Most Solana Meme Coins See Price Drop, WhiteWhale Bucks Trend to Hit New $1 Billion Market Cap High

On January 9, data from Farside Investors shows that U.S. Solana spot ETFs posted a net inflow of $13.6 million the previous day. The breakdown is: - Bitwise BSOL: +$7.8 million - Fidelity FSOL: +$1.2 million - Grayscale GSOL: +$4.6 million

On January 9, Coinglass data shows centralized exchanges (CEXs) recorded a net inflow of 1,118.84 BTC in the past 24 hours. The top three CEXs by net inflow are: - Kraken: 1,152.51 BTC net inflow - Gemini: 262.90 BTC net inflow - Gate: 144.13 BTC net inflow Additionally, Bybit led outflows with a net outflow of 306.55 BTC.

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.