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Markets
Bitcoin Slips Under $88K as Markets Await Fed Decision
Most of the top-10 assets are little changed today, with modest losses led by XRP.

Research & Opinion
Chinese Telegram-Based Networks Account for 20% of Crypto Laundering Activity: Chainalysis
Roughly $16 billion in illicit crypto flowed through Chinese-language Telegram-based networks in 2025.

DeFi
Zama’s Encrypted Ethereum Token Auction Draws $118M in Commitments
The project said its auction app dominated Ethereum activity on Jan. 24 and that TVS topped $100 million within three days.

DeFi
TradeXYZ Volume and Open Interest Hit All-Time Highs
The Hyperliquid-based market provider’s cumulative equity and commodity volumes crossed $1 billion over the last 24 hours.

TradFi & Fintech
VanEck Launches First U.S.-Listed Avalanche ETF
The new fund, VAVX, offers spot exposure to AVAX and may generate staking rewards.

Markets
Bitcoin Trades Near $88,000 as ETF Outflows Deepen and Gold Continues to Rally
Most of the top-10 assets are flat or slightly down today, with the exception of XRP, which showed modest gains.

Regulation & Politics
Regulators Are Applying Traditional Market Rules to DeFi: PwC
PwC’s 2026 crypto regulation report says market surveillance, disclosures, and investor protections are moving onchain.

Markets
Bitcoin Hovers Around $90,000 As Dollar Drops, Gold Surges
Altcoins trade mixed as total crypto market capitalization remains unchanged at $3.11 trillion.

DeFi
Tokenized Gold Capitalization Tops $4 Billion as Spot Approaches $5,000
Tether Gold and Paxos Gold remain the largest onchain gold tokens, as the tokenized commodity sector grows.

Blockchains
Ethereum L1 Activity Exceeds L2s, But Researchers Point to ‘Address Poisoning’
Some outlined the connection between lower fees on mainnet since Fusaka and increased attacks.