Gate.io Launches INIT Perpetual Contract Pre-trading

On January 12, Binance Wallet rolled out its Unitas (UP) Accelerator Program and Token Generation Event (TGE). Here’s a quick breakdown: ### Unitas Accelerator Program - **Who qualifies**: Binance Keyless Wallet users with 61+ Binance Alpha Points - **What to do**: Complete phased tasks and engage in the project’s early-stage development - **Rewards**: Proportionally share 30,000,000 UP (3% of total token supply) - **Participation cost**: 5 Binance Alpha Points - Note: It’s a multi-stage challenge for early project engagement. ### Token Generation Event (TGE) Eligible users can subscribe to the Unitas UP token **before it officially launches for trading**.

On January 12, Binance announced that based on recent audit findings, it will delist the following spot trading pairs and cease trading for them. The changes will take effect at 16:00 UTC+8 on January 13, 2026, for the following pairs: ACT/FDUSD, AEVO/FDUSD, AR/FDUSD, DOGS/FDUSD, HEMI/FDUSD, HFT/BTC, IO/FDUSD, MEME/FDUSD, NFP/FDUSD, PENDLE/FDUSD, PHA/BTC, RARE/BTC, RAY/FDUSD, RED/FDUSD, SAND/FDUSD, SHELL/BTC, SXP/BTC, TURTLE/FDUSD, ZBT/FDUSD, and ZK/FDUSD.

January 12 – Goldman Sachs Chief Economist Jan Hatzius said Monday that threats of criminal charges against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell would heighten market concerns over the central bank’s independence, though he expects the Fed to still base policy decisions on economic data. Speaking at the 2026 Goldman Sachs Global Strategy Conference, Hatzius noted: “Concerns about compromised Fed independence are clearly rising, and the latest news of a criminal investigation into Chair Powell further reinforces these worries.” He added: “I have no doubt Powell will continue making data-driven decisions for the remainder of his term—un swayed by pressure, whether toward rate hikes or cuts, he’ll follow the data.” (FXStreet)

January 12 — Per monitoring from HyperInsight (via t.me/HyperInsight), the trader “High-Frequency Quantitative Hunter” entered a short position on 53.35 BTC at 17:24, using 40x leverage with an average entry price of $90,813. Current unrealized profit totals $14,000. This address employs an algorithmic order-splitting strategy and trades only BTC. It exhibits a high-frequency quantitative trading style, with a total trading volume of $192 million and cumulative profits of $130,958.37.

On January 12, per OnchainLens data, with LIT trading around $2.5, a whale holding a 1x long LIT position is now sitting on over $1.8 million in unrealized losses.

On January 12, Wall Street strategists broadly expect the U.S. economy and stock market may see a rare confluence of favorable factors in 2026. Supported by Federal Reserve rate-cut expectations, Trump’s “Big and Beautiful Act” tax incentives, easing inflation, and AI-driven productivity gains, U.S. stocks are poised to extend their upward trend. Market focus now centers on the latest CPI data, with year-over-year expectations holding at 2.7%. Strategists note that falling oil prices, moderating housing costs, and fading one-time tariff-driven price hikes could push inflation lower than forecast. Meanwhile, a cooling labor market gives the Fed policy room to cut rates this year—potentially pushing U.S. Treasury yields lower, reducing financing costs, and spurring investment and consumption. On the fiscal front, the “Big and Beautiful Act” allows businesses 100% accelerated depreciation on capital expenditures, prompting firms to front-load future investments into 2026. Wall Stree