Key News Preview:
- LayerZero (ZRO) will unlock approximately 25.71 million tokens at 7 PM Beijing time on January 20, with a circulation ratio of 6.36%, valued at about $44.5 million;
- Plume (PLUME) will unlock approximately 1.37 billion tokens at 8 AM Beijing time on January 21, with a circulation ratio of 39.75%, valued at about $22.3 million;
- The U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee plans to announce its cryptocurrency market structure bill on January 21;
- Binance announced it will automatically cancel spot and leverage orders placed before January 1, 2024, on January 21;
- Solana Mobile announced it will airdrop its native token SKR to Seeker phone users and ecosystem developers on January 21;
- Aster will launch the second season of its human-machine trading competition on January 22, with the participant list announced on January 20;
- River (RIVER) will unlock approximately 1.5 million tokens at 8 AM Beijing time on January 22, with a circulation ratio of 4.32%, valued at about $36 million.
January 19
Exchanges:
U.S. stock markets will be closed all day on Martin Luther King Jr. Day (January 19) and will resume trading on January 20, 2026.
Binance Wallet plans to launch the SENT Pre-TGE Prime Sale event on January 19
Binance Wallet plans to launch the fourth phase of the Pre-TGE Prime Sale event on January 19, featuring SENT, from 12:00 to 14:00 (UTC). Eligible users need Binance Alpha points to participate.
Project Updates:
MANTRA: Token code change and 1:4 token split on January 19
Layer 1 blockchain MANTRA, focused on RWA assets, announced on platform X that the token upgrade schedule is set. On January 19, 2026, there will be a change from OM tokens to MANTRA token codes and a 1:4 token split. The target block is 11,888,888, with a split ratio of 1 OM → 4 MANTRA. OM holders on the MANTRA chain do not need to take any action.
Bitmine Immersion Technologies (NYSE: BMNR) announced an investment of $200 million in Beast Industries, with the deal expected to close on January 19. Bitmine is supported by institutions such as Cathie Wood, Founders Fund, and Pantera, focusing on ETH as a core asset and promoting decentralized finance strategies. Beast Industries, founded by MrBeast, aims to leverage this partnership to build the world's most influential entertainment brand and explore the integration of DeFi and financial services. Bitmine will hold its annual shareholder meeting in Las Vegas on January 15, 2026.
ETHGas launches governance token $GWEI, with a snapshot on January 19
Infrastructure protocol ETHGas announced the launch of a new governance token, $GWEI, for managing programmable block space protocols, aiming to bring Ethereum into an era of "real-time execution, predictable costs, and large-scale gas-free transactions." $GWEI holders can participate in governance, delegate voting, protocol proposals, and emergency decisions. The snapshot is set for January 19, 2026, at 00:00 UTC (8:00 AM Beijing time), with airdrop rules based on historical gas expenditure and community verification.
January 20
Project Updates:
Space raises over $20 million in public sale, allocation process to be announced on January 20
The leveraged prediction market Space raised over $20 million in its public sale, with the allocation process to be announced on January 20. At the community's request, participants can now choose to change the wallet for receiving allocations and refunds over the next four days. Refunds will be processed on January 21.
Token Unlock:
LayerZero (ZRO) will unlock approximately 25.71 million tokens at 7 PM Beijing time on January 20, with a circulation ratio of 6.36%, valued at about $44.5 million;
January 21
Policy Regulation:
The U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee plans to announce its cryptocurrency market structure bill on January 21 and will hold a key hearing on the bill text on January 27. A hearing originally scheduled for January 15 (postponed on Monday) will begin at 3 PM. The amendment hearing is a crucial step in advancing the legislative process, allowing lawmakers to debate amendments and vote on whether to include them in the base text, followed by a vote on whether to submit the entire bill to the Senate for consideration. The Senate Banking Committee will hold its own amendment hearing on its version of the bill this Thursday. The draft of the Banking Committee's version was released around midnight on Monday, but amendments are expected to be proposed before the hearing.
Since the initial discussion draft was released, the Agriculture Committee has not published the bill draft text. Outstanding issues include ethical standards clauses (involving President Trump and his family's connections to several crypto firms) and quorum rules (requiring bipartisan leadership from regulatory bodies like the SEC and CFTC). Currently, both agencies only have Republican members. Sources indicate that the Banking Committee's bill text also does not include provisions regarding ethical standards or quorum, so the current version may not receive bipartisan support.
Exchanges:
Binance will delist U-based perpetual contracts for BID, DMC, ZRC, and TANSSI on January 21
Binance will delist the perpetual contract trading pairs BIDUSDT, DMCUSDT, ZRCUSDT, and TANSSIUSDT at 5 PM on January 21, with automatic liquidation and settlement before delisting.
According to Binance's official announcement, as market prices, liquidity, and volatility levels continue to change, some long-standing unfilled historical orders may be unexpectedly matched in extreme market conditions, resulting in execution outcomes that do not fully align with users' current trading intentions. Binance has been attentive to community feedback and user suggestions regarding this situation. To help users reduce the risk of such unexpected executions and enhance the overall stability and efficiency of the trading environment, Binance will implement unified management of relevant orders.
Based on the above considerations and in response to community suggestions, Binance plans to process some long-standing unfilled spot and leverage orders at 3 PM (UTC+8) on January 21, 2026. All spot and leverage orders created before 8 AM (UTC+8) on January 1, 2024, that remain unfilled at the time of processing will be automatically canceled.
Project Updates:
ZAMA token auction postponed to January 21-24
Zama co-founder Rand Hindi announced on platform X that the ZAMA token auction date has changed, with the new auction time set for January 21-24, and the token claim date set for February 2.
It is reported that Zama will launch token sales through CoinList and its own auction app, with a bottom price of $55 million.
Solana Mobile will airdrop 2 billion SKR tokens to Seeker users on January 21
Solana Mobile announced it will airdrop its native token SKR to Seeker phone users and ecosystem developers at 10 AM (UTC+8) on January 21, 2026, with the first airdrop accounting for 20% of the total supply (2 billion tokens). The first season of Seeker activities included 265 dApps, 9 million transactions, and $2.6 billion in transaction volume. Note that early Solana Saga phone users are not included in this airdrop.
Former Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison to be released early on January 21
Former Alameda co-CEO Caroline Ellison will end her two-year sentence early on January 21, 2026, for cooperating with the investigation into the FTX case, and has currently been transferred from federal prison to community supervision. She previously pleaded guilty and assisted in the prosecution of SBF, was fined $11 billion, and agreed this month not to serve as an executive of a public company or crypto exchange for ten years.
Token Unlock:
Plume (PLUME) will unlock approximately 1.37 billion tokens at 8 AM Beijing time on January 21, with a circulation ratio of 39.75%, valued at about $22.3 million;
January 22
Exchanges:
Binance will stop supporting deposits and withdrawals for the following network-designated tokens at 4 PM Beijing time on January 22, 2026. After 4 PM Beijing time on January 22, 2026, deposits made using the following network-designated tokens will not be credited to accounts, which may result in asset loss.
- Arbitrum (ARB) via Ethereum Network;
- 1Inch (1INCH) via BNB Smart Chain;
- Kite (KITE) via AVAX-C Chain;
- 0G (0G) via Ethereum Network;
- Turbo (TURBO) via Solana Network.
Project Updates:
Aster announced the launch of the second season of the "Human vs. AI" trading competition. The new season will be based on the Aster Chain testnet, with the AI team composed of complex agents from top laboratories, joining human traders to form a total of 100 participants, each allocated $10,000 in funds.
The prize pool for this event is up to $150,000, with the first-place prize being $30,000. The winning team can share a base prize pool of $50,000, which will double to $100,000 if the human team wins. The application deadline for this event is January 18, and the selected list will be announced on January 20, with the competition taking place from January 22 to 29.
Immunefi will launch its platform token IMU on January 22
Cryptocurrency bug bounty platform Immunefi announced that its native platform token IMU will officially launch on January 22, 2026. Immunefi is dedicated to protecting on-chain security through bug bounties and promoting the Web3 ecosystem towards trillion-dollar value.
Token Unlock:
River (RIVER) will unlock approximately 1.5 million tokens at 8 AM Beijing time on January 22, with a circulation ratio of 4.32%, valued at about $36 million;
MBG By Multibank Group (MBG) will unlock approximately 24.73 million tokens at 8 PM Beijing time on January 22, with a circulation ratio of 12.13%, valued at about $9.7 million;
January 23
Project Updates:
Meteora: MET airdrop claim will end on January 23
Meteora has announced on platform X that the claim for the MET airdrop will end on January 23. As part of the TGE plan, 39% of the total supply of MET tokens has been distributed in one go, and the airdrop claim channel will close in two weeks as planned. Unclaimed tokens will be added to the circulating community reserve for future rewards distribution.
Token Unlock:
SOON (SOON) will unlock approximately 21.88 million tokens at 4:30 PM Beijing time on January 23, with a circulation ratio of 5.63%, valued at about $7.4 million;
Animecoin (ANIME) will unlock approximately 835 million tokens at 9 PM Beijing time on January 23, with a circulation ratio of 13.84%, valued at about $6.3 million;
January 24
Token Unlock:
SoSoValue (SOSO) will unlock approximately 13.33 million tokens at 5 PM Beijing time on January 24, with a circulation ratio of 5.00%, valued at about $7.4 million;
January 25
Exchanges:
Coinbase International Exchange will conduct system maintenance around 1 AM (UTC+8) on January 25, 2026, during which services will be temporarily suspended. The maintenance is expected to last for 3 hours. During this period, all trading and transfer functions on Coinbase International Exchange will be unavailable.
Token Unlock:
Humanity (H) will unlock approximately 105 million tokens at 8 AM Beijing time on January 25, with a circulation ratio of 4.57%, valued at about $19.3 million;
Plasma (XPL) will unlock approximately 8.889 million tokens at 8 PM Beijing time on January 25, with a circulation ratio of 4.33%, valued at about $12.4 million;
Specific Time TBD
Project Updates:
Interactive Brokers announced that traders can now use Circle's USDC for 24/7 account deposits, enabling round-the-clock trading. This feature is supported by Zerohash, a B2B crypto and stablecoin infrastructure provider in which Interactive Brokers has invested. Users can send USDC from their personal crypto wallets to a secure wallet generated by Zerohash on the Ethereum, Solana, or Base networks, after which the tokens will be automatically converted to USD and deposited into their brokerage accounts. A conversion fee of 0.30% (minimum $1) will be charged for each deposit. Interactive Brokers plans to add more stablecoin options, including Ripple's RLUSD and PayPal's PYUSD, as early as next week.
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