Crypto News. January 16, 2025

Jan 16, 2026

X restricted tweet to earn Infofi platforms from accessing their API

We are revising our developer API policies: We will no longer allow apps that reward users for posting on X (aka “infofi”). This has led to a tremendous amount of AI slop & reply spam on the platform. We have revoked API access from these apps, so your X experience should

3:39 PM · Jan 15, 2026 · 6.62M Views

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The Kobeissi Letter@KobeissiLetter

BREAKING: Multiple "InfoFi" crypto projects crash after X says they will no longer allow apps that reward users for posting on the platform. "These projects were paying us millions for Enterprise API access. We don’t want it," Head of Product Nikita Bier says. This is huge.

4:37 PM · Jan 15, 2026 · 507K Views

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Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan highlighted that up to $6 trillion in bank deposits could migrate to interest bearing stablecoins if Congress does not impose regulatory limits

Omar@TheOneandOmsy

Bank of America CEO on why stablecoins shouldn't pay interest: (TLDR: consumers shouldn't earn yield so banks can) Quick summary: Interest on stables -> mass deposit flight Fully reserved money -> no fractional leverage Banks lose free funding -> profits go bye bye!

Omar @TheOneandOmsy

If you're wondering why the banks don't want yield on stablecoins, here's the summary of National Deposit Rates from the FDIC: -> Savings = 0.39%, Checking = 0.07%, MM= 0.58%! -> All while the Treasury Yields are 3.89% (from 12/15) -> That fat spread of 3.82% represents bank https://t.co/zaBMTG85It

5:36 AM · Jan 15, 2026 · 451K Views

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London stock exchange launches 24/7 settlement platform using tokenized bank deposits

CoinDesk@CoinDesk

TODAY: London Stock Exchange Group launches Digital Settlement House, using blockchain tech to enable faster, 24/7 settlement between payment networks.

11:57 AM · Jan 15, 2026 · 218K Views

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CME Group reveals it will launch Cardano, Chainlink and Stellar futures on February 9th.

CME Group@CMEGroup

Our Crypto product suite is growing with new Cardano, Chainlink and Stellar futures. 🚀 Available in both larger and micro sizes, these contracts will offer the capital efficiency and versatility to expand your strategy. ➡️ spr.ly/6011CLUsh

3:00 PM · Jan 15, 2026 · 7.38K Views

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Interactive Brokers adds 24/7 USDC funding to enable round the clock trading powered by Zerohash

Interactive Brokers@IBKR

Your funding doesn’t need banking hours. ⏰ Stablecoin deposits = 24/7 account funding @ Interactive Brokers See how 👉 ibtweet.com/stablecoinx #stablecoins #CryptoFinance #IBKR

5:14 PM · Jan 15, 2026 · 20.5K Views

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Solana Mobile allocation checker went live

Seeker | Solana Mobile@solanamobile

It’s almost time, Seekers. The SKR allocation checker is now live in your Seed Vault Wallet. Go find what you seek 🧵

4:31 PM · Jan 14, 2026 · 965K Views

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Following an exploit in early November 2025, Beets[.]fi has recovered 5,829,196 S tokens with the help of Sonic Labs, with the recovered funds redistributed to all affected users

Sonic@SonicLabs

In early November 2025, @beets_fi experienced an exploit. The Sonic Labs team successfully recovered 5,829,196 S and has now fully distributed the funds proportionally to all affected users. A full breakdown can be found here: github.com/0xsoniclabs/be…

9:35 PM · Jan 14, 2026 · 28.1K Views

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OpenSea has partnered with MetaMask Rewards Season 1 to distribute points based on users’ rankings

OpenSea@opensea

We partnered with @MetaMask Rewards Season 1 to award points based on where you finished in the last Wave of our rewards program. Depending on your Chest level, you might have MetaMask points waiting for you. We also have a ref code for bonus points. Here are the details: If

5:00 PM · Jan 14, 2026 · 262K Views

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Cake Wallet integrates Zcash shielded transactions to boost on chain privacy.

Cake Wallet@cakewallet

1/ ✨ Zcash has officially joined the Cake family. 🍰 Here’s what’s new 👇 🛡️ Zcash support — autoshielding, rotating t-addresses, background sync, passphrase wallets, and more 🔄 NEAR Intents DEX -- swap cross-chain privately, cheaply, quickly Let’s take a closer look 🧵

2:12 PM · Jan 15, 2026 · 56.9K Views

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Generic Protocol has introduced GUSD, described as the first natively private stablecoin, featuring a novel yield-routing approach. Powered by Morpho, GUSD combines existing stablecoins like USDC, USDT, and USDS

Generic.Money@genericmoney

Introducing Generic: Neutral infrastructure for private and yield-generating stablecoins. What is inspiring now, will be generic in the future.

4:00 PM · Jan 15, 2026 · 31.2K Views

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LMAX Group and Ripple have announced a strategic partnership,that will see RLUSD integrated as a core collateral asset across LMAX’s global trading infrastructure, enabling banks and brokers to use the stablecoin for margin and settlement in crypto and select fiat markets

LMAX Group@LMAX

We are thrilled to announce a partnership with Ripple to accelerate institutional stablecoin adoption and cross-asset mobility. This multi-year collaboration will see LMAX Group integrate RLUSD collateral across its institutional trading infrastructure enabling clients to

10:00 AM · Jan 15, 2026 · 220K Views

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Football[.]Fun has launched its FUN token

Football.Fun@footballdotfun

$FUN is now live and tradable across Base, Solana, and CEXs. $FUN powers the biggest consumer app on Base and one of the fastest growing apps in crypto. Here's everything you need to know about the TGE ⬇️

2:00 PM · Jan 15, 2026 · 160K Views

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Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev reaffirmed his support for pending US crypto market structure legislation, highlighting that features like staking remain unavailable to customers in four US states due to regulatory gridlock

Vlad Tenev@vladtenev

Staking is one of the most requested features on @RobinhoodApp, but it’s still unavailable to customers in four U.S. states due to the current gridlock. Stock Tokens are available to our customers in the EU, but not in our home market. It's time for the US to lead on crypto

2:10 AM · Jan 15, 2026 · 122K Views

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Galaxy announced debut of tokenized CLO on Avalanche with $50M allocation from Grove

Galaxy@galaxyhq

Tokenizing the CLO on @avax unlocks the potential for instant settlement, full structural transparency, improved secondary-market liquidity, and greater collateral efficiency – without compromising institutional standards. The CLO finances a credit facility for @ArchLending and

2:23 PM · Jan 15, 2026 · 2.37K Views

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BitMine invests $200M in MrBeast’s Beast Industries to collaborate on launching a digital financial platform

Bitmine (NYSE-BMNR) $ETH@BitMNR

🧵 Thomas "Tom" Lee @fundstrat , Executive Chairman of BitMine was on @SquawkCNBC today to announce a strategic investment into Beast Industries @MrBeast - this is ahead of BitMine stockholders meeting today. We will be livestreaming from this account, so tune in !!!

Squawk Box @SquawkCNBC

"It's our view that Ethereum is the future of finance," says Tom Lee of @Fundstrat: https://t.co/i4dYjsjMGP

5:43 PM · Jan 15, 2026 · 247K Views

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Anchorage Digital is partnering with Spark to let custody clients use BTC held off-chain as collateral for on-chain USDC loans via a Spark’s CeDeFi model.

Anchorage Digital@Anchorage

NEW

8:16 PM · Jan 15, 2026 · 558 Views

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MetaMask has rolled out native Tron integration on both its mobile app and browser extension

MetaMask 🦊@MetaMask

TRON is now LIVE on MetaMask. ❤️ @trondao

2:15 PM · Jan 15, 2026 · 85.2K Views

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The BNB Foundation announced the successful completion of the 34th quarterly BNB token burn by BNB Chain, marking the first burn of 2026. A total of 1,371,803.77 BNB ($1.277B) was burned

BNB Chain@BNBCHAIN

The 34th quarterly $BNB token burn has been completed directly on BNB Smart Chain (BSC). 1.37M #BNB has been burned 🔥 View the details of the burn below 👇 bnbchain.org/en/blog/34th-b…

11:54 AM · Jan 15, 2026 · 848K Views

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Polygon reportedly cuts 30% of staff amid restructuring toward stablecoin payments. though they haven’t officially confirmed the move.

Wu Blockchain@WuBlockchain

According to BeInCrypto, Polygon has recently cut around 30% of its staff in an internal layoff, though the company has not formally confirmed it. The report says the move comes as Polygon restructures its business and shifts its focus toward stablecoin payments, with employee

9:14 PM · Jan 15, 2026 · 35.1K Views

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Brevis and BNB Chain are expanding their collaboration into privacy infrastructure by partnering with 0xbow to launch an “Intelligent Privacy Pool” in Q1 2026.