Odaily News At a time when AI has almost "dominated the screens" of the entire World Economic Forum 2026 Annual Meeting, virtual currencies, once highly popular in Davos, have also returned to the spotlight. Representatives from traditional banks and regulatory agencies, along with crypto industry leaders, engaged in a head-on, in-depth debate on whether tokenization is on the eve of an explosion, how digital currencies are reshaping sovereign boundaries, and the foundational trust of the financial system:

1. Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase, pointed out that tokenization solves the efficiency challenges of the financial system, enabling real-time settlement and reducing costs, but its most core power lies in the "democratization of investment access."

2. Valérie Urbain, CEO of Euroclear, views tokenization as an "evolution of financial markets and securities" that could allow issuers to shorten issuance cycles, reduce issuance costs, and also help markets "reach a broader range of investors," playing a role in "financial inclusion."

3. François Villeroy de Galhau, Governor of the Banque de France, believes that increasing investment opportunities must be accompanied by a simultaneous improvement in financial literacy; otherwise, tokenization could evolve into a disaster.

4. Bill Winters, Group Chief Executive of Standard Chartered Bank, stated frankly that while achieving tokenization for the vast majority of transactions by 2028 might be slightly optimistic, the direction that "the vast majority of assets will ultimately be settled digitally" is already irreversible.

5. Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple, quoted former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, saying that governments will not relinquish control over the money supply. Ripple's current strategy leans more towards building bridges between traditional finance and decentralized finance, rather than challenging sovereignty itself. (Caixin)

Odaily News Warden announced on platform X that it has completed a $4 million strategic funding round at a valuation of $200 million. This round did not involve venture capital roadshows or traditional fundraising; all participants are developers who have already established partnerships with Warden, including 0G, Messari, and Venice.

Odaily News Aztec posted on X platform stating that the sequencer signal confirmation for the AZTEC TGE proposal has been completed and has now entered the community voting phase. Voting will begin on Monday, January 26th at 17:00 UTC. Token sale participants can vote to unlock their tokens.

If the vote passes, the TGE will launch as early as February 12th at 07:00 UTC.

Odaily News On Wednesday last week, when the Korean won to US dollar exchange rate broke through 1480 won, the trading volume of Tether on South Korea's top five exchanges reached 378.2 billion won, a 62% increase from January 1st.

Korbit began waiving USDC trading fees last week and launched a trading competition lasting until March, where retail traders with a weekly cumulative trading volume of 10 million won can share 25,000 USDC. Coinone has also taken similar measures, distributing 8,000 USDC rewards to participants weekly. Upbit and Bithumb are expanding by listing new assets, simultaneously listing the synthetic stablecoin USDe, launched by Ethena Labs, on January 14th. Upbit has launched three rounds of promotional activities since January 17th, distributing Ethena token rewards to top USDe traders. Industry insiders stated that during market downturns, stablecoins are seen as a key means to increase trading volume and develop new revenue sources. (koreatimes)

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, 7 addresses associated with an entity (0x037...9e52, 0x471...f725, 0x3ed...41a0, 0xfdc...a74c, 0xfe1...8b9f, 0x278...b4e8, 0x29a...3295) purchased 4,300 XAUT at a price of $5,049, with a total expenditure of $21.71 million.

Odaily News According to a recent routine inspection of seized assets from criminal cases by the Gwangju District Prosecutors' Office in South Korea, a significant amount of Bitcoin under custody was confirmed to be missing. Although the exact quantity lost has not been disclosed, sources within the prosecution service revealed that the missing amount is approximately 70 billion won, equivalent to about $48.55 million. It is reported that the assets were lost when the agency, in the process of managing the private keys for seized assets via mobile storage devices, mistakenly logged into a phishing website. Currently, the South Korean prosecution service is conducting an internal investigation, and the Gwangju District Prosecutors' Office stated that it cannot confirm the specific details.

1. Ethereum Spot ETFs saw a net outflow of $611 million this week, with BlackRock's ETHA leading with a net outflow of $432 million;

2. Bitcoin Spot ETFs recorded a net outflow of $1.328 billion this week, marking the second-highest historical outflow;

3. Zama: The auction contract has entered the settlement phase, with bidder allocation results expected to be made public in the coming days;

4. A trader closed a position of 15.94 million PENGUIN, turning their total P&L from a loss of $1.3 million to a profit of $433,600;

5. A whale bought 3,983 XAUt while chasing the rally, with the total position value now at $37.03 million;

6. Ethereum treasury company ETHZilla spent $12.2 million to purchase two jet engines;

7. Placeholder partner outlines Bitcoin's "vacuum zone": A "BTC is dead" narrative could re-emerge if the price falls below $50,000;

8. On Polymarket, the predicted probability of a US government shutdown in January has reached 77%.

Odaily News: According to data from Polymarket, traders predict a 77% probability of another US government shutdown before the end of January, with this probability increasing by 67% over the past 24 hours. Previously, US President Donald Trump indicated the possibility of facing another government shutdown caused by Democrats. This expectation has increased uncertainty regarding the legislative timeline for the CLARITY Act. Earlier, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong and other executives withdrew their support for the current version of the bill. Alex Thorn, Head of Research at Galaxy Digital, stated that negotiations on stablecoin yields remain deadlocked, with no significant consensus on a compromise reached by either side.

Odaily News: According to CoinGlass data, a total of 83,670 traders were liquidated in the past 24 hours, with total liquidations amounting to $85.5226 million. Among these, long position liquidations totaled $47.2711 million, while short position liquidations were $38.2515 million. The largest single liquidation order occurred on the BTCUSDT trading pair on Bybit, valued at $1.811 million.

Odaily News According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, the Hyperliquid BTC short Top 1 address (0xd83...8fd7) increased its BTC short position by 14.5 BTC, bringing the total position value to $246 million, with a floating profit of $5.12 million. Currently, this address holds short positions in 4 tokens, with BTC and ETH positions accounting for 47.8% and 42% respectively. The opening prices were $90,671 and $3,026.83 respectively.

According to data from SoSoValue, the XRP spot ETF recorded a net outflow of $40.64 million during this week's trading sessions (January 19 to January 23, Eastern Time).

The XRP spot ETF with the largest net outflow this week was the Grayscale XRP ETF (GXRP), with a weekly net outflow of $55.3892 million. Currently, GXRP's historical total net inflow stands at $232 million.

The XRP spot ETF with the largest net inflow this week was the Bitwise ETF XRP, with a weekly net inflow of $8.6922 million. Currently, XRP's historical total net inflow has reached $319 million.

As of the time of writing, the total net asset value of XRP spot ETFs is $1.36 billion. The ETF net asset ratio (market cap as a percentage of XRP's total market cap) has reached 1.17%, and the historical cumulative net inflow has reached $1.23 billion.

Odaily News According to SoSoValue data, the SOL spot ETF recorded a net inflow of $9.57 million during this week's trading sessions (Eastern Time, January 19 to January 23).

The SOL spot ETF with the highest net inflow this week was the Fidelity ETF FSOL, with a weekly net inflow of $5.2798 million. Currently, FSOL's historical total net inflow has reached $148 million. Following that was the Bitwise ETF BSOL, with a weekly net inflow of $1.7074 million. Currently, BSOL's historical total net inflow has reached $682 million.

The SOL spot ETF with the highest net outflow this week was the 21Shares ETF TSOL, with a weekly net outflow of $513,500. Currently, TSOL's historical total net outflow has reached $103 million.

As of the time of writing, the total net asset value of SOL spot ETFs is $1.08 billion. The ETF net asset ratio (the proportion of market value relative to SOL's total market cap) has reached 1.50%, and the historical cumulative net inflow has reached $873 million.

According to data from SoSoValue, Ethereum spot ETFs recorded net outflows of $611 million during this week's trading sessions (January 19 to January 23, Eastern Time).

The Ethereum spot ETF with the largest net outflow this week was BlackRock's ETF ETHA, with a weekly net outflow of $432 million. ETHA's historical total net inflow currently stands at $12.51 billion. Following that was Fidelity's ETF FETH, with a weekly net outflow of $78.0303 million. FETH's historical total net inflow currently stands at $2.59 billion.

The Ethereum spot ETF with the largest net inflow this week was Grayscale's Ethereum Mini Trust ETH, with a weekly net inflow of $17.824 million. ETH's historical total net inflow currently stands at $1.64 billion.

As of the time of writing, the total net asset value of Ethereum spot ETFs is $17.7 billion. The ETF net asset ratio (market value as a percentage of Ethereum's total market cap) reached 4.99%, and the historical cumulative net inflow has reached $12.3 billion.

Odaily According to data from SoSoValue, Bitcoin spot ETFs experienced net outflows of $1.330 billion during this week's trading sessions (January 19 to January 23, Eastern Time).

The Bitcoin spot ETF with the largest net outflows this week was BlackRock's IBIT, with weekly net outflows of $537 million. IBIT's cumulative historical net inflows currently stand at $62.900 billion. Following that was Fidelity's FBTC, with weekly net outflows of $451 million. FBTC's cumulative historical net inflows currently stand at $11.460 billion.

As of the time of writing, the total net asset value of Bitcoin spot ETFs is $115.880 billion. The ETF net asset ratio (the proportion of ETF market value to Bitcoin's total market cap) has reached 6.48%, and the cumulative historical net inflows have reached $56.490 billion.

Odaily News According to privacy protocol Zama's announcement on platform X, the auction contract has entered the settlement phase following the conclusion of the public sale. Bids made through platforms like CoinList will also be included in the public auction contract. Bidders will be able to view the final allocation results on the official platform within the next few days, with the claim opening date set for February 2nd. As previously reported, Zama's public sale involved 7,651 investors submitting 17,446 bids, raising over $121 million.