Trend Research holds $1.94 billion worth of ETH, with the current price dropping below its cost basis

Per official sources as of January 13, Binance Futures will delist the following trading pairs on January 15, 2026, at 14:00 UTC+8: **Coin-Margined Futures:** - AUDIO/BTC - SUSHI/BTC - MTL/BTC - IOTX/ETH - SLP/ETH - TRB/BTC - PYR/BTC - EGLD/BTC - ENS/BTC - APE/BTC - NEO/BTC - NMR/BTC - SHIB/DOGE - MINA/BTC **USD-M Futures:** - AUDIO/BTC - CTSI/BTC - SUSHI/BTC - ATOM/ETH - MTL/BTC - WAN/BTC - MOVR/BTC - IOTX/ETH - OXT/BTC - SLP/ETH - TRB/BTC - PYR/BTC - STORJ/BTC - EGLD/BTC - YFI/BTC - ENS/BTC - FLUX/BTC - AUCTION/BTC - APE/BTC - REQ/BTC - NEO/BTC - NMR/BTC - SHIB/DOGE - MINA/BTC

Jan. 13 — Per The Block, South Korea’s Digital Asset Exchange Association (DAXA) has issued a strong statement opposing the government’s consideration of an ownership stake cap for major shareholders of crypto exchanges. In a Tuesday statement, DAXA warned the proposed restriction could “significantly hinder” the country’s digital asset industry and market, adding that any attempt to artificially restructure private firms’ ownership would undermine the emerging sector’s foundation. DAXA is a self-regulatory body representing South Korea’s five major crypto exchanges: Upbit, Bithumb, Korbit, Coinone, and Gopax. Earlier this month, the Financial Services Commission (FSC) proposed limiting major shareholders’ stakes in crypto exchanges to 15%–20% to address potential governance risks from ownership concentration. The proposal has sparked controversy, as it may apply to established firms with existing ownership structures.

On Jan 13, Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan wrote: “The CLARITY Act is like Punxsutawney Phil for this crypto winter.” “If it only peeks out briefly and fails to pass Congress, the ‘winter’ may drag on—but if it clears Congress and is signed into law, the crypto market could hit a new all-time high.”

On January 13, ZKsync released its 2026 roadmap, featuring three core pillars: - **Prividium Privacy Chain Infrastructure**: Expanding from a privacy engine to bank-level infrastructure, with enterprise-grade encryption where privacy is the default cornerstone. It enables direct integration with enterprise systems/workflows, letting privacy-focused apps deploy like standard enterprise infrastructure. - **ZK Stack Evolution**: Shifting from standalone chains to a collaborative system, positioning app chains as a core stack component. It supports seamless operation between public and private ZK chains, with native liquidity integration and shared infrastructure—no cross-chain requirements needed. - **Open-Source RISC-V Proof System Airbender**: Evolving from an ultra-fast zkVM to a universal standard, prioritizing trust, availability, security, formal rigor, and top-tier developer experience over pure speed. It serves ZKsync, Ethereum, and apps beyond the crypto space.

On January 13, Decrypt reported that U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis and Ron Wyden have reintroduced a bipartisan bill aimed at clarifying when cryptocurrency developers and infrastructure providers would qualify as money transmitters under federal law. Dubbed the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act, the legislation seeks to distinguish blockchain software creators and maintainers from financial intermediaries that control customer funds. Under the proposal, developers and infrastructure providers would be excluded from the federal money transmitter definition if they lack the legal right or unilateral ability to move users’ digital assets. Lummis noted that developers who only write code and maintain open-source infrastructure should not be classified as money transmitters—so long as they do not touch, control, or access users’ funds. Wyden added that applying the same rules to code writers as to exchanges or brokers is technically unfeasible and could infringe on privacy and free spe

January 13th: Per Hyperinsight monitoring (via https://t.me/HyperInsight), the "Lightning Reversal" whale (address 0x50b30) just closed a BTC long position, locking in a $530,000 profit. The whale still holds a short position of 11,694.63 ETH with 14x leverage, with an average entry price of $3,088.64 and an unrealized loss of $280,000.