A whale went long with around $11 million in BTC and bought about 180,000 HYPE coins.

As per the IMU Tokenomics section of crypto bug bounty platform Immunefi’s official documentation (dated January 9th), the IMU token has an initial total supply of 10 billion, with allocations outlined below: - 47.5% earmarked for the ecosystem and community (covering pre-listing sales, user incentives, partnerships, airdrops, marketing, and liquidity support) - 16% allocated to early supporters - 26.5% set aside for the team and core contributors - 10% reserved for future needs and potential unforeseen development opportunities

On January 9, Coinglass data shows that if Bitcoin falls below $89,000, cumulative long liquidation intensity across major centralized exchanges (CEXs) will hit $1.127 billion. Conversely, if Bitcoin climbs above $93,000, cumulative short liquidation intensity for these major CEXs will reach $960 million. **Note from BlockBeats**: Liquidation charts do not show the exact number or value of contracts up for liquidation. Instead, the bars on these charts reflect how significant each liquidation cluster is relative to adjacent clusters — that’s what “intensity” refers to. In short, the chart measures how impactful hitting a specific price level will be. Taller liquidation bars mean a more severe reaction (driven by a liquidity cascade) once the price reaches that threshold.

On January 9, South Korea’s government plans to enact the **Digital Assets (Virtual Assets) Second Stage Act** this year—establishing a stablecoin regulatory system and linked cross-border stablecoin transaction framework—according to News1. The plan is part of the “2026 Economic Growth Strategy” released January 5, overseen by the Financial Services Commission (FSC). For stablecoins, the legislation will require an issuance license system (with capital requirements), reserve asset management (reserves equal to or exceeding 100% of issued stablecoins), and redemption request rights, among other rules. The FSC and Ministry of Economy and Finance will also set up a regulatory scheme for cross-border stablecoin transfers and transactions tied to the act. This year, South Korea also aims to launch digital asset spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Previously, spot ETF trading was barred for assets like Bitcoin because they weren’t recognized as valid ETF underlying assets—this move ali

On January 9th, per GMGN monitoring (https://t.me/gmgnaibot?start=i_m4TE56o8), on-chain market sentiment for BSC has heated up notably. Chinese-focused meme coin trends have been particularly strong lately. Recently, many new meme coins have seen a "pump on listing" trend, while a handful of established meme coins have also climbed simultaneously. Below are key tokens leading the gains: - Binance Life: 24-hour gain of 9%, market cap of $147 million, current price ~$0.147 - Hakimi: 24-hour gain of 10%, market cap of $38.76 million, current price ~$0.038 - I Stepped on the Horse: 24-hour gain of 420%—market cap hit $16 million earlier today before pulling back, now at $13 million, price ~$0.013 - Life Candlestick: 24-hour gain of 360%—market cap has surged past its previous high, now at $3.09 million, price ~$0.003 BlockBeats reminds users: Meme coin trading is extremely volatile, driven mainly by market sentiment and concept hype—no actual value or use case. Investors sho

On January 9th, monitoring from HyperInsight (via its Telegram channel at https://t.me/HyperInsight) reveals a whale opened a 14x leveraged long position of 4,383.15 ETH at 12:40 today, valued at approximately $13.67 million. Earlier, the same whale established a hedge by opening a 20x leveraged short position of 397.98 BTC, worth around $36.22 million. The account is currently slightly in the red.

On January 9, three masked men broke into a home in Manosque, France, this past Monday evening, holding a woman at gunpoint before stealing a USB drive containing her partner’s cryptocurrency data. According to French newspaper *Le Parisien*, the incident occurred on Cherry Orchard Path in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence region. The suspects threatened the victim with a handgun, slapped her, seized the USB drive, and fled the scene. The victim—reportedly unharmed—freed herself within minutes and alerted authorities. Local police have launched an investigation, assigning the case to the regional criminal investigation unit and national police. Last year, Casa Chief Technology Officer Jameson Lopp documented more than 70 violent cryptocurrency-related attacks worldwide in his public database, making France a European hotspot for such crimes—with over 14 related cases recorded there. Cybercrime consultant David Sehyeon told Decrypt: “France has a relatively high baseline of criminal act