Odaily News: According to informed sources, after acquisition talks with blockchain infrastructure company Zerohash ended, Mastercard is considering a strategic investment in the company. Previously, acquisition negotiations between the two parties concluded as Zerohash opted to remain independent. According to reports from last October, Mastercard had entered late-stage negotiations to acquire Zerohash, with a potential acquisition price of up to $2 billion. Mastercard declined to comment on the matter. (CoinDesk)

Odaily News Coinbase will list Elsa (ELSA). Provided liquidity conditions are met and trading is supported, the ELSA-USD trading pair will begin trading later today.

Odaily News U.S. Commerce Secretary Lutnick stated that if interest rates are cut by 100 basis points, U.S. economic growth could reach 6% or even higher. Interest rates need to be lowered to make it easier for young people to afford buying homes. (Jin10)

Odaily News Elon Musk reposted a message on social media, which stated, "ChatGPT has currently been linked to 9 deaths, with 5 of these incidents allegedly involving suicides resulting from its interactions, with victims including both teenagers and adults." Musk commented on this, saying, "Don't let your loved ones use ChatGPT."

Odaily News Solana Labs co-founder toly posted on the X platform, stating that if the SKR price remains low, similar to Solana's initial CoinList auction, it will allow developers to fully enjoy the benefits of early participation and create a natural screening mechanism for genuine long-termists, ultimately rewarding early adopters who invest significant time and effort. toly added that whenever token prices experience short-term rapid increases, it raises concerns because excessively high market expectations are difficult to sustain, and building a truly prosperous ecosystem typically requires a cycle of up to 10 years.

Odaily News A team backed by the Dogecoin Foundation is developing a DOGE payment and commerce application called "Such," aiming to extend the utility of the meme coin beyond transactions. The app is being jointly developed by House of Doge, the official corporate arm of the Dogecoin Foundation, and its Nasdaq-listed merger partner, Brag House Holdings. Such, expected to launch in the first half of 2026, is a consumer-facing product that combines self-custody with built-in business tools. Its features will include self-custody wallet creation, real-time transaction updates, and merchant tools called "Hustles." Timothy Stebbing, CTO of House of Doge, stated that the app aims to enable anyone to conduct business using Dogecoin. Marco Margiotta, CEO of House of Doge, said its broader goal is to drive wider adoption of Dogecoin. Development of the Such app began in March 2025, led by a 20-person team based in Melbourne, Australia, with plans for closed testing prior to a public release. (The Block)

Odaily News Chainlink has announced the launch of its 24/5 U.S. Equities Streams, marking the first time DeFi is provided with U.S. stock market data covering pre-market, after-hours, and overnight sessions. This enables the approximately $80 trillion U.S. equities market to operate continuously on-chain. The data streams support high-frequency, cryptographically signed market data 24 hours a day, 5 days a week. They include not only mid-prices but also bid/ask prices and volumes, last traded prices, market status flags, and data freshness indicators, providing a complete market context for on-chain trading, clearing, and risk control.

According to data from GMGN, the market cap of Ucan fix life in1day(1) briefly surpassed $20 million, hitting a new high. It is currently reported at $17.54 million, with a 24-hour gain of 156.9%.

Odaily reminds users that Meme coin prices are highly volatile; investors should participate with caution.

Odaily News Delaware Life Insurance Company announced the addition of the BlackRock US Equity Bitcoin Balanced Risk 12% Index to its Fixed Index Annuity (FIA) product portfolio. This index provides Bitcoin investment exposure through the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT), combining US equities and Bitcoin with a target volatility of 12%, while offering principal protection for the fixed index annuity. (stocktitan)

Odaily News According to Lookonchain monitoring, U.S. Bitcoin ETFs experienced a net outflow of 2,886 BTC today, while Ethereum ETFs had a net outflow of 0, and Solana ETFs also had a net outflow of 0.

Odaily News On-chain data shows that a suspected insider address made large purchases of corresponding tokens twice before their listing on Binance Alpha.

On December 10, 2025, at 14:19, the address purchased 7 BNB worth of DOYR. At 14:22, DOYR was listed on Binance Alpha.

On January 20, 2026, at 23:09, the address purchased 20 BNB worth of Kukumoon. At 23:11, Kukumoon was listed on Binance Alpha.

Odaily News Ethereum treasury company Bitmine Immersion Technologies has received shareholder approval to increase its authorized shares, with the proposal receiving 81% of the votes in favor. The company currently holds 4.203 million ETH (approximately 3.5% of the circulating supply), 193 BTC, and $22 million worth of shares in Eightco Holdings, in addition to nearly $1 billion in cash. Furthermore, Bitmine has staked approximately 1.83 million ETH, resulting in a comprehensive Ethereum staking rate of 2.83%, and recently invested $200 million in Beast Industries, indicating its ETH accumulation and diversification strategy. (CoinDesk)

Odaily News Citigroup CEO stated that the independence of the Federal Reserve is crucial for our financial system to maintain its leading position globally, does not believe in a shift of US assets, and one should never bet against American entrepreneurs and consumers. (Jin10)

Odaily News According to the official page, Binance Alpha has launched Kukumu.

Contract Address: 0x671ecbcb89ee3f85e2199294e723d309d98c4444

Odaily News: According to Coinglass data, the entire network witnessed $186 million in liquidations over the past hour, with long positions accounting for $174 million. Additionally, ETH liquidations reached $103 million, while BTC liquidations stood at $59.31 million.

Odaily News The U.S. Supreme Court has not issued a ruling on the challenge to the legality of Trump's global tariffs. (Jin10)