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Decentralized crypto options exchange Aevo (AEVO) announced via its official X account that it has burned 69 million AEVO, equivalent to 6.9% of the total supply, from circulation. The move was carried out in accordance with community governance proposal AGP-3. Aevo stated that the burn signals a new beginning and demonstrates its commitment to preserving the token's value.

U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that a planned second attack on Venezuela has been canceled. He described Venezuela's mass release of political prisoners as an important gesture toward peace, adding that the U.S. and Venezuela are currently cooperating well on modernizing the country's oil and gas infrastructure.

The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will temporarily implement a mandatory crypto licensing system starting this September, ahead of its full rollout, Cointelegraph reported. Under the new regime, even crypto asset service providers (CASPs) that currently hold similar licenses will be required to apply for the new authorization. The full implementation of the licensing system is scheduled for Oct. 25, 2027.

The Russian ruble-pegged stablecoin A7A5 was the fastest-growing stablecoin last year, with its circulating supply increasing by approximately $90 billion, outpacing major U.S. dollar-backed counterparts like USDT and USDC, CoinDesk reported. For comparison, USDT's supply grew by about $49 billion and USDC's by around $31 billion during the same period. A7A5 is a ruble-based token introduced by A7 LLC in January of last year. It was issued through a legal entity in the Kyrgyz Republic and is available on the Tron (TRC-20) and Ethereum (ERC-20) networks. The stablecoin is not currently listed on any major centralized exchanges and is only available for trading on Uniswap.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has fallen below $90,000. BTC is trading at $89,975 on the Binance USDT market.

Binance has announced the listing of ZAMA/USDT perpetual futures on its pre-market at 9:00 a.m. UTC today. The platform will support up to 5x leverage for the new offering.

Whale Alert reported that 943,727,362 USDC has been transferred from Binance to an unknown wallet. The transaction is valued at about $944 million.

Evernorth, a crypto venture strategically backed by Ripple, is partnering with XRPfi infrastructure provider Doppler Finance to build a system that makes it easier for companies and institutions to utilize XRP. According to U.Today, Doppler Finance is a financial infrastructure company that uses XRP and the XRP Ledger (XRPL) to help institutions generate yield. Through this collaboration, Evernorth will leverage Doppler's institutional-grade infrastructure to promote wider institutional adoption of XRP. Evernorth currently holds over $1 billion in XRP.

The Bitcoin (BTC) derivatives market has entered a deleveraging phase as open interest (OI) has fallen to its lowest level since 2022. CryptoQuant contributor Arab Chain noted that on Jan. 8, the 30-day OI volume simultaneously decreased across major exchanges, including Binance, Bybit, Gate, and OKX. The contributor explained that a simultaneous decline in both BTC's price and OI volume indicates the market is unwinding excessive leverage. Arab Chain added that historically, such conditions have often preceded periods of price stabilization or a subsequent rebound.

Early-year optimism for Bitcoin is rapidly fading after spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded net outflows of $1.13 billion over the past three days, CoinDesk reported. The outflows, tracked by Farside Investors, have nearly erased the $1.16 billion in net inflows seen at the start of the month. This trend is being interpreted as a sign of wavering conviction among institutional buyers, cooling investor expectations for a bullish turn. The market is now focused on the upcoming December employment data and a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the Trump administration's tariff policies.

South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb said it has removed Yearn.finance (YFI) from its delisting watchlist after determining that the issues behind the designation had been resolved. Deposits for the token resumed at 7:00 a.m. UTC today, the exchange said.

Decentralized artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain developer IQ AI has launched PredIQt, a new platform that allows AI agents to participate and compete in prediction markets. PredIQt operates by deploying autonomous AI agents into real-money prediction markets, such as Polymarket, and ranks them based on their investment returns. According to IQ AI, the platform has already completed its first 17-day trading season on Polymarket. Anthropic's Claude Opus AI agent secured first place with a 29% return, while Google's Gemini AI agent came in second with a 12% return. OpenAI's ChatGPT recorded a 19% loss. IQ AI also announced plans to pursue the tokenization of these AI agents in the future.

An address presumed to belong to Hong Kong-based digital asset management firm Metalpha withdrew 6,000 ETH, valued at $18.67 million, from the Kraken exchange approximately three hours ago, according to a report from Lookonchain.

Officials from South Korea’s five major fiat-supporting crypto exchanges—Upbit, Bithumb, Coinone, Korbit and Gopax—recently held an emergency meeting to discuss a proposal by financial authorities to cap major shareholder stakes at 20%, Herald Economy reported. According to the report, a draft Digital Asset Basic Act from the Financial Services Commission (FSC) would limit major shareholder ownership to between 15% and 20%. The industry reportedly views the provision as the most contentious part of the proposed legislation, as major shareholders at all five exchanges currently hold stakes above the 20% threshold. However, the report noted that the ruling party opposes the cap and that the measure could face a constitutional challenge if enacted.

OKX has announced RIVER/USDT perpetual futures will be listed at 7:00 a.m. UTC today. The platform will support up to 20x leverage for the new trading pair.

Coin98 (C98) has announced the establishment of G98, a strategic joint venture in Vietnam, and the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Tether. The new entity aims to make blockchain a core component of Vietnam's digital technology infrastructure. G98 plans to develop blockchain infrastructure, create regulatory-compliant digital asset products, offer blockchain services, and foster ecosystem growth through international partnerships.

The following are the 24-hour long/short ratios for BTC perpetual futures on the top three global crypto futures exchanges by open interest: Overall: 48.92% long, 51.08% short 1. Binance: 49.13% long, 50.87% short 2. OKX: 47.48% long, 52.52% short 3. Bybit: 48.98% long, 51.02% short

The South Korean government has included bringing digital assets under a formal regulatory framework and expanding their use in its 2026 economic growth strategy, according to a document released by the Ministry of Economy and Finance on Jan. 9. The plan calls for establishing regulations for stablecoins and advancing Phase 2 of its digital asset legislation in the first quarter of the year. It also proposes using digital currencies to modernize the management of national treasury funds.

Morph, Bitget's Ethereum Layer 2 project, has launched a $150 million accelerator program focused on supporting on-chain payment companies, The Daily Hodl reported. Morph stated that the program is designed to support startups with real-world, on-chain payment applications. To be eligible, applicants must have an existing product and the ability to launch and report on measurable activities.

U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs recorded a net outflow of $159.94 million on Jan. 8, marking the second consecutive day of withdrawals, according to data from Trader T. BlackRock's ETHA led the outflows with $108.42 million, followed by Grayscale's ETHE with $31.72 million and Grayscale's Mini ETH with $12.90 million. Fidelity's FETH and VanEck's ETHV saw smaller outflows of $4.63 million and $2.27 million, respectively.

U.S. Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded a total net outflow of $400 million on Jan. 8, marking the third consecutive day of net outflows, according to data compiled by Trader T. The outflows were led by BlackRock's IBIT (-$194.64 million), Fidelity's FBTC (-$120.52 million), and Grayscale's GBTC (-$73.09 million). Ark Invest's ARKB and Grayscale's Mini BTC also saw outflows of $9.63 million and $7.24 million, respectively. Meanwhile, Bitwise's BITB and WisdomTree's BTCW registered small inflows of $2.96 million and $1.92 million.

The following shows estimated liquidation volumes and position ratios for major crypto perpetual futures over the past 24 hours: - BTC: $125 million liquidated (81.15% longs) - ETH: $97.15 million liquidated (83.45% longs) - ZEC: $25.96 million liquidated (70.41% longs)

South Korean crypto exchange Upbit has announced a temporary suspension of deposits and withdrawals for digital assets on the Polygon network, effective from 11:00 a.m. UTC on Jan. 9. The measure is in response to a planned network hard fork and will affect Polygon Ecosystem Token (POL) and Stepn (GMT).

An address suspected of hacking Latin American cryptocurrency exchange TruBit has transferred 8,500 ETH, worth $26.5 million, to two new anonymous addresses starting with 0x2735 and 0xD12f, according to PeckShield. The transfer follows an earlier security breach at the exchange. In the wake of the news, TruBit's native token, TRU, has plummeted by more than 99%.

Bitmine (BMNR) is currently staking a total of 1,032,000 ETH, valued at approximately $3.215 billion, EmberCN reported. This represents 25% of the company's total holdings of 4,143,000 ETH.