12m atrásBinance to Update VIP Program on Jan. 29, 2026, Launch Zero Maker Fee for FDUSD PairsBinance will adjust its VIP program at 00:00 UTC on Jan. 29, 2026, and launch a zero maker fee promotion for selected FDUSD spot and margin pairs, BlockBeats reports. Standard taker fees will apply to BTC/FDUSD, BNB/FDUSD, DOGE/FDUSD, ETH/FDUSD, LINK/FDUSD, SOL/FDUSD and XRP/FDUSD, while maker fees on these pairs will remain at zero. Trading volumes on the above pairs will be included in all users' maker volume and VIP tier calculations starting at the same time.48m atrásWhale Opens 25x Long on 93.08 BTC at $96,391.2, Unrealized Profit $10,000A whale opened a 25x leveraged long position on 93.08 BTC at an average entry of $96,391.2 on January 15, Hyperinsight data show. The position is valued at approximately $8.98 million with an unrealized profit of $10,000.49m atrásBinance Alpha to List Owlto Finance (OWL) on Jan. 15; 241 Points Unlock 667-Token AirdropBinance Alpha will list Owlto Finance (OWL) with trading starting Jan. 15 at 18:00 UTC+8, BlockBeats reports. Users holding at least 241 Alpha points can claim 667 OWL tokens on a first-come, first-served basis. If unclaimed, the threshold will drop by 5 points every five minutes.54m atrásBoE's Ramsden: Stablecoin Deposits May Need Protections Like Bank SavingsBank of England Deputy Governor Dave Ramsden said on Jan. 15 the UK may need to provide protections for stablecoin deposits similar to bank savings, Bloomberg reports. He said the central bank is assessing how to maintain public trust in money if a systemically important stablecoin fails.1h atrásBitcoin Derivatives Open Interest Falls 31% Since October Amid Three-Month DeleveragingBitcoin derivatives open interest has declined 31% since October and continued falling over the past three months as leverage eased, CryptoQuant said on Jan. 15. CryptoQuant described this as a "deleveraging signal" that clears excess leverage and supports a more bullish structure, citing analyst Darkfost who noted such phases often mark bottoms. If Bitcoin enters a full bear market, open interest may shrink further and the correction could extend, the firm added.2h atrásSantiment: Bearish Social Sentiment Rises as Bitcoin Rebounds, May Support Return to $100,000Market analytics firm Santiment said on Jan. 15 that social media data show increasingly bearish commentary on Bitcoin despite its price rebound this week. Over the past 10 days, "fear" has been one of the most prominent themes in retail discussions around BTC, the firm noted. Because market trends often move against prevailing retail sentiment, this concentrated negative mood could potentially support Bitcoin in revisiting the $100,000 level, according to Santiment.2h atrásU.S. Spot Ethereum ETFs Record $175.1 Million Net Inflows on Jan. 14U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs recorded net inflows of $175.1 million on Jan. 14, Farside Investors data show. BlackRock's ETHA led with $81.6 million, followed by Grayscale Mini ETH at $43.5 million and Grayscale ETHE at $32.4 million. Bitwise ETHW added $8 million, Fidelity FETH $5.9 million, and VanEck ETHV $3.7 million.2h atrásU.S. Spot Bitcoin ETFs See $840 Million Net Inflows on Jan. 15U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded net inflows of $840 million on Jan. 15, Farside Investors data show. IBIT led with $648 million, followed by FBTC at $125.4 million, ARKB at $27 million, GBTC at $15.3 million, BITB at $10.6 million, HODL at $8.3 million, and EZBC at $5.6 million.2h atrásWhale Address 0x50b3 Adds $6.48M in BTC to Average Down Long Position, Opens $1.09M ETH LongWhale address 0x50b3 added 65.72 BTC worth about $6.48M to its long position on Jan. 15, lowering its average entry price from $96,981.90 to $96,917.50, HyperInsight data show. The address holds a total BTC long position of around $59.99M with an unrealized loss of roughly $411,700. The whale also opened a new ETH long position, purchasing 329.26 ETH at an average price of about $3,303.32 per token for a position size near $1.09M.3h atrásPUMP Falls 8.4% to $0.00264, FARTCOIN Drops 13% as Address 0xbaa Faces LiquidationsOn Jan. 15, PUMP fell about 8.4% to $0.00264 and FARTCOIN dropped over 13% to $0.373, with a wave of liquidations mainly tied to address 0xbaa, HyperInsight and CoinGlass data show. About 99% of liquidation orders for both tokens on Hyperliquid in the past hour were long positions, representing 97.6% and 95.5% of each coin's total network liquidation volume. The address holds the on-chain second-largest long position in PUMP and the largest in FARTCOIN; its PUMP longs saw two large liquidations within half an hour totaling $14.32 million with about $470,000 in losses, with the next liquidation level near $0.00218. Its FARTCOIN longs were liquidated by about $11.16 million, with the next liquidation price around $0.348, and the account's total positions have shrunk to about $5.86 million.
