"Super individuals" are not a product of escaping the cryptocurrency world, but rather an evolutionary path that gradually emerges within the high-pressure environment of the cryptocurrency world.

According to ChainCatcher, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) cryptocurrency task force is scheduled to visit Miami on January 27 to engage directly with early-stage crypto project developers. The task force is conducting a series of visits across multiple cities to gather feedback from project teams on policy reforms, aiming to establish a clearer regulatory framework for digital assets. SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce stated that the task force will actively interact with the crypto industry to develop a well-defined regulatory framework for digital assets.

On January 8th, according to an official announcement, BenPay DeFi launched four new earning tokens: Morpho USDC, Morpho USDT, Sky USD, and Ethena USDe. These new tokens are all carefully selected from DeFi protocols with on-chain verifiable mechanisms, encompassing various yield generation mechanisms. While the relevant yield data is publicly transparent, actual yield performance is affected by multiple factors, including on-chain interest rates, capital utilization, and the overall market environment, and will dynamically adjust as market conditions change. • Morpho USDC Earning Token: Managed by a professional institutional-grade vault, funds are allocated to compliant borrowers, with yields automatically increasing with interest, resulting in an annualized yield of approximately 3.79%. • Morpho USDT Earning Token: Efficiently matched using a smart algorithm, all lent funds are fully collateralized, and yields fluctuate with market demand, resulting in an annualized yield of approximately 3.58%. • Sky USD Earning Token: Supported by US Treasury bonds and on-chain lending, the deposit certificate is an accumulative asset whose value increases over time, resulting in an annualized yield of approximately 4.5%. • Ethena USDe Earnings: A futures-spot arbitrage strategy for steady growth, with an annualized return of approximately 5.1%. (Actual returns may fluctuate with market changes; the performance figures are for reference only.) This upgrade will complement BenPay's existing earning assets such as AAVE, Compound, and Solana, covering multiple yield mechanisms to meet users' different risk appetites and asset appreciation needs. Users can complete cross-chain operations, deposits, and redemptions through the unified BenPay portal.

CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju dismisses crash fears, predicting months of sideways action as institutional holders stabilize the market. The post Bitcoin Inflows Dry Up as Market Enters ‘Boring’ Consolidation Phase first appeared on The Shib Daily. source: https://news.shib.io/2026/01/08/bitcoin-inflows-dry-up-as-market-enters-boring-consolidation-phase/

Can the digital profits from stablecoins flowing into Wyoming, the "cowboy state," mend the cracks in this land?

Cambodia has arrested Prince Group chair Chen Zhi and deported him to China after months of joint investigations into alleged crypto fraud and forced labour scams. US, UK and Asian authorities have also seized and frozen billions of dollars in Bitcoin and assets linked to his network, tightening pressure on one of the region’s largest alleged scam groups.

According to Odaily, Josh Swihart, CEO of the Electric Coin Company (ECC), the development team behind Zcash (ZEC), announced on X that the majority of the Bootstrap board members, including Zaki Manian, Christina Garman, Alan Fairless, and Michelle Lai, have deviated from Zcash's mission. As a result of alleged dismissals by these board members, the entire ECC team has resigned. Swihart stated that their employment terms were unilaterally altered, preventing them from fulfilling their duties effectively and with integrity. The team is now forming a new company, maintaining their original mission to build an unstoppable privacy currency. Importantly, the Zcash protocol remains unaffected by these changes. The decision to resign was made to safeguard the team's work from what they describe as malicious governance actions that have hindered ECC's ability to fulfill its original mission. In 2020, following the decision of most shareholders to donate their shares, ECC began transitioning to a nonprofit structure under Bootstrap.

World Liberty Financial announced Wednesday, January 7, that it has applied for a U. S. national banking license to issue and custody its dollar-pegged World Liberty Financial USD stablecoin. source: https://www.benzinga.com/crypto/cryptocurrency/26/01/49773888/eric-trump-posts-bald-eagle-emoji-after-world-liberty-financial-applies-for-national-trust-bank-charter?utm_source=cryptopanic.com&utm_campaign=partner_feed&utm_medium=referral

CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju says money flowing into Bitcoin has “dried up” for now, as traders are rotating back to traditional markets. source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-price-boring-action-cryptoquant-forecast?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Josh Swihart, CEO of Electric Coin Company (ECC), the Zcash (ZEC) development team, stated in an article on Odaily: “It has become clear over the past few weeks that the majority of the Bootstrap (the nonprofit organization behind ECC that supports Zcash by managing ECC) board members, particularly Zaki Manian, Christina Garman, Alan Fairless, and Michelle Lai (the ZCAM group), have significantly deviated from Zcash’s mission. Yesterday, the entire ECC team resigned due to ZCAM’s presumed dismissal. In short, our employment terms were unilaterally modified, preventing us from fulfilling our responsibilities effectively and honestly. We are starting a new company, but we remain the same team committed to the same mission—building an unstoppable privacy currency. The key point is that the Zcash protocol itself is unaffected. This decision is solely to protect the team’s work from malicious governance actions that have prevented ECC from fulfilling its original mission.” (Note: In 2020, after a majority of shareholders chose to donate their shares, the Zcash development company…) Electric Coin Company (ECC) is transitioning to a nonprofit bootstrap structure.

Liquid Capital founder Jack Yi posted on the X platform that ETH performed well in 2025, with a potential price increase of over 3x from $1400 to $4900. His team was bullish on ETH above $1000 and liquidated their positions around $4500, all of which were publicly disclosed on-chain. They are currently buying on dips around $3000 and believe ETH still has significant potential in 2026. Jack Yi also indicated that there will be more development on the ETH path.

Bitget CEO Gracy Chen announced on social media that Bitget TradFi (which deals in gold, forex, and other services) has surpassed $2 billion in daily trading volume for the first time. This marks the beginning of UEX's development. The top 5 assets by trading volume are: XAUUSD (gold), US30 (Dow Jones Industrial Average), NAS100 (Nasdaq 100 Index), XAGUSD (silver), and EURUSD (euro).

Bitcoin slid toward $90,000 as Asia’s stock rally cooled and oil sank after Trump said Venezuela would supply up to 50M barrels, refocusing markets on data and geopolitics. source: https://cryptonews.com/news/bitcoin-price-asian-stocks-extend-pullback-from-records-asia-market-open/

When capital and labor are permanently separated, when digital competitors flood all markets, and when GDP soars while market sentiment plummets, what can store value for a prosperous future?

The Democrats have a 79% chance of regaining control of the U.S. House of Representatives in 2026!

The Crypto Asset Reporting Framework (CARF), developed by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), aims to combat cryptocurrency tax evasion globally.

Jinse Finance launches its daily cryptocurrency and blockchain news bulletin, "Jinse at 8 AM," issue 2930, providing you with the latest and fastest news on the digital currency and blockchain industry.

This article discusses a "structural reality" that we have to face—unless you put your Bitcoin in a cold wallet, it is almost impossible not to use shadow Bitcoin.

Jinse Finance launches the "Jinse Web3.0 Daily," providing you with the latest and fastest news on MEME, DeFi, DAO, NFT, and the metaverse industry.

Privacy, DeFi, a16z's "Privacy Trends in 2026" - Golden Finance: Privacy will become the most important moat in the cryptocurrency field this year.