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Indian law enforcement agencies have arrested two individuals related to the BitConnect cryptocurrency scam, suspected of kidnapping and extortion, involving millions of bitcoins and tens of millions of rupees. Authorities have frozen approximately 1.9 billion rupees in assets, and the investigation is ongoing. BitConnect's false advertising of high returns attracted investors.

ETHZilla company acquires aircraft engines through its subsidiary, leases them to airlines, and manages them daily, aiming to address the downward pressure in the crypto market while planning to promote the tokenization of real-world assets.

In the context of de-dollarization, the US debt continues to rise, and tokenized US stocks to boost stablecoin demand are seen as a solution. BlackRock's push for RWA (Real World Assets) initiatives demonstrates this trend, and 2026 is expected to become the "Year of RWA," potentially making ETH the settlement layer for the global capital markets.

In the past 24 hours, the total liquidation amount across the entire network reached $79,802,100, with long positions and short positions liquidated at $36,045,900 and $43,756,100 respectively. Bitcoin long and short liquidations amounted to $2,297,700 and $1,206,900, while Ethereum saw $2,912,500 and $1,350,300. A total of 83,849 people were liquidated.

The number of support nodes for Bitcoin Improvement Proposal BIP-110 has reached 2.38%, or 583 nodes, mainly running on Bitcoin Knots software. This proposal limits the size of transaction outputs and OP_RETURN data for a period of one year, which may be extended or modified. The proposal has sparked community discussion and has attracted attention due to changes in the Bitcoin core software.

PANews January 25 News, according to Santiment, the pace of accumulation by Bitcoin whales is encouraging. Wallets holding at least 1000 Bitcoins have collectively accumulated an additional 104,340 Bitcoins (a 1.5% increase), bringing the total holdings to 71.7 million Bitcoins, a four-month high. Additionally, daily transfers exceeding 1 million USD have also rebounded to the highest level in two months.

ChainCatcher message, according to Arkham data, at 09:16, 4141.08 ETH (worth approximately $12.23 million) was transferred from an anonymous address (starting with 0xD7E8...) to another anonymous address (starting with 0x0a4A...). Three minutes later, this address transferred 4141.12 ETH to Lido.

Space announces the public sale refund policy. All participants can apply for partial refunds, with a total refund amount of 12.3 million USD, prioritizing small-scale participants. The process will commence on January 27, and 80% of participants can apply for a maximum refund of 70%.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Space announced on the X platform that an additional $5 million will be allocated for public sale refunds, with refunds scheduled for January 27.
In addition, the team stated that among the 4,677 wallets participating in the public sale, 80% of users can apply for a refund of 70% of their investment amount, 86% of users can apply for a refund of 50% of their investment amount, and the top 5% of users will only receive a refund of 11% to 21% of their investment amount.

PANews January 25 News, Pierre Rochard, Director of Bitcoin Treasury Company Strive, stated that Dubai, El Salvador, Thailand, Puerto Rico, Singapore, and Germany (after holding for a year) do not tax Bitcoin, and the United States' taxation of Bitcoin is "completely unjustified." Pierre Rochard said that the relevant policies are a bad choice and undermine Trump's proposed "Bitcoin Superpower" plan.

ChainCatcher reports that, according to Coinglass data, if ETH breaks through $3,089, the total liquidation strength of long positions on mainstream CEXs will reach $501 million. Conversely, if ETH drops below $2,825, the total liquidation strength of short positions on mainstream CEXs will reach $501 million.

ChainCatcher News, according to Coinglass data, if BTC breaks through $93,535, the total liquidation strength of mainstream CEX short positions will reach $710 million. Conversely, if BTC drops below $85,531, the total liquidation strength of mainstream CEX long positions will reach $710 million.

PANews January 25 News, according to market sources, Oklahoma State legislator Dusty Deevers has introduced a bill allowing state government employees, businesses, and individuals to accept Bitcoin payments.

PANews January 25 News: A whale purchased 20.78 million $PENGUIN tokens for 20,575 SOL (worth $2.6 million) and transferred them to another wallet.

ChainCatcher reports that, according to Arkham data, at 04:06, 297.79 BTC (worth approximately $26.02 million) was transferred from an anonymous address (starting with 1KCNMxhv...) to another anonymous address (starting with 1Kdb7nwn...). Subsequently, this address transferred some BTC (6 coins) to another anonymous address (starting with bc1q9yew...).

In the past 24 hours, the total liquidation amount across the entire network reached $80,035,800, with long positions liquidated at $44,110,900 and short positions at $35,924,900. Both Bitcoin and Ethereum experienced varying degrees of liquidation for both long and short positions. A total of 70,824 people were liquidated worldwide, with the largest single liquidation occurring on Hyperliquid, valued at $1,002,900.

ChainCatcher News, according to Coinglass data, if BTC breaks through $93,845, the total liquidation strength of mainstream CEX short positions will reach $861 million. Conversely, if BTC drops below $85,473, the total liquidation strength of mainstream CEX long positions will reach $819 million.

ChainCatcher News, according to Coinglass data, if ETH breaks through $3,111, the total liquidation strength of mainstream CEX short positions will reach $610 million. Conversely, if ETH falls below $2,817, the total liquidation strength of mainstream CEX long positions will reach $604 million.

In the past 24 hours, the total liquidation amount across the entire network reached $252 million, involving 84,386 people. Bitcoin long and short positions were liquidated for $14.2063 million and $79.2622 million respectively, while Ethereum's corresponding amounts were $12.9188 million and $53.4259 million. The largest single liquidation occurred on the Hyperliquid platform, with an amount of $30.3805 million.

ChainCatcher message, according to Arkham data, at 00:14, 14,005,07.8 TON (worth approximately $2.14 million) was transferred from an anonymous address (starting with Uf95OR...) to the TON Elector Contract.