announced the firm is doubling down on Zcash, with a goal to bring the cryptocurrency to billions of users. “Startups can scale; nonprofits can’t—that’s why we’ve launched an all-new Zcash startup,” he stated. Per the shared visual, they’re rolling out a brand-new Zcash wallet, built in collaboration by the ECC and Zashi team. Early access to the wallet is currently available via email sign-up.

On January 9, Caixin reported that starting January 1, balances in digital RMB wallets will begin earning interest. The digital yuan’s smart contracts differ from well-known "on-chain" ones built on blockchains like Ethereum, a senior digital RMB expert noted. The digital yuan isn’t based on blockchain; instead, it uses a brand-new account system. The central bank and commercial banks jointly maintain a "shared ledger." By adding "smart contracts that don’t affect the currency’s function," the digital yuan gains programmability, supporting features like targeted payments and automatic execution. Additionally, Caixin revealed that only real-name authenticated digital RMB wallets qualify for interest right now. That means Tier 1, 2, and 3 wallets are eligible, while Tier 4 non-real-name wallets (which can’t confirm the owner’s identity) do not earn interest. After January 1, mobile banking apps from participating operational banks and payment platforms like WeChat and Alipay wil

On Jan. 9, GMGN monitoring data reveals a trader spent $84.87 to buy the meme coin "I Came Here" on the BNB Chain 10 days prior. The trader has since sold some of the token for $2,708.18, still holds $93,300 worth of "I Came Here," and is seeing a $95,900 per-coin profit.

Per Coinglass data as of January 9th: - If Ethereum (ETH) drops below $3,000, cumulative long liquidation intensity across major centralized exchanges (CEXs) will hit $902 million. - Conversely, if ETH breaks above $3,200, cumulative short liquidation intensity on major CEXs will reach $1.125 billion. BlockBeats Note: Liquidation charts do not display the exact number of contracts pending liquidation or their precise value. Instead, the bars on these charts reflect the relative importance of each liquidation cluster compared to adjacent clusters—meaning "intensity." Put simply, the chart shows how strongly a given price level will impact the market. Higher liquidation bars indicate the price will trigger a more notable reaction at that level due to a liquidity cascade.

On January 9th, AI Auntie's monitoring indicates that address 0x6e1…90733 deposited 378.11 WBTC to Binance 7 hours ago, with the tokens valued at $34.3 million—suspected of being part of a liquidation. This batch was acquired on-chain between October 21 and 26, 2025 at an average price of $110,504. If sold in this transaction, it would result in a loss of $7.483 million, with a holding period of up to three months.

January 9th — The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will release the first 2026 non-farm payrolls (NFP) report tonight at 9:30 PM ET. Expectations call for a 60K increase in NFP, down from the prior month’s 64K reading. Non-farm payrolls track the change in U.S. non-agricultural sector employment (excluding farm workers). The data is derived from a sample survey of U.S. businesses, government agencies, and non-farm establishments. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) releases the report on the first Friday of each month, covering the prior month’s figures. Also scheduled for tonight: the U.S. December unemployment rate. Forecasts sit at 4.50%, down from the prior 4.60%.