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Major exchanges have seen $103 million worth of futures liquidated in the past hour. In the past 24 hours, $806 million worth of futures have been liquidated.

The U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee has passed the crypto market structure bill, known as the Clarity Act, on a 12-to-11 vote, according to Eleanor Terrett, host of Crypto in America. The vote was led by the Republican Party, as negotiations with the Democratic Party have not yet concluded. The bill is now slated for a vote in the Senate Banking Committee.

An anonymous whale address starting with bc1qea has panic-sold 200 BTC, worth approximately $16.91 million, amid a market downturn. According to Lookonchain, the address had previously purchased 300 BTC for about $33.44 million on Sept. 15 and Nov. 12, 2025, at an average price of $111,459. The sale is estimated to have resulted in a loss of around $8 million.

Cryptocurrency custody firm Copper has entered discussions for a potential Initial Public Offering (IPO), CoinDesk reported, citing multiple sources. Goldman Sachs, Citibank, and Deutsche Bank are reportedly being considered as potential underwriters. The move follows a $2 billion IPO by BitGo, one of Copper's competitors.

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino has stated that the company will not get involved in the ongoing debate surrounding stablecoin yields. He explained that since Tether does not offer yield, it has no reason to participate in the conflict. Ardoino's comments serve to refute a previous report that claimed Tether had sided with banks in favor of regulating stablecoin yields.

The Ethereum Foundation and its founder, Vitalik Buterin, have established a $220 million security fund using unclaimed compensation from a 2016 hack, Unchained reported. The fund will support projects focused on enhancing Ethereum's security, and a portion of the capital will be staked to generate returns.

Major exchanges have seen $422 million worth of futures liquidated in the past hour. In the past 24 hours, $778 million worth of futures have been liquidated.

The U.S. Senate Banking Committee has begun its markup session for the crypto market structure bill known as the CLARITY Act, according to Eleanor Terrett, host of Crypto in America.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has fallen below $85,000. BTC is trading at $84,914.69 on the Binance USDT market.

The price of spot gold has fallen 5.45% and is trading at the $5,200 level, Cointelegraph reported.

One in four senior public officials in the Lee Jae-myung administration has invested in or holds virtual assets, according to the first property disclosure under the new government, Money Today reported. Choi Dong-seok, head of South Korea's Ministry of Personnel Management, declared the largest amount at 2.6 billion won (approximately $1.9 million). His holdings included more than 11 BTC, 5,000 XRP, and nine other cryptocurrencies such as Solana and Ethereum. Choi stated that he sold his tradable assets after taking office, retaining only some non-tradable assets. Kim Nam-kuk, the former presidential secretary for digital communication, reported the second-largest holdings, with dozens of altcoins valued at 1.217 billion won (around $882,000).

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Paul Atkins is scheduled to speak at the world's largest Bitcoin conference in Las Vegas this April, Bitcoin Magazine reported. He will be the first sitting SEC chairman in history to address the event.

ARK Invest stated in a quarterly report that while the total stablecoin supply exceeded $300 billion at the end of last year, overall growth has slowed since a market volatility shock in October. The report, cited by The Block, noted that although DeFi's role as a payment and transaction layer for cryptocurrencies continued to expand in the fourth quarter, the shock led to a redistribution of activity across networks and products. During that period, the Base network led in stablecoin transaction volume with around $3 trillion, a 121% increase from the previous quarter, followed by Ethereum and Tron.

Major exchanges have seen $268 million worth of futures liquidated in the past hour. In the past 24 hours, $599 million worth of futures have been liquidated.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has fallen below $86,000. BTC is trading at $85,974.04 on the Binance USDT market.

Major exchanges have seen $130 million worth of futures liquidated in the past hour. In the past 24 hours, $458 million worth of futures have been liquidated.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has fallen below $87,000. BTC is trading at $86,871.63 on the Binance USDT market.

Blockchain analytics firm Messari has assessed that the Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Network (DePIN) market has grown to an estimated $10 billion, contrary to predictions that it would eventually disappear, according to a report cited by Cointelegraph. Messari noted that the DePIN market generated $72 million in on-chain revenue last year. The firm explained that while DePIN tokens launched between 2018 and 2022 have fallen approximately 94% to 99% from their all-time highs, major projects continue to generate consistent revenue. This suggests that the tokens are undervalued relative to the projects' fundamentals.

The three major U.S. stock indices have opened lower. The S&P 500 is down 0.40%, the Nasdaq has fallen 0.94%, and the Dow is trading 0.09% lower.

The UK House of Lords Financial Services Regulation Committee has launched a review into the market impact and risks of stablecoins, Cointelegraph reported. The move follows calls from the Bank of England and the Financial Conduct Authority for a thorough examination of stablecoin regulations. The committee will first hold a public consultation, which is scheduled to run until March 31.

U.S. stock and cryptocurrency trading app Robinhood announced that it has listed spot RENDER.

U.S. stock and crypto trading app Robinhood has participated in a Series B funding extension for digital asset trading platform Talos, CoinDesk reported. The investment brings Talos's valuation to $1.5 billion and increases the total size of its Series B round to $150 million.

U.S. initial jobless claims for the week of Jan. 18-24 totaled 209,000, exceeding the forecast of 206,000.

Decentralized exchange Aster announced on its official X account that it is hosting a trading competition for its BMT/USDT spot and BMTUSDT perpetual futures trading pairs. The total prize pool consists of 50,000 ASTER and 2.27 million BMT. The campaign will run from 12:00 p.m. UTC on Jan. 29 to 2:00 p.m. UTC on Feb. 5. During this period, a 1.2x points multiplier will be applied to trading on the BMT spot and perpetual futures pairs. For the spot pair, a total of 2.27 million BMT will be distributed based on each participant's share of trading fees generated. For the perpetual futures pair, ASTER tokens equivalent to $50,000 will be allocated based on each participant's share of open interest, with the condition that positions must be held for a minimum of 15 minutes to qualify for rewards. The maximum reward per user is capped at 3% of each prize pool, and participants must generate at least $5 in trading fees to be eligible for the final distribution.

Crypto ETP issuer 21Shares has launched an exchange-traded product tracking JitoSOL, a Solana-based liquid staking token, The Block reported. The product, which trades under the ticker JSOL, provides exposure to the price of SOL while also offering staking rewards and transaction revenue from the Jito infrastructure. It is available for trading on the Euronext exchanges in Paris and Amsterdam.