Singapore's largest money laundering case suspect Wang Shuiming may be extradited to China, with his accomplice being the mastermind behind the Hong Kong crypto platform scam AAX.

**January 22 — Cryptobriefing reports that Strive, a publicly traded Bitcoin treasury firm, has announced plans to raise $150 million via the issuance of Series A Perpetual Preferred Stock (SATA Stock).** The company says the proceeds will be used to repay outstanding debt, acquire Bitcoin and Bitcoin-related products, and support corporate growth. This financing comes on the heels of shareholder approval last week for Strive’s acquisition of Semler Scientific. The deal, expected to close soon, will add more than 5,000 Bitcoin to Strive’s balance sheet, boosting its total Bitcoin reserve to 12,798 coins.

On January 22nd, Uniswap took to X to announce that its Continuous Liquidation Auction has officially launched on the Base network. Developers building on Base can now fully run on-chain token auctions, access reliable market prices, and bootstrap liquidity on Uniswap v4.

On January 22, on-chain analyst Ai Auntie (@ai_9684xtpa) noted that an ETH whale locked in $98.18 million in profits. Six hours ago, smart money scooped up another 10,000 ETH (roughly $28.96 million) from Wintermute near the bottom of ETH’s recent dip — a move suspected to be an over-the-counter (OTC) purchase. Since yesterday, this group has added 30,000 ETH (about $88.37 million) to their positions, with an average cost of ~$2,945.7 per ETH. They currently hold an unrealized gain of $0.973 million.

January 22 — Holoworld AI announced today that FIGHT, its flagship project, has set a new benchmark for community-centric innovation. Backed by strong financial support and a bold vision, the team is prioritizing long-term growth over short-term fundraising. Notably, the team is well-funded and has opted to return all proceeds to its supporters. Key updates: - 100% of all ICO proceeds will be fully refunded to participants - FIGHT tokens will be airdropped to ICO participants, x402 Combat Pass holders, Holler Campaign participants, and HOLO stakers - Refunds and token distribution will be automatic, sent directly to users’ contribution addresses on BSC and Solana FIGHT has a total token supply of 10 billion. The airdrop totals 85 million tokens (0.85% of total supply). Token unlock schedules are as follows: - ICO, x402, and Holler participants: 0.2% at TGE, 0.15% on Day 7, 0.15% on Day 14 - HOLO stakers: 0.15% on Day 7, 0.2% after the first month

On January 22, per Bitget market data, spot gold posted an intraday decline of 1.00%, last trading at $4,780.56 per ounce. Spot silver fell $2 intraday, with its price at $91.07 per ounce, down 2.15%.

Jan. 22 — CZ posted on X that he will speak on a panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. local time (3:30 p.m. Beijing time). Later, around 3 p.m. local time (10 p.m. Beijing time), he will be interviewed by CNBC.