💰 A former VC investor argues that while some crypto VCs have shut down or halted investments, particularly Asian funds and second/third-tier Western ones, VC as a whole will not die and will continue driving the industry. The sector is entering a "clearing out" phase similar to the 2000 internet bubble, raising the bar for VCs, projects, and talent. link

🇯🇵🕵️ Japanese publicly traded clothing company Anap Holdings (3139.T) buys an additional 70.44 Bitcoin and now holds a total of 1,417.03 BTC. link

🙋‍♂️ Fidelity Investments is launching its own stablecoin $FIDD. #stablecoin link

🚀 HYPE Surges Over 60% In A Week As Open Interest Across Hyperliquid’s HIP-3 DEXs Tops $925 Million - link

📊👀 #BTC CQ: Clear long-term holders (LTH) accumulation is visible on the weekly timeframe.

📊 As #GOLD continues to make ATH every day, a newly created wallet withdrew 800 $XAUT worth $4.22M from Bybit.

Address: 0x0E4F3ed5B2A3dB2A2940c638418530e9f5c4927E

Data - nansen_ai

📊 Robinhood to enable 24/7 trading and "self-custody" with tokenized stocks. #rwa

🆕 $BIRB listed on Coinbase spot link

📊 1inch stated that no 1INCH was sold from wallets controlled by 1inch entities or their team. They emphasized their mission remains unchanged, contributing to a total swap volume of almost $800B since 2019, sustaining hundreds of millions in daily volume even during bear markets.

The 1inch Network plans to review its tokenomics this year to enhance resilience during market downturns and low liquidity periods. With a global team of 170, 1inch continues to play a crucial role in the DeFi ecosystem, powering swap infrastructure across leading wallets and apps. This note is for transparency only and is not financial advice. link

📈 Accumulation Phase Coins by Volume Growth Last Month
Accumulation Phase link

🤔 #ZEC Zcash Foundation has announced that this year it will focus on three main areas:

- Performance: Evaluating the performance of Zebra and addressing regressions to ensure reliable operation with high throughput.

- Consensus: Completing the implementation of ZIP bundles NU7 in accordance with the full consensus of the Zcash community.

- Integration and Privacy: Developing the Z3 stack - integrating Zebra, Zaino, and Zallet - to create a seamless replacement for the outdated zcashd with built-in Tor support to ensure end-to-end anonymity at the network level. link

🐳 Jan 28 Update:

Bitcoin ETFs:
1D NetFlow: -1,553 $BTC (-$139.07M)
7D NetFlow: -12,997 $BTC (-$1.16B)

Ethereum ETFs:
1D NetFlow: -19,485 $ETH (-$58.59M)
7D NetFlow: -124,402 $ETH (-$374.08M)

Solana ETFs:
1D NetFlow: +25,520 SOL (+$3.24M)
7D NetFlow: +104,881 SOL (+$13.32M) link

🥷 Consensys-Backed Linea Integrates Phylax’s Credible Layer to Proactively Prevent Smart Contract Exploits - link

🥷 Consensys-Backed Linea Integrates Phylax’s Credible Layer to Proactively Prevent Smart Contract Exploits - link

🕵️ #BTC Michael Saylor addresses skeptics, saying "We buy real bitcoin. We don’t rehypothecate."

🕵️ Solana validator count continues to fall as vote transactions drop 40% - link

💰 Tether to invest up to 15% of its portfolio into Gold.

🆕 $BIRB listed on Coinbase International futures link

🥷 #XPL #BNB
CertiK has detected a vulnerability affecting X Player. An attacker exploited the contract burning mechanism and obtained $717K. Previously, #PGNLZ on the BNB network was also hacked.

🇬🇧🗽 UK Advertising Watchdog Pulls Coinbase Ads Over Concerns It Was ‘Socially Irresponsible’ - link

💰 AlphaTON says Telegram’s Cocoon AI is now generating revenue as GPU rollout ramps. link