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X product lead and Solana ecosystem advisor Nikita Bier stated: "We are revising the developer API policy: applications that incentivize users to post on X (the so-called InfoFi) will no longer be allowed. Such mechanisms have already caused a significant amount of low-quality AI content and reply spam on the platform.We have revoked the API access for these applications, so your X experience will soon begin to improve (once the bots realize that posting is no longer profitable).If your developer account has been terminated as a result, please reach out to us proactively, and we will assist you in migrating your business to Threads and Bluesky."As a result of this news, KAITO briefly dropped over 15%.

According to Bloomberg, global custody giant State Street has announced the launch of a digital asset platform, intending to introduce tokenized money market funds, ETFs, stablecoins, and deposit products.The plan will be promoted in collaboration with its asset management department and partner institutions, marking its shift from backend services to direct participation in asset issuance. Previously, State Street collaborated with Galaxy Digital to issue tokenized funds and is also considering providing crypto custody services in the future.

BitMine Chairman Tom Lee stated in an interview with 3PROTV that Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman are expected to attend the annual shareholder meeting today (January 15). The meeting will vote on the proposal to increase the authorized shares from 500 million to 50 billion. Tom Lee emphasized that if the proposal is not approved, the company will not be able to issue new shares to purchase more Ethereum or make acquisitions. Addressing dilution concerns, he mentioned that the company has never issued shares below net asset value. Additionally, BitMine will present its development roadmap for 2026 at the meeting, including growth sources beyond staking revenue, and reveal potential future acquisitions of other crypto treasury companies.

According to the official announcement, Binance Alpha will launch RollX (ROLL) on January 16.Eligible users can go to the Alpha Events page to claim the airdrop using Binance Alpha points after the trading opens. More details will be announced soon.

According to the announcement from Coinbase Markets, Lighter (LIGHTER) is now available on the Coinbase website and mobile app, allowing users to buy, sell, exchange, send, receive, and store it.

Binance contracts will convert the pre-market trading of the LITUSDT perpetual contract to the standard LITUSDT U-based perpetual contract on January 15, 2026, at 23:15. The transition period may last up to 3 hours, but trading functionality will not be affected, and unfilled orders and positions will not be canceled.

According to market news, Ripple and LMAX Group announced that they have reached a multi-year strategic partnership agreement. Ripple will provide $150 million in financing to support the widespread use of the RLUSD stablecoin as collateral and settlement assets in LMAX's global institutional trading system.RLUSD will support cryptocurrencies, perpetual contracts, CFDs, and some fiat cross products, aiming to enhance cross-asset margin efficiency and achieve 24/7 on-chain settlement. This collaboration also includes the custody of RLUSD through LMAX Custody's segregated wallets, as well as integration with Ripple Prime to expand institutional liquidity and reduce market fragmentation.

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group (CME Group) announced that it will launch futures for Cardano, Chainlink, and Stellar on February 9, expanding its cryptocurrency derivatives product lineup.

Binance will launch Fogo (FOGO) on January 15, 2026, at 22:00 and will open multiple services, including Binance Earn's principal-protected earning products, one-click buy, a swap trading platform, and leveraged trading. Users can purchase FOGO using credit cards, debit cards, etc., through one-click buy. The swap trading platform supports FOGO exchanges for tokens like BTC and USDT. Binance Futures will launch FOGO U-based perpetual contracts, with a maximum leverage of up to 25 times.

According to Jinshi reports, the number of initial jobless claims in the U.S. for the week ending January 10 was 198,000, lower than the market expectation of 215,000, and the previous value was revised from 208,000 to 207,000.

According to the official announcement, the SVM Layer1 blockchain project Fogo has announced the opening of airdrop claims.

According to the official page, Robinhood has launched LIT spot trading.

Currently, the tax collection retrospective period for overseas income of tax residents in mainland China has been extended compared to before, with the earliest going back to 2020 or even 2017. Since 2025, many tax residents have received reminders and notifications from the tax authorities, requiring them to self-check their domestic and overseas income and timely file tax declarations. The scope of the tax collection retrospective mainly covers the past three years, focusing on 2022 and 2023.

MilkyWay Protocol has announced that it is gradually ceasing operations and will permanently shut down. MilkyWay stated that the demand and adoption of decentralized finance did not meet expectations, and WayCard was launched too late to alleviate the financial pressure in a timely manner.MilkyWay's revenue primarily comes from liquidity staking fees, of which the protocol retains 10%. As part of the shutdown process, the earned protocol fees will be returned to MILK token holders by proportionally distributing USDC to eligible snapshot holders.