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On January 15, BitMine Chairman Tom Lee told 3PROTV in an interview that Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman are expected to attend the company’s annual shareholder meeting later that same day. The meeting will feature a vote on a proposal to increase BitMine’s authorized share count from 5 billion to 500 billion. Lee emphasized that without approval, the firm cannot issue new shares to acquire more Ethereum or pursue acquisitions. Addressing dilution concerns, he noted BitMine has never issued stock below its net asset value (NAV). The company will also present its 2026 development roadmap—covering growth sources beyond staking rewards—and disclose potential future acquisitions of other crypto treasury firms.

Per official sources, Binance will convert its LITUSDT perpetual contract to the standard USDT-margined LITUSDT perpetual contract on Jan. 15, 2026, at 23:15 UTC+8. The transition period may last up to 3 hours, with its duration dependent on price fluctuations and index price stability. Trading will remain unaffected during the transition, and unfilled orders and existing positions will not be canceled.

On January 15, Binance Alpha announced it will list RollX (ROLL) on January 16. Qualified users can visit the Alpha activity page after Alpha trading goes live to claim the airdrop using Alpha Points. Additional details will be released later.

January 15th, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said, “I don’t believe there’s an AI bubble at all. If you buy into AI’s potential, there’s ample reason for rate cuts. The U.S. economy will grow ‘above trend’ over the next few years, and investments are safer now than they were a year ago.” (FX168)

On January 15, Bitcoin dropped below $96,000, while posting a 0.03% gain over the past 24 hours, per HTX market data.

January 15 — Per The Block, LMAX Group has entered into a multi-year strategic partnership with Ripple, which is committing $150 million in funding to support LMAX’s long-term cross-asset growth strategy. Under the agreement, LMAX will integrate Ripple USD (RLUSD) as a core collateral asset into its global institutional trading infrastructure. This will let banks, brokers, and buy-side clients use the stablecoin for margin and settlement across spot crypto assets, perpetual contracts, CFDs (contracts for difference), and select fiat trading pairs. Ripple said the funding underscores its commitment to accelerating the convergence of traditional capital markets and digital asset markets. The collaboration positions RLUSD as a bridge between traditional market infrastructure and on-chain settlement. As more institutional trading platforms explore stablecoins to replace fiat for improved collateral liquidity and 24/7 uninterrupted usability, RLUSD’s role is growing increasingly criti