Arthur Hayes buys over $490,000 worth of HYPE tokens again after three months
HashKey News report: According to Lookonchain monitoring, BitMEX's former CEO Arthur Hayes has just purchased 19,227 HYPE tokens, worth approximately $499,000, marking his second purchase of this cryptocurrency in three months.
Attention Market Platform Noise Completes $7.1 Million Seed Round Led by Paradigm
Hashi ChainNews Report: Noise has completed a $7.1 million seed funding round, led by Paradigm. According to the report, the platform aims to create an "attention market" based on social media trends, allowing users to bet on whether a particular topic will remain popular, similar to a "trend stock market." Noise will launch on the Base mainnet, incubated by Coinbase, in the coming months. Previous pre-seed investors include Figment Capital, Anagram, and others.
Fed Chair Powell may miss important congressional hearing
Hasi Chain News, according to foreign media reports, Fed Chair Powell may miss the next scheduled congressional hearing due to a grand jury subpoena issued by the U.S. Department of Justice. Under the 1978 amendment to the law establishing the U.S. Federal Reserve Board, Powell is required to testify twice a year before Congress on monetary policy and economic conditions. Typically, the Fed Chair attends hearings before the Senate Banking Committee and the House Committee on Financial Services. The Republican House Committee on Financial Services Chair, French Hill, said he expects Powell will not attend the hearings in February before the House and Senate, as the grand jury has accused him of giving false testimony.
HashChain News: The U.S. Producer Price Index (PPI) for November reached 3%, marking the highest level since July, while the market forecast was 2.7%. Additionally, the core PPI annual rate also stood at 3%, matching the expected 2.7%.
The U.S. Senate Banking Committee is set to review a 278-page cryptocurrency market legislation
ChainNews report: The U.S. Senate Banking Committee is preparing to review a 278-page legislative proposal on cryptocurrency market structure. The bill includes 137 amendments covering topics such as DeFi regulation, limits on stablecoin yields, and ethical guidelines for government officials holding cryptocurrency. Several lawmakers are pushing for revisions to the definition of DeFi and the criteria for stablecoin yield eligibility, while crypto skeptics like Elizabeth Warren have proposed banning stablecoin yields. The final outcome will remain to be seen after the official review on Thursday.
Project Eleven completes $20 million funding, post-money valuation around $120 million
Hashi Chain News: According to Axios, Project Eleven has completed $20 million in funding, with a post-money valuation of approximately $120 million. The company is focused on developing cryptographic solutions resistant to quantum computing attacks, aiming to provide an upgrade path for existing public chains and digital assets to address the potential risks posed by quantum computing breaking current cryptographic algorithms.
FOGO's third round Pre-TGE Prime Sale was oversubscribed 40.8 times, raising a total of 316,385 BNB
Hashi Chain News: According to the Binance Wallet announcement, Fogo (FOGO)'s third round Pre-TGE Prime Sale has successfully concluded, with an oversubscription rate of 40.8 times and a total raised of 316,385 BNB.
CCTV exposes details of Yao Qian's corruption: involving bribery through virtual currencies to purchase a Beijing villa
Hashi Chain News: CCTV aired in the evening today the fourth episode of the anti-corruption special program 'Technology Empowering Anti-Corruption,' revealing that Yao Qian, former director of the Information Center of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, is suspected of serious corruption. Investigations show that Yao Qian used a hardware wallet to store virtual currencies, with the involved amount reaching tens of millions of RMB. He received funds exceeding ten million RMB from virtual currency traders through shell accounts, using them to purchase a Beijing villa worth 20 million RMB registered under relatives' names. Additionally, Yao Qian obtained 12 million RMB in benefits from businessman Wang through his subordinate Jiang Guoqing, and converted 370 Ethereum in 2017.
The FOGO token will officially go live on January 15, 20:00
Hase Chain News: According to the announcement, the FOGO (Fogo) token will go live on January 15, 2026, at 20:00 (UTC+8). Users who have claimed the Prime Sale Key can check their balance and trade FOGO on their Alpha account.
CZ: After Trump's election, US crypto policy may shift toward friendlier stance, and Bitcoin could break through the 'four-year cycle' framework
Hashi Chain News report: CZ, co-founder of Binance, pointed out during a voice AMA on Binance Square that the US crypto policy might become more favorable following Trump's election as president, while the rise in US stocks has also boosted market confidence. This could lead Bitcoin to no longer follow the traditional 'four-year cycle.' CZ mentioned that Bitcoin 'will definitely reach $200,000, it's just a matter of time,' and emphasized the extremely high risks associated with Meme coins, reminding investors to take responsibility. He also discussed his views on prediction markets and X platform's entry into the crypto space.
Security Agency: FutureSwap Suffers Another Attack, Reentrancy Vulnerability Causes $74,000 Loss
Hashi Chain News: Blockchain security firm BlockSec reported that the FutureSwap protocol running on Arbitrum has been attacked again, resulting in losses of approximately $74,000. This is the second incident in which hackers exploited a reentrancy vulnerability, following a previous attack four days ago. Three days ago, the attacker used the reentrancy function (0x5308fcb1) to overgenerate LP tokens, and after the cooling period ended, returned the excess collateral assets, profiting from the exploit.
Bybit Exchange Real-time Announcement: Bybit Alpha Launches New Asset with On-chain Trading Support
Bybit Exchange Real-time Announcement: Bybit Alpha Launches New Asset with On-chain Trading Support
Bybit Alpha news: Bybit Alpha platform launches a new asset, with one new asset now live for on-chain trading. Users can easily capture growth opportunities without wallets or miner fees. Through Bybit Alpha, users can directly participate in DeFi and on-chain activities using their Bybit Unified Trading Account (UTA), without switching platforms or managing external wallets, enabling seamless and secure on-chain trading. New asset launched: Users can directly purchase tokens using USDT, USDC, SOL, or BBSOL from their UTA. After purchase: - View your newly acquired on-chain assets in the Bybit App under "Alpha - Assets" or on the web version under "Trade - Alpha - Held" - Sell tokens anytime within the same interface - Proceeds (USDT, USDC, SOL, or BBSOL) will automatically appear in your UTA Note: On-chain assets purchased via Bybit Alpha do not support external withdrawals but can be exchanged for supported currencies. The platform is committed to uncovering more growth opportunities and co-creating the future of on-chain finance—available exclusively on Bybit Alpha. Risk Warning: Cryptocurrency trading involves significant risk and may result in the loss of your capital. Please fully understand the risks involved, consider your experience level and investment objectives, and seek independent financial advice when necessary. Bybit assumes no responsibility for any losses incurred from trading on the platform.
Alpaca completes $150 million Series D funding, led by Drive Capital
Hashi Chain News: According to Fortune, technology company Alpaca has completed a $150 million Series D funding round, with a valuation reaching $1.15 billion. The round was led by Drive Capital, with other participants including Citadel Securities, Kraken, and Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank. Additionally, Alpaca secured a $40 million credit line. Alpaca focuses on providing infrastructure for stock, ETF, and cryptocurrency trading for enterprises, generating over $100 million in annual recurring revenue, and is actively capturing market share from Interactive Brokers.
MANTRA announces layoffs and restructuring to address market challenges
Hashi Chain News report: MANTRA co-founder John Patrick Mullin issued a statement saying that MANTRA will restructure the company and reduce team size, affecting departments including business expansion, marketing, and human resources. Mullin pointed out that due to adverse events in April 2025 and ongoing market downturn pressures, the company's cost structure has become unsustainable. Therefore, the goal of the restructuring is to concentrate resources on core strategies in the RWA sector, thereby improving capital efficiency and maintaining a leading position.
Hashi Chain News: According to data from the European exchange OKX, ETH price has just dropped to $3300, with the current market price at $3296.68, and a daily gain of 3.53%.
Silent for three months, a major whale has transferred 2,015 ETH to HTX, incurring losses exceeding $2 million
Hashi Chain News: According to monitoring data from Onchain Lens, a major ETH address with significant holdings transferred 2,015 ETH to the HTX exchange after being inactive for three months. This transfer is worth approximately $6.67 million at current market prices. However, the address previously withdrew these ETH at a cost of around $8.73 million, resulting in a total loss of approximately $2.04 million.
Google Seeks to Dismiss Media's Antitrust Lawsuit Over AI Search Summaries for the Second Time
ChainNews report: Google has filed a motion with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, seeking to dismiss the antitrust lawsuit filed by Penske Media over its AI search summaries. Google argues that AI Overviews represent a legitimate enhancement of its products, and media outlets can opt out of indexing, thus not constituting a mandatory action. This marks Google's third request to dismiss the case; if denied, the case may proceed to a broader antitrust trial concerning AI and platform power.
According to HashKey Chain News, HashKey Exchange announced that XDC/USD spot trading will be launched at 16:00 (UTC+8) on January 15, along with the availability of XDC deposit and withdrawal services. This trading will only be available to professional investors. The official also launched an interactive knowledge prize pool worth HKD 40,000 for XDC.