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The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation has fined the crypto asset management platform Nexo $500,000 for providing mortgage lending services to California residents without a state license and for failing to assess borrowers' creditworthiness. This penalty reflects the strict regulatory stance of the United States towards crypto lending compliance.

The Meme coin "Snowball" on the BSC chain has been rapidly rising since January 15, with a 24-hour increase of 273%. It peaked at $0.089 and is now quoted at approximately $0.079, with a market capitalization close to $79.3 million. Meme coins are highly volatile; invest cautiously and manage risks.

Recently, 21shares transferred a large amount of AAVE to FlowTraders and exchanges, totaling 35,700 tokens, worth approximately $5.74 million, reflecting its intention to adjust its position. Currently, 21shares holds 13,540 AAVE remaining, showing a clear trend of reduction, which has an important impact on market signals.

Solana ecosystem advisor Nikita Bier revealed that InfoFi generates millions of dollars in monthly revenue through enterprise-level APIs but does not pursue this money. The X platform canceled the post reward mechanism, forcing app developers to adjust their strategies. This change demonstrates the diversification of monetization channels for Web3 applications.

Hasset responded to doubts about his potential as Federal Reserve Chair, stating he has the ability to push policies forward and agrees that the pace of rate cuts is too conservative. He pointed out that the Federal Reserve's decisions are often influenced by politics and may cut rates before the 2024 election, affecting market liquidity.

【Crypto World】On-chain data shows that a large Bitcoin transfer just occurred: 1,654 BTC (worth approximately $159 million) was transferred from an unknown address to the institutional services department of a major exchange. This transfer is quite significant and often serves as a signal that market participants pay attention to—institutional fund flows often indicate strategic adjustments by large investors. The identity of the unknown wallet has not been disclosed, but such a large institutional transfer still warrants market attention.

A popular token dropped significantly today, with the price falling to $0.1892, a 28.5% decrease over 24 hours. Despite the price decline, trading volume reached 339 million tokens, with a trading value exceeding $80 million, indicating active market participation. It remains to be seen whether the price can find support at the lower levels in the subsequent trend.

ZEC receives good news, as the SEC decides not to take enforcement action against the Zcash Foundation. The investigation results have caused ZEC to surge over 5% in the short term. Market opinions are divided on the future outlook—some investors are bullish, expecting a breakout; others suggest waiting for a pullback before entering to reduce risk.

NIP Group recently announced its mining results, having mined 151.4 BTC in three months last year, equivalent to approximately $14.2 million. The company's current mining hash rate reaches 9.66 EH/s, and it plans to expand its mining equipment deployment in January, with an expected monthly Bitcoin production of 140 coins, indicating future growth potential.

A leading exchange distributed $142 million in rewards to users through various activity modules in 2025, demonstrating a strong willingness to give back to users. Its TradFi segment performed exceptionally well, with daily trading volume rapidly reaching $20 billion, and plans to further expand the integration of traditional assets and cryptocurrencies in the future.

【比推】BNB Chain基金会最新动向来了。这个基金会有个明确的目标——持续扩大对优质项目的支持力度，接下来会陆续进行新一轮的资产收购。更有意思的是，基金会现在开放了建议渠道，社区和项目方都可以提交自己看好的资产方向。这意味着如果你有好的项目或资产推荐，这可能是个不错的机会。

Bitcoin recently surged above $97,000, but short-term holders are not excited. Data shows they choose to sell when in profit, reflecting market participants' cautious attitude towards the future. Although prices have risen, confidence has not fully recovered.

Lookonchain data shows that among the three wallets profiting from predicting political events, two remain silent, while the wallet labeled "SBet365" has been active recently, betting that Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei will step down before January 31. This reflects market participants' concern about geopolitical issues and strategic adjustments.

The strategy team at TD Securities has announced a yield curve trade on U.S. Treasuries, aiming to narrow the yield spread between 2-year and 10-year bonds from 63 basis points to 40 basis points, with a stop-loss at 78 basis points. Based on their forecast of Federal Reserve interest rates, they believe the current curve is close to its historical average and are betting on changes in economic data and central bank policies through this trade.

a16z crypto's managing partner pointed out that developers urgently need clear rules, emphasizing that the Clarity Act aims to clarify the thinking in the crypto ecosystem. Although it still requires fine-tuning, the United States should move forward as soon as possible to maintain its leading position in global crypto innovation.

A well-known whale address adjusted its position on January 15th, reducing 4,599.65 HYPE tokens for a profit. The total value of its empty positions still reached $7,927,200, with an unrealized profit of approximately $1,150,300. Meanwhile, it sold 39.31 million PUMP tokens but incurred a loss, with a total value of $5,151,200 and an unrealized loss of about $103,900. This indicates that the whale has implemented clear profit-taking and stop-loss strategies across different cryptocurrencies.