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One of Australia's largest pension funds, Hostplus, is considering incorporating cryptocurrency into its investment options. Hostplus manages assets exceeding AUD 150 billion (approximately USD 105 billion), and its Chief Investment Officer, Sam Sicilia, stated that the fund is exploring ways to provide members with exposure to Bitcoin and other digital assets through its Choiceplus investment option.Choiceplus allows members to manage their retirement savings portfolios independently, and currently, assets under this option account for about 1% of the fund's total size.

According to Jinshi reports, U.S. President Trump stated that he has instructed the U.S. Department of Defense to postpone any military strikes against Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure for five days, contingent upon the success of the current talks and negotiations.

According to Jinshi reports, Morgan Stanley expects the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates in September, with previous expectations set for June.

Shigeto Nagai, the head of Japan's economy at the Oxford Economic Institute, stated that considering the possibility of stagflation in the Japanese economy, we currently expect the central bank to postpone the next interest rate hike from June to July. After that, the central bank is expected to continue gradually raising interest rates in the first and third quarters of 2027. In the short term, rising energy costs will accelerate supply-side driven inflation again.We now believe that the core CPI will not return to 2% until the second quarter of 2027, instead of the fourth quarter of 2026. Although the results of the spring wage negotiations are expected to be strong, higher inflation will limit real income growth.Therefore, we have lowered our 2026 real GDP growth forecast by 0.4 percentage points to 0.3%. Despite concerns about inflation expectations and a weak yen, we believe the Bank of Japan may become more cautious about interest rate hikes, prioritizing the impact of rate increases on corporate profits and real household income.

According to The Block, investment bank TD Cowen stated that the time window for the U.S. to pass the crypto market structure bill may extend to the August recess, breaking the previous expectation that legislation needed to be completed before the Easter recess.Jaret Seiberg, managing director of TD Cowen's Washington research team, pointed out that the Easter recess is not a critical milestone, and legislative work can continue before and after the recess. With the conclusion of the primaries, some lawmakers will have greater flexibility for negotiations. Seiberg believes that the August recess is the last meaningful legislative window, after which Congress will only meet for 12 days in September and 2 days in October, which is only enough time to handle spending bills and defense authorization bills.He also reiterated that if control of Congress changes after the 2026 midterm elections, the bill may be delayed until 2027. It is expected that the House may shift to Democratic control, at which point the Democrats may choose to delay until 2027 to gain greater leverage. Currently, the crypto bill is stalled due to opposition from the banking sector regarding stablecoin yields and the Democrats seeking conflict-of-interest provisions for government officials, but both sides are reportedly close to reaching a compromise. Seiberg stated that if the bill does not pass in 2026, the SEC will provide the regulatory actions needed for the crypto industry.

OpenSea CEO Devin Finzer posted, "Latest update on SEA: The team has been pushing forward with development at full speed, with the initial plan to launch the first step during the event on March 30, but the OpenSea Foundation has decided to postpone the timeline. The reality is that the entire crypto market environment is currently quite challenging, and SEA will only be issued once. We can either force the release according to the original plan or ensure that all aspects are fully prepared so that this release lives up to the community's expectations. The following measures will be taken:No new reward waves will be conducted; the current reward wave will be the last round. Refund of platform fees is optional: Given our initial commitment to launch in Q1, we will offer a refund of platform fees (only for the portion we collected) to users participating in reward waves 3--6. If a refund is chosen, the Treasures rewards obtained during the corresponding period will be removed from the account. If a refund is claimed along with the Treasure Chest rewards, it essentially means that the transaction fees during this period will be borne by us. The specific process will be announced later.Existing Treasures remain valid: If users continue to hold Treasures, the foundation's previous commitment remains valid: they will be an important reference at TGE. This is independent of the token distribution from historical events. Starting March 31, OpenSea will reduce platform token trading fees to 0% for 60 days. After 60 days, we will introduce a new fee structure that makes fees more competitive for long-term trading users. Last year, we announced plans too early, leading to unnecessary uncertainty in the market. Therefore, when the foundation announces a new timeline, it will be clearer and more cautious."

The organizers of the Dubai TOKEN2049 Summit plan to postpone the event to April 21-22, 2027. The conference was originally scheduled to take place from April 29 to April 30, 2026, but recent conflicts in the Middle East have spread to Dubai.

According to Coinbase Markets, Coinbase has postponed the launch date for the spot trading of Limitless (LMTS) to March 6, 2026. The LMTS-USD trading pair will open for trading at 9 AM Pacific Time or later, provided that liquidity conditions are met, and it will only be available in supported trading regions.

According to sources, market fluctuations caused by the US-Iran conflict have increased the likelihood that the Bank of Japan will postpone interest rate hikes later this month.

The voting on Jupiter's proposal to "reduce the net release of future tokens to zero" officially ended today at 19:00, with the community passing the proposal with a 75% support rate.Previously, Jupiter initiated a new proposal to reduce the net release of JUP to zero in the foreseeable future. The proposal mainly targets the three major sources of JUP releases at present ------ Jupuary airdrop, team share unlock, and Mercurial quota unlock. The specifics are as follows:First, the Jupuary airdrop will be indefinitely postponed, and all 700 million JUP will be returned to the community multi-signature cold wallet for future use. The usage amount and staking snapshot at the current time will be retained. When the market environment, token status, and market sentiment are more suitable, this matter will be re-discussed with the DAO.Second, the release of tokens to team members will be indefinitely suspended. As an alternative, team members will receive JUP in the form of Jupiter's balance sheet debt. If any member wishes to sell their allocated tokens, they will be directly purchased by Jupiter's balance sheet. This move will further strengthen JUP reserves while demonstrating the team's commitment to the future of the JUP token.Third, the selling pressure from Mercurial stakeholders will be fully hedged, which will accelerate the unlocking process, and an equivalent amount of tokens will be purchased through Jupiter's own balance sheet to absorb any impact from potential token sales.

X product lead and Solana advisor Nikita Bier posted, announcing that X will launch more detection mechanisms for automated behavior and spam, and will continue to strengthen related measures in the future. If the system detects that an account has not been interacted with by a human, that account and its associated accounts may be suspended, even if used only for technical testing or experimentation, which may trigger restrictions.

According to Reuters, the underwriter Clear Street for Strategy announced the postponement of the U.S. IPO originally scheduled for Friday, citing "poor market conditions." Additionally, the company has significantly reduced its Nasdaq IPO fundraising target from an initial goal of $1.05 billion to $364 million. After the reduction, Clear Street's valuation is approximately $7.2 billion, down from the previous target valuation of $11.8 billion.In recent years, Clear Street has become one of the leading underwriters for cryptocurrency-related stock offerings, having provided underwriting services for several crypto treasury companies, including multiple stock offerings for Strategy, and also served as the underwriter for Trump Media & Technology Group.ChainCatcher previously reported that Clear Street, the underwriter behind Strategy, plans to go public as early as January next year.

Story Protocol has postponed the unlocking of early investor and team tokens originally scheduled for February 2026 by 6 months to August of this year, in order to reduce short-term selling pressure and market volatility.This plan has been agreed upon by major investment firms such as a16z and Polychain Capital. The board stated that this move aims to avoid anticipated sell-offs before the unlocking and will use the next 6 months to promote revenue growth, validate PMF, and collaborate with a large AI company. After the adjustment, investors will unlock 25% of their tokens 18 months after the TGE, with the remaining portion released monthly in a linear fashion before the 42nd month.

According to market news, the legislative process for South Korea's second phase of the "Virtual Asset Act" has been delayed due to disputes over key provisions. The bill aims to comprehensively regulate digital assets, including stablecoins. The main points of contention focus on two aspects: first, the qualification of the issuing entities for Korean won stablecoins, specifically whether it should be led by banks or authorized enterprises; second, whether to relax the business separation restrictions between finance and virtual assets to encourage innovation.In addition, the bill proposes to set a cap of 15% - 20% on the shareholding of major shareholders in exchanges, which critics argue is too restrictive. Due to the legislative delay, discussions related to spot virtual asset ETFs and the advancement of topics such as listed companies engaging in virtual asset transactions have also been put on hold. Currently, negotiations are still ongoing among government agencies, industry participants, and political groups.

According to the official announcement, Binance was originally scheduled to launch Sentient (SENT) on January 22, 2026, at 20:00. Due to a delay in the on-chain airdrop, the launch has now been postponed to 21:00 on the same day.

The U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee has announced that its previously scheduled hearing on the cryptocurrency market structure bill has been postponed, and the bill text will be released on January 21, followed by a markup hearing. The committee stated that this adjustment aims to ensure transparency in the legislative process and provide members with more time for review.Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman stated that the bill will provide clarity and certainty for the cryptocurrency market while protecting consumers and supporting American innovation. Meanwhile, the Senate Banking Committee will hold a separate markup hearing this week on its version of the cryptocurrency market structure bill. The current version from the Agriculture Committee has not yet been released in formal text, with related contentious points including ethical provisions and the composition of regulatory agency members.

According to crypto journalist Eleanor Terrett, U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman stated that the committee will postpone the revision phase of its cryptocurrency market structure bill to the last week, instead of holding it as originally planned on Thursday alongside the Senate Banking Committee.Boozman mentioned that more time is needed to maintain bipartisan support.

ZAMA co-founder Rand Hindi posted on the X platform that the ZAMA token auction date has been changed. The adjusted auction time is from January 21 to 24, and the token claim date is set for February 2.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has designated a longer period to make a decision on a rule change proposal submitted by Nasdaq ISE.The proposal aims to increase the position and exercise limits for iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) options from the current 250,000 contracts to 1,000,000 contracts. The SEC has extended the decision deadline to February 24, 2026, to allow sufficient time to review the impact on the market after significantly relaxing the limits.

The decentralized derivatives trading platform edgeX confirmed during yesterday's Community Call that the project's TGE will be postponed, with the latest delay until March 31.edgeX is a high-performance, order book-based perpetual contract exchange incubated by Amber Group.