Circle minted 250 million USDC on the Solana network 6 hours ago

Official sources confirm that starting January 13, Binance users holding 200 or more Alpha Points are eligible to join the FOGO Prime Sale via the Alpha event page. Participating in the sale will deduct 15 Alpha Points.

Jan. 13 – Grayscale has officially released its Q1 2026 report on *Alternative Asset Names Potentially Eligible for Inclusion in Grayscale Investment Products*, listing digital assets not currently in its investment products but identified as potential future candidates. The assets are categorized as follows: - **Smart Contract Platforms**: Aptos (APT), Arbitrum (ARB), Binance Coin (BNB), Celo (CELO), Mantle (MNT), MegaETH, Monad (MON), Polkadot (DOT), Toncoin (TON), Tron (TRX) - **Finance**: Ethena (ENA), Euler (EUL), Hyperliquid (HYPE), Jupiter (JUP), Kamino Finance (KMNO), Lombard (BARD), Maple Finance (SYRUP), Morpho (MORPHO), Pendle (PENDLE), Plume Network (PLUME), Sky (SKY) - **Consumer & Culture**: ARIA Protocol (ARIAIP), Bonk (BONK), Playtron - **AI**: Flock (FLOCK), Grass (GRASS), Kaito (KAITO), Nous Research, Poseidon, Virtuals Protocol (VIRTUAL), Worldcoin (WLD) - **Utilities & Services**: DoubleZero (2Z), Geodnet (GEOD), Jito (JTO), Layer Zero (ZRO), Wormhole (W)

On January 13, per HyperInsight monitoring data, the whale address dubbed the "Lightning U-turn" executed two simultaneous opposite-direction transactions. First, the address took partial profit on its BTC long position by selling 83.21 BTC, valued at roughly $7.607 million. Post-transaction, the average entry price of its BTC long position edged up to $92,062.90, with an unrealized profit of about $1,515 and a remaining position size of $17.3879 million. At the same time, the address’s ETH long position was fully liquidated (forced liquidation). Prior to liquidation, the ETH long position measured $10.681 million. Notably, this address is known for lightning-fast long-to-short shifts, typically opening a large short position immediately after closing a long position.

January 13 — Per GMGN monitoring (via link: https://t.me/gmgnaibot?start=i_m4TE56o8), following a tweet from CZ stating “I’m not against meme coins, but blindly following meme coin transaction tweets will likely lead to losses,” the market took this as a negative signal toward “official IP-derived” meme projects on his platform. As a result, several Chinese-themed meme coins on BSC saw mixed performance, with most posting declines: - **“I Came”**: 6% drop in 1 hour; market cap $26.65M; current price ~$0.026 - **“My Goodness”**: 11% gain in 1 hour; market cap $11.49M; current price ~$0.011 - **“Life K Line”**: 23% plummet in 1 hour; market cap $11.15M; current price ~$0.011 BlockBeats reminds users: Meme coin trading is extremely volatile, relies heavily on market sentiment and hype, and has no tangible value or utility. Investors are advised to exercise caution.

On January 13, per HyperInsight monitoring (via the Telegram channel https://t.me/HyperInsight), the whale address labeled "Lightning Hand" (0x50b3...) executed a position adjustment for its ETH long position, increasing the position by 1,308.04 ETH—valued at approximately $4.0974 million. Post-operation, the average entry price of its ETH long position dipped slightly from $3,131.26 to $3,129.91, with a total position size of $10.681 million. The position’s current unrealized loss is roughly $3,803.91 (a 0.50% drawdown), and its liquidation price sits at $2,229.79. Notably, this address is known for ultra-fast long-short switches: it typically closes a position quickly and immediately opens a large position in the opposite direction, reflecting a high-frequency reversal trading strategy.

**OKX to Launch FOGO Spot Trading, Convert Pre-Market Contracts to Perpetuals** Per official sources, cryptocurrency exchange OKX will list FOGO spot trading and convert FOGO pre-market contracts to standard perpetual contracts on the following schedule: - **FOGO Deposits Open**: January 13, 2026, 14:30 UTC+8 - **Auction Period**: January 15, 2026, 21:00–22:00 UTC+8 - **FOGO/USDT Spot Trading Launch**: January 15, 2026, 22:00 UTC+8 - **Pre-Market Contract Conversion**: Completed within 3 hours starting January 15, 2026, 22:00 UTC+8 (process finishes once the index stabilizes during this window) - **FOGO Withdrawals Open**: January 16, 2026, 00:00 UTC+8 This news follows OKX’s announcement of the token’s listing and contract conversion plans.