The three major US stock indexes opened sharply lower, with cryptocurrency-related stocks experiencing a significant decline

Jan 21: Crypto Liquidations Total $236M in 4 Hours (Coinglass Data) Per Coinglass figures, the entire crypto network saw $236 million in liquidations over the past 4 hours—with $209 million tied to long positions and $26.86 million to short positions. Over the last 24 hours, 142,068 traders globally have been liquidated, totaling $583 million. The largest single liquidation was a $6.81 million ETH-USD trade on Hyperliquid.

On January 20, Chainlink announced the launch of 24/5 U.S. Equities Streams—marking the first time DeFi gains access to pre-market, after-hours, and overnight U.S. stock market data—enabling the ~$80 trillion U.S. stock market to operate continuously on-chain. This data feed delivers high-frequency, cryptographically signed market data 24/5, covering not only mid-prices but also bid/ask prices and volumes, last trade price, market status indicators, and data freshness metrics. It provides full market context for on-chain trading, clearing, and risk management. Chainlink noted the solution has been deployed across 40+ blockchains, supporting a range of Real World Asset (RWA) use cases: U.S. stock perpetual swaps, prediction markets, synthetic stocks, lending, and structured products. Platforms including Lighter, BitMEX, ApeX, and Orderly Network have adopted the feed, driving growth of a continuous on-chain U.S. stock market. Chainlink added the 24/5 feed resolves the structura

Jan. 20 — Per Lookonchain monitoring, the long-position address linked to "Big Brother Whale" Li-Cheng Huang was liquidated 5 times today amid a market sell-off. Current Position: 25x long on 2,200 ETH (~$6.67M) Liquidation Price: $2,991.43 Cumulative P&L: -$24.18M

Bitmine Immersion Technologies announced Wednesday it has secured shareholder approval to increase its authorized share capital, a move designed to boost flexibility for future fundraising efforts. The company currently holds 4.203 million ether (ETH), 193 bitcoin (BTC), a $22 million stake in Eightco Holdings, and nearly $1 billion in cash, per a press release issued Tuesday. At its annual shareholder meeting held Jan. 15, Proposal 2 passed with 81% of votes in favor, authorizing the expansion of authorized shares. Notably, the proposal does not call for an immediate new share issuance. Instead, it raises the cap on future issuances to create room for fundraising, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), or continued support for its Ethereum holdings. Authorized share capital sets the maximum number of shares a company can legally issue. Increasing this limit allows Bitmine to fund business expansion or asset allocation via new share issuances down the line. To address potential equit

On January 20, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to rule on the legality of former President Trump’s global tariffs. Separately, U.S. Trade Representative Grier noted former President Trump may be preparing to negotiate over the Greenland issue, adding that Trump’s tariff threat related to Greenland was an appropriate use of tariffs. Grier also stated the European Union (EU) has not acted to implement its trade agreement with the U.S., and that the U.S.-EU deal fails to address many U.S. frustrations with Europe regarding agriculture and regulations. (Source: FXStreet)

Jan 20: Bitcoin drops below $90k, with a 3.34% decline over the past 24 hours, per HTX market data.