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Lloyds Bank, the UK's third-largest bank, has completed the country's first-ever purchase of government bonds using tokenized deposits, CoinDesk reported. The transaction was conducted in collaboration with digital securities exchange Archax and the Canton Network, a blockchain platform for tokenizing real-world assets.

Binance has announced it will list Binance Life (币安人生) and zkPass (ZKP) at 2:00 p.m. UTC today. The exchange will apply its Seed Tag to the listings, a designation for projects that may exhibit higher volatility and risk compared to other tokens.

OKX Boost has announced an X Launch event for River (RIVER), a chain abstraction stablecoin system, with a total reward pool of 33,333 RIVER. The event will run until 7:00 a.m. UTC on Jan. 8, with claims opening at 9:00 a.m. UTC the same day. Meanwhile, RIVER has experienced a significant rally this week, with its weekly gains reaching approximately 830%.

Binance Alpha has announced the addition of Zenchain (ZTC). The platform is an on-chain trading service within the Binance Wallet that focuses on listing early-stage coins.

South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Korbit will decide at a board meeting this week whether to pay a 2.73 billion won ($2.0 million) fine imposed by the country's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), ZDNet reported exclusively. The penalty was levied on Jan. 1 after an FIU inspection last year found the exchange had violated its anti-money laundering obligations. According to the report, Korbit may need to sell some of its cryptocurrency holdings to cover the fine, as it holds only around 3.5 billion won ($2.6 million) in cash and cash equivalents. The exchange currently possesses approximately 7.3 billion won ($5.4 million) in digital assets, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and Ripple.

RAKBANK, a state-owned bank in the United Arab Emirates, has received conditional approval from the Central Bank of the UAE to issue a Dirham-pegged stablecoin, Cointelegraph reported. The approval is contingent on the bank meeting specific regulatory and operational requirements. RAKBANK plans to operate the stablecoin via smart contracts that can provide real-time proof of reserves.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has fallen below $92,000. BTC is trading at $91,985.27 on the Binance USDT market.

South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb announced that it will temporarily suspend deposits and withdrawals for Story (IP) starting at 9:00 a.m. UTC on Jan. 14 to support a network upgrade.

Jay Jacobs, BlackRock's Head of Active ETFs, said in an interview with CNBC that Bitcoin is still in its early stages, Bitcoin Magazine reported.

South Korean crypto exchange Upbit announced that it will temporarily suspend deposits and withdrawals for Cosmos (ATOM) starting at 9:00 a.m. UTC on Jan. 12 due to a network upgrade.

UK investment bank Barclays has invested in the stablecoin payment service Ubyx, The Block reported. While the specific amount was not disclosed, Barclays stated in a report that the investment is part of its strategy to develop new forms of cryptocurrency. The bank added that it will collaborate with Ubyx to create tokenized money within regulatory frameworks.

Three addresses believed to be owned by the same whale purchased a total of 3,000 BTC ($280 million) 10 hours ago, Lookonchain reported.

Nike sold its NFT subsidiary RTFKT last December, Wu Blockchain reported. The terms of the sale were not disclosed. The sale came after Nike acquired RTFKT in 2021 and later announced in January 2025 that it would suspend the project’s operations.

South Korean crypto exchange Coinone announced it will list SPX6900 (SPX), with trading against the South Korean won scheduled to begin at 3:00 a.m. UTC on Jan. 8.

A wallet believed to belong to Arthur Hayes has withdrawn 1.05 million LMTS, valued at $178,000, from a Limitless locked-up wallet, Onchain Lens reported. Hayes had previously invested in Limitless through his family office, Maelstrom.

Binance has announced it will list an XAG/USDT perpetual futures contract on Jan. 7 at 10:00 a.m. UTC. The contract will support up to 50x leverage.

Real-world asset (RWA) network Chintai has announced a partnership with Indonesia's Maluku Archipelago Joint Venture (MAJV). The collaboration will tokenize the development rights for the joint venture's community, resource, and infrastructure projects, which have an estimated value of approximately $28 billion. The token, set to trade under the ticker MLKU, will initially be issued through a private placement to institutional investors.

The following are the long/short position ratios for BTC perpetual futures on the world's top three cryptocurrency futures exchanges by open interest over the last 24 hours: Overall: 50.08% long, 49.92% short 1. Binance: 49.51% long, 50.49% short 2. OKX: 49.38% long, 50.62% short 3. Bybit: 50.53% long, 49.47% short

South Korea's National Assembly will begin discussions next month on legislation to introduce spot cryptocurrency ETFs for assets like Bitcoin, Edaily reported. The assembly's National Policy Committee is scheduled to review proposed amendments to the Capital Markets Act in a subcommittee meeting in February. South Korea's Financial Services Commission also plans to amend the Capital Markets Act to permit the introduction of spot crypto ETFs, a move that aligns with the current administration's national policy agenda. Several related bills are currently pending in the legislature, including a comprehensive digital asset market bill and a bill on the digital asset market and industry.

South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Coinone has announced it will delist Masa (MASA) at 6:00 a.m. UTC on Feb. 6. The exchange stated that the decision was made to protect users, as the MASA team failed to resolve issues that led to the token being placed on Coinone’s delisting watchlist. According to the announcement, these concerns included insufficient follow-up measures related to a past security incident on Dec. 5, 2025, a lack of transparency and clear justification for major procedural changes, and inadequate public disclosures. Coinone explained that after a thorough review, the clarification materials submitted by the MASA team were deemed insufficient to resolve these issues.

The Bank of Korea has declined to release the empirical domestic market data it used to identify seven major risks associated with the introduction of stablecoins in South Korea, Bridge Economy reported exclusively. Last October, the central bank issued a report outlining risks for a potential won-denominated stablecoin and expressed a negative view on its introduction. However, the bank also noted that many of these risks could be managed within the existing regulatory framework and clarified that it is not opposed to the institutionalization of stablecoins. The Bank of Korea stated that the data served as a basis for its risk assessment and cannot be disclosed because it was obtained under non-disclosure conditions.

Nvidia's plan to mass-produce its next-generation Rubin AI computing platform is expected to impact major cryptocurrency mining companies, according to an analysis by CoinDesk. The report notes that miners are increasingly transitioning from simple mining to becoming AI infrastructure providers as a way to find new business opportunities. This strategy allows them to generate stable cash flow, even during downturns in the crypto market. However, the entry of numerous AI startups is intensifying competition for data center sites, leading to rising rent and equipment costs. The analysis suggests that this year, companies solely dependent on mining profits will likely fall behind, while those with established infrastructure will gain a significant market advantage.

A significant rise in Japanese government bond yields since the beginning of the year is increasing tensions in global financial markets, including cryptocurrency, BeInCrypto reports. Following interest rate hikes in Japan, yields on 10-year and 30-year bonds have climbed, raising concerns that the yen carry trade—a key driver of global asset markets—could unwind. The outlet explained that if liquidity from the yen carry trade contracts, Bitcoin's price volatility could increase. A similar trend was observed late last year when news of a Japanese rate hike was followed by a short-term plunge in BTC's price.

Spanish coffee brand Vanadi Coffee announced via its official X account that it held 173 BTC as of Jan. 6. The company stated last year that it would pivot from its coffee business to become a Bitcoin-focused enterprise, announcing plans to invest a total of $1.1 billion to build up its BTC reserves.

An address believed to belong to crypto market maker and ETF liquidity provider Flowdesk deposited 8.15 million ENA, worth approximately $2 million, to Binance and Bybit about an hour ago, according to The Data Nerd. Such deposits to exchanges are often seen as a precursor to selling.