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European cryptocurrency exchange Bitpanda is pursuing a listing on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, targeting the first half of this year, Bloomberg reported, citing sources. The company is aiming for a valuation between $4.6 billion and $5.8 billion. Goldman Sachs and Citigroup are set to lead the offering.

A draft cryptocurrency market structure bill being discussed in the U.S. Senate Banking Committee could lead to a significant expansion of government financial surveillance, according to an analysis by Galaxy Research. Decrypt reports that the research firm pointed out the bill could grant the U.S. Treasury Department the authority to suspend digital asset transactions without a court order, expand its special measure powers over digital assets, and provide a regulatory basis for DeFi. Galaxy Research added that there are also concerns about potential privacy violations and the stifling of industry growth.

A draft bill has been prepared in Russia to allow non-professional individual investors to use cryptocurrencies, according to Anatoly Aksakov, Chairman of the State Duma's Committee on Financial Markets. In a statement reported by the Russian state news agency TASS, Aksakov said the bill will be treated as a key piece of legislation during the spring regular session. He emphasized that significant time will be devoted to the development of digital financial assets, adding that cryptocurrency will become a part of daily life. Bloomberg previously reported that Russia was moving toward allowing retail investors to invest in crypto and was advancing related legislation.

The following shows estimated liquidation volumes and position ratios for major crypto perpetual futures over the past 24 hours: - BTC: $294 million liquidated (92.06% shorts) - ETH: $214 million liquidated (89.11% shorts) - SOL: $32.9 million liquidated (93.45% shorts)

The price of spot silver set a new all-time high, briefly surpassing $90 per ounce for the first time. It is currently trading at $89.56, an increase of 5.16% from yesterday.

DZ Bank, a central cooperative bank supporting over 700 local cooperative banks in Germany, has officially launched its cryptocurrency platform, meinKrypto, Cointelegraph reported. The launch follows the platform's approval under the European Union's Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation. Initially, meinKrypto will support four digital assets: Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Litecoin (LTC), and Cardano (ADA).

London-based neobank Revolut saw its stablecoin payment volume reach $10.5 billion last year, a 156% increase from the previous year, Cointelegraph reported. The share of stablecoins in Revolut's total payments also nearly doubled over the same period, now accounting for 0.583%.

An address presumed to belong to Bitmine has staked an additional 94,400 ETH ($314 million), bringing its total staked amount to 1,530,784 ETH ($5.1 billion), Onchain Lens reported.

Daily trading volume on global prediction markets surpassed $700 million on Jan. 12, reaching an all-time high, according to a report from Wu Blockchain. Kalshi accounted for the majority of this volume, with approximately $466 million, representing a 66.4% market share. Polymarket and Opinion each held a 14.3% share of the market.

KB Kookmin Card has filed a patent application for a hybrid payment technology designed to expand the use of digital assets on its existing card payment infrastructure, Newsis reported. The technology would link a blockchain-based e-wallet address to a customer's credit card, enabling the use of both digital assets and credit without issuing a new card. Under the system, payments would first draw from the stablecoin balance in the user's e-wallet. If the balance is insufficient to cover the purchase, the transaction would automatically be processed as a standard credit card payment.

CoinMarketCap's Altcoin Season Index has reached 30, an increase of two points from yesterday. The index is calculated by comparing the price performance of the top 100 coins by market capitalization, excluding stablecoins and wrapped coins, against Bitcoin. An "altcoin season" is indicated when 75% of these top coins outperform Bitcoin over the preceding 90 days, while the opposite is considered a "Bitcoin season." A score closer to 100 suggests a stronger altcoin season.

The Crypto Fear & Greed Index from data provider Alternative has climbed 22 points from yesterday to 48, shifting into the Neutral category as investor sentiment improves. The index measures market sentiment on a scale where 0 signifies extreme fear and 100 represents extreme optimism. It is calculated based on market volatility (25%), trading volume (25%), social media mentions (15%), surveys (15%), Bitcoin's market capitalization dominance (10%), and Google search volume (10%).

An address presumed to belong to Bitmine has staked an additional 92,160 ETH, worth approximately $293 million, according to Onchain Lens. The address now holds a total of 1,436,384 staked ETH, valued at $4.77 billion.

South Korea's ruling Democratic Party and financial authorities will hold a closed-door meeting on Jan. 20 to finalize the Digital Asset Basic Act, which aims to legislate a won-pegged stablecoin by March of this year, DataNews reported. According to the report on Jan. 14, a key point of contention is the eligibility criteria for issuers. Financial authorities, citing market stability, are advocating for a plan to grant initial issuance rights to consortiums in which a bank holds a majority stake of over 50%. However, the Democratic Party's digital asset task force opposes this structure, and a final agreement is expected to be reached at the meeting.

U.S. Senate Republicans have reached a compromise on a provision in a draft stablecoin bill that would restrict interest payments, according to a post on X by Eleanor Terrett, host of Crypto in America. However, Terrett noted that some Democratic offices are reportedly still dissatisfied with the compromise. She added that it remains unconfirmed whether the compromise has been incorporated into the final text of the legislation.

Kirk West, the man accused of stealing XRP worth over $11 million from Nancy Jones, the widow of late U.S. country music icon George Jones, has filed a countersuit, Decrypt reported, citing music magazine Rolling Stone. West was arrested last year on charges of stealing $400,000 in cash and 5.5 million XRP from Nancy Jones. In his new lawsuit, West claims he is entitled to a portion of those assets and is a victim of fraud and defamation. According to the report, West approached Nancy Jones after her husband's death in 2013, expressing interest in purchasing the Jones's home, and the two later began a romantic relationship. West, who described himself as a crypto expert, reportedly started giving her investment advice. After ending the relationship and forcing West out of her home last year, Nancy Jones discovered that a Ledger hardware wallet containing her private keys was missing from her safe. While legal action has helped recover over five million XRP, approximately 483,000 XRP, currently valued at more than $1 million, remains unrecovered. West alleges that his sound investment decisions during their relationship created joint wealth. He is now suing for half of Nancy Jones's assets, including the cryptocurrency, $5 million in gold and silver, $1 million in cash, and other precious metals.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has risen above $96,000. BTC is trading at $96,020.22 on the Binance USDT market.

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, a noted crypto opponent, has urged that the chartering process for a bank linked to World Liberty Financial (WLFI) be halted until President Donald Trump resolves his associated financial interests, CoinDesk reported. In a letter to Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan Gould, Warren described the situation as an unprecedented level of financial conflict of interest and potential for corruption. She argued that if the charter is approved, it could lead to rules that directly affect the profitability of the president's company, resulting in a structure where the president effectively oversees his own business. Warren also noted that because Congress failed to adequately address this issue during the passage of the Genius Act, the Senate must rectify the problem as it deliberates on a crypto market structure bill.

Major exchanges have seen $436 million worth of futures liquidated in the past hour. In the past 24 hours, $648 million worth of futures have been liquidated.

BTC has risen by 1.89% in the past five minutes on the Binance USDT market. Currently, BTC is trading at $95,879.99.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has risen above $95,000. BTC is trading at $95,391.64 on the Binance USDT market.

Decentralized perpetual futures exchange Lighter has launched a mobile trading app, according to Crypto Briefing. The application, available for both iOS and Android, allows users to trade spot, perpetual futures, real-world assets (RWA), and pre-market assets.

Coinbase has announced that it will list RAY. Trading is scheduled to begin once liquidity conditions are met.

The three major U.S. stock indices closed lower. The S&P 500 fell 0.2%, the Nasdaq Composite declined 0.1%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.8%.

U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will be replaced soon. During a speech at the Detroit Economic Club, Trump referred to Powell as a jerk and said he would be gone shortly.