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According to the official announcement, Binance Wallet stated that it will open the Binance Alpha airdrop collection today at 17:00.This event uses the updated Binance Alpha Box model, and the airdrop fund pool includes tokens from multiple projects. Users with at least 242 Binance Alpha points can claim a token reward on a first-come, first-served basis. Claiming the airdrop will consume 15 Binance Alpha points.In addition, this airdrop has three reward tiers: Common (80% of the reward pool), Rare (15%), and Ultra Rare (5%), with each tier corresponding to different Alpha Box values. Users will be assigned to one of the above tiers when claiming. Rewards will be distributed according to these tier proportions. If the rewards are not fully distributed, the points threshold will automatically decrease by 5 points every 5 minutes.

According to official news, the scalable blockchain network AO based on Arweave has announced the launch of the "Network Availability Staking Alpha (NASA)" testing program, which is a key step in its AO ecosystem aimed at enhancing the availability and reliability of decentralized data networks through a staking mechanism. The program is currently in the Alpha stage, and users can participate in network availability verification and earn rewards by providing data services for Arweave gateways and staking AO tokens.In the first pilot phase, AO introduces the "availability staking" mechanism, requiring node operators to stake 25 AO to participate in the network and compete for the speed and stability of responding to user requests. The system will allocate rewards from a monthly reward pool of 1000 AO based on the performance of nodes in data services. This mechanism relies on the next-generation HyperBEAM architecture, enabling higher levels of verifiability and trustlessness for gateway and routing services while significantly reducing operational costs.The project team stated that NASA aims to establish a stronger decentralized economic model for the entire permanent network infrastructure, paving the way for future expansion into areas such as computing scheduling, data indexing, and network services. Although the current reward scale is small and still in the testing phase, the program is seen as an important starting point for the AO-Core economic system and will gradually expand to more network infrastructure services in the future.

The U.S. Department of Justice has announced that it has initiated a compensation program for victims of the OneCoin cryptocurrency fraud case, with over $40 million in forfeited assets available for payout.The program is aimed at investors who purchased OneCoin and incurred net losses between 2014 and 2019. U.S. prosecutors stated that this move is intended to return some of the illicit proceeds to the victims. OneCoin was initiated by Ruja Ignatova and Karl Greenwood, with the related fraud exceeding $4 billion. Ignatova has been missing since 2017, and Greenwood was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2023.

The second round of Binance Alpha SOON airdrop is now live. Users with at least 242 Binance Alpha points can claim 280 SOON tokens on a first-come, first-served basis. If the reward pool is not fully allocated, the points threshold will automatically decrease by 5 points every 5 minutes.Please note that claiming the airdrop will consume 15 Binance Alpha points. Users must confirm their claim on the Alpha Events page within 24 hours; otherwise, it will be considered that the user has forfeited the airdrop.

CZ posted on Binance Square that his new book "Freedom of Money" is scheduled for official release next week. The e-book is currently available for pre-order, offering both English and Traditional Chinese versions. The English physical book will also be released next week, and versions in other languages will be launched in the coming months.

BitMEX announced on platform X that new quarterly futures contracts for tokens such as BTC, ETH, and XRP are now live and open for trading.

According to official news, Binance Wallet announced that the airdrop will be open for claiming today at 18:00. Users with at least 241 Alpha points can claim tokens on a first-come, first-served basis until the airdrop pool is fully distributed or the airdrop event ends.

Strategy founder and executive chairman Michael Saylor posted on the X platform, stating that Strategy has strong purchasing power, with its Bitcoin buying potential exceeding the quantity available for sale in the market.

Bybit has launched Block Street (BSB) spot trading, with a Token Splash prize pool of 4,500,000 BSB for both new and existing users to share.Block Street is the first unified liquidity layer designed for on-chain capital markets, connecting tokenized stocks, real-world assets (RWA), and the DeFi market through validated RFQ (Request for Quote) intentions and a hybrid execution mechanism, supporting MEV liquidity for both institutions and retail.

According to the official Twitter announcement, the SUN/USDT and BTT/USDT spot trading pairs will officially open for trading on the BitTap platform on February 28, 2026, at 14:00 (GMT+8). The deposit and withdrawal channels will open in advance on February 27 at 14:00 (GMT+8), providing users with a seamless trading experience.As the governance token of the TRON ecosystem DeFi platform SUN.io, and BTT as the native token of the BitTorrent ecosystem, the addition of these two popular assets will provide users with richer trading options and liquidity opportunities.

According to The Block, Fidelity Investments announced the official launch of the dollar-pegged stablecoin Fidelity Digital Dollar (FIDD), which is available for retail and institutional investors. Investors can directly purchase or redeem it for $1 through the Fidelity Digital Assets, Fidelity Crypto, and Wealth Manager platforms.FIDD is issued on the Ethereum blockchain and will also be listed on external exchanges, allowing transfers to any Ethereum mainnet address. The backing assets are managed by Fidelity Management & Research.Fidelity stated that the launch of FIDD is made possible by the gradual clarification of stablecoin regulations in the U.S., including the GENIUS Act passed last summer, which provides a federal regulatory framework for stablecoins and reduces legal uncertainties for traditional financial institutions issuing them.

Upbit released the "Digital Asset and Deposit Audit Report" audited by Sunghyun Accounting Firm, which disclosed that Upbit holds approximately 103.19% of the digital assets it intends to pay to customers, and the deposit audit results show that Upbit holds 105.72% of the funds available for customer payments.

The zero-knowledge proof public chain Aleo announced that its privacy stablecoin USDCx has been launched on the mainnet, which is based on Circle's xReserve. USDCx is aimed at institutional users and is primarily used for scenarios such as payroll, settlement, and vendor payments. Mainnet launch partners include Toku, Request Finance, Dynamic, Blockdaemon, Chainalysis, and others.

According to official news, Bybit has launched the ELSA token financial event on January 20, which will last until February 19, 2026.Both new and existing users can choose from three plans offered by Bybit's financial services. By depositing USDT, ELSA, or MNT, participants can earn returns distributed in the form of ELSA tokens:Exclusive for new users: Deposit over 100 USDT to receive an annualized return of 450%;Deposit over 1000 ELSA to receive an annualized return of 400%;Deposit over 100 MNT to receive an annualized return of 100%.

According to the token unlock data from the crypto asset data platform RootData, Avail (AVAIL) will unlock approximately 20.913 million tokens at 00:00 Beijing time on January 23, worth about 1.46 million USD.

According to the official X account of Solana Mobile, Solana Mobile has disclosed the specific allocation details of the SKR airdrop. This airdrop distributes nearly 2 billion SKR to the community, with approximately 1.82 billion allocated to 100,908 users and about 141 million allocated to 188 developers, covering both user and developer groups.The official announcement states that SKR will be officially available for claim on January 21 at 02:00 (UTC). Eligible participants can check their individual allocation amounts and corresponding levels in advance and need to prepare a small amount of SOL to pay for the on-chain fees incurred during the claim process. After claiming, SKR can be staked to earn rewards.In addition, Solana Mobile has confirmed that Season 2 has been launched, and related ecological incentive programs are ongoing.

The digital asset trading platform Gate has launched the "Precious Metals Zone," introducing the first batch of XAU (Gold) and XAG (Silver) USDT perpetual contracts, supporting up to 50x leverage, and providing 24/7 uninterrupted trading. The related contracts will be open for trading on January 14 at 17:00 (UTC+8), and users can participate in trading through the Gate official website or App.In terms of product mechanism, the Gate precious metals perpetual contract index references prices from multiple comprehensive precious metals trading markets, enhancing pricing transparency and stability, providing a reliable price basis for contract trading, and balancing traditional financial asset pricing logic with the risk control needs of the crypto market derivatives.In a market environment where precious metal prices are strong, with both safe-haven properties and volatility, Gate introduces gold and silver in the form of standardized perpetual contracts into the crypto trading system, expanding the asset boundaries of crypto contracts and providing new tool options for cross-market capital allocation and trading strategies.Gate stated that it will continue to explore more paths for the cryptoization of traditional assets in the future, gradually enriching the trading scenarios of indices, commodities, and other diversified derivatives under a compliance and risk control framework.

Ethereum developers have completed the second and final "Blob Parameters Only (BPO)" fork planned during the Fusaka upgrade cycle. This update increases the target number of blobs in a block from 10 to 14, and the upper limit from 15 to 21, aiming to further enhance the network's data availability capabilities.Officials stated that the BPO mechanism allows Ethereum to independently adjust key parameters such as blobs in a phased manner without waiting for large annual upgrades, thereby testing and releasing the network's capacity in a more controlled way. Blobs were initially introduced in the 2024 Dencun upgrade to provide low-cost data storage for Layer 2 Rollups, with this data being automatically cleared from the mainnet after approximately 18 days.This adjustment is seen as a concluding step for the Fusaka upgrade. Developers noted that as the upper limit of blobs per block gradually increases, Ethereum can provide more data space for Layer 2 networks, helping to maintain stable transaction costs for Rollups amid growing on-chain activity.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, an address created just 7 days ago has accumulated a deposit of 4 million USDC to the Lighter platform and purchased 1,285,010 LIT tokens at an average price of $2.96, with a total value of approximately 3.8 million dollars.The address currently still holds about 194,000 USDC, which may be used to continue accumulating LIT.

Stable release announcement states that the second phase (Phase 2) of its Pre-Deposit Program has officially ended, and eligible users can now claim the related funds. All users who received allocations in Phase 2 can claim their distributed funds through the Merkl dashboard and apply for USDT0 on the Stable platform.In addition, users with overflow refunds can also complete their claims through the Merkl dashboard. Users who were not approved to participate in Phase 2 can withdraw their deposited USDC at any time through the Stable app or directly from the underlying smart contract.