BlockBeats news, on January 14th, according to official sources, Layer 1 IP blockchain Story Protocol announced the launch of Binance Wallet task activity from January 13th to February 5th. Completing tasks on Binance Wallet will have the opportunity to win a prize pool of 444444 IPs, and new tasks will be released every week.

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Non-fungible token (NFT) project Azuki has announced the release of ANIME, a Japanese cartoon-themed token described on its website as a "culture coin."The price of the Azuki NFTs rose by 9.1% following the announcement, with the cheapest NFT selling for 13.77 ETH ($42,000), according to CoinGecko."We acquired Anime.​com, soon to launch alongside Animecoin as the home for global anime fandom," Azuki wrote on X. "And now, together with the Animecoin Foundation, we’re forging the next arc for anime ... Our mission remains the same: build the open anime universe."The token will be distributed with a heavy focus on community, with 50.5% of the total supply being allocated to the community, 37.5% of which will be fully unlocked at launch whilst an additional 13% "will be managed by ANIME holders through the future AnimeDAO to fund community incentives and initiatives."The company's team and advisors will receive 15.6% of supply bound by a three-year vesting schedule.The move to release a native token follows Pudgy Penguins, which issued PENGU in December which now has a market cap of $1.87 billion.

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The trading volume of Coinbase Pro XLM/USD surged tenfold within 10 minutes, with a transaction volume of 14.21 million US dollars in the past 24 hours, a decrease of 2.44%. A surge in trading volume generally indicates an increase in market trading activity or large-scale fund buying and selling operations, which may be caused by certain important market changes or news announcements.

On Jan. 2, Muneeb Ali, the co-founder and CEO of leading Bitcoin L2 Stacks, updated his X bio from simply “founder @Stacks” to “war time founder @Stacks.” The change signaled Ali’s recognition that 2025 is a year when Stacks must pivot to a focus on going to market and expanding its user base after 2024’s major technical upgrades. Those upgrades included the long-awaited Nakamoto update that dramatically increased the project’s speed and achieved 100% finality on Bitcoin for all its transactions.According to Ali, a new orientation for Stacks is even more appropriate given that crypto is now firmly in the throes of a bull market, powered by the election of Donald Trump and what is expected to be a more favorable environment for crypto development.“The bio change was a signal to the community that, ‘hey, we understand that these times are different, and you need to move much faster and be much more aggressive,’” Ali said in an interview with CoinDesk. “Not that there won't be product upgrades in 2025, but I would say the product stops being the focus of the work.”Here, Ali discusses what he would have done differently with the Nakamoto upgrade if he could, his frank thoughts on Lightning’s slow progress at enabling payments via bitcoin, where he sees bitcoin’s price going in 2025 and his ultimate goal of getting one billion people on-chain via Stacks. Ali will be a speaker at Consensus Hong Kong in February.Register today and save 15% with the code CoinDesk15.I still think Bitcoin needs a really, really good L2. One reason is that Bitcoin's UX is not going to change at the L1 level; you're never going to have fast, cheap transactions at the L1. And that's why a lot of people were interested in Lightning. It’s been around for a while, it has had some adoption, but not a ton. Let's be real about it.So I think there's still a need for extremely fast, great UX Bitcoin transactions. I would say even Solana has achieved that way better than Lightning or anything else. So one of the things that we want to do is have a Solana-like Bitcoin L2, where you can move any amount of capital super fast, and it's a great UX experience. And I think that's one goal that we are hitting with Nakamoto.So the Nakamoto launch happened in a lot of phases. First, the core consensus capital moved in April. Then we launched the fast blocks, but the more complex transactions couldn't benefit from it. And then we did another release where the more complex transactions could also benefit. But looking back, it's like there was a trickled release. So people had high expectations at every step, and then they're like ‘oh, it's not here yet, it's not here yet.’ So by the time it fully launched, I think it took away some of the excitement, frankly.I think so. Bitcoin is like one of those things that is like a class of its own in a way; it just never goes away. Even if you think about what's happening in the public markets and how many public companies are now building Bitcoin treasuries, Bitcoin is so far ahead of anything else in terms of adoption. So there was more excitement about Bitcoin L2s maybe a year ago, and it seemed to have cooled down a little bit. But I think Bitcoin is so fundamental that people will just come back to it.A lot. Look at the people he's picking, like David Sachs as crypto and AI czar. He’s a big LP at Multicoin Capital and fully updated on crypto and Solana, so I think it makes a huge difference. And the same is true for some of the other people that Trump is picking as advisors. In the U.S. for the last four years, the government and the regulatory bodies were literally just fighting us. Now I think they're actually going to actively support and encourage things, which is a huge 180. It helps a lot.Also, if any of the Bitcoin Reserve [plans] happen, that's going to be a huge, huge signal throughout the world. Even if they happen [just] at the state level, like in Texas or Wyoming, it will send a huge signal around the world.I'm still a believer in the four year cycle, with the current cycle I see as ending in Q4 2025. And even though there are some reasons to believe that maybe the cycles won't be that intense, I'm personally still a believer. I'd be surprised if we don't see $150,000 by the end of the year, and I do think we can see $200,000. That would be my high range.We're trying to make it happen ourselves. And I think Lightning deserves a lot of credit — there are a lot of die-hard fans that use it. But the technology was complex and not very easy to integrate, and the Bitcoin community really just got behind one project. And I think the way to do this is you let dozens of experiments happen and see what attracts attention. One of the things I like about Bitcoin L2s with so many different projects getting started is that finally we are seeing multiple experiments happen. If Lightning was too hard to integrate, let other projects have a go at it.If you go to a Bitcoin conference or hear from some of the top people like [MicroStrategy Founder] Michael Saylor, there’s this attitude that Lightning is the solution and the solution. They wouldn't talk about any other L2s, and I think some of that has to do with the fact that some of these L2s have their own tokens. The bitcoin community doesn't like that. But I think they're slowly now at least opening up.How do we take Bitcoin to a billion people? That's something that excites me and drives some of the technology decisions that we make. If that’s your goal, you almost immediately start looking for L2s, because on L1, a billion people can't even own UTXOs [Unspent Transaction Outputs]. I don't know that a lot of Bitcoiners even realize that a billion people cannot own a UTXO on-chain on Bitcoin alone.That’s something that probably doesn't get talked about that much in our industry. People have made peace with onboarding people to Bitcoin through Coinbase and Binance and maybe through ETFs. But that’s not what Bitcoin is about. Bitcoin is about decentralization and self-custody and people being in control directly. We can't forget that mission.

According to on chain analyst @ ai_9684xtpa monitoring, "Smart Money has made $4.92 million in profits through PEPE bands in the past six months." Two hours ago, Kraken proposed 549 billion PEPEs worth $8.86 million; However, he only recharged 561.8 billion tokens into the exchange yesterday, and currently the whale still holds $9.68 million worth of PEPE.

According to BlockBeats, on January 13th, according to Lookonchain monitoring, a wallet address associated with Longling Capital withdrew 10000 ETH (approximately $30.76 million) from Binance, then borrowed 9 million USDT from Aave and deposited it into Binance.

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According to BlockBeats, on January 13th, Usual officially announced that the income conversion function for USUALx holders has been activated starting today. Users who hold USUALx positions this week will be eligible for last week's collateral income distribution. 1: The early release of pledge function will be launched tomorrow, along with all relevant rules, allowing users to choose between farm and release pledge strategies. In the Usual ecosystem, income redistribution operations are transparent and simple: 1. 90% of the USUAL token supply is allocated to the community. 2. 100% of the collateral income is distributed weekly to USUAL stakers and rewarded with USD0. The detailed document regarding the allocation mechanism will be released this week. A new pledge mechanism will soon be introduced, aimed at creating a more autonomous and elegant redistribution system. Weekly reports will also be released to enable everyone to verify on chain revenue.

According to a report by JinShi, Piotr Matys, Senior Forex Analyst at Intouch Capital Markets, stated that Bitcoin may have now formed a so-called head and shoulder pattern, indicating that the trend is shifting from bullish to bearish. Matys stated that a drop below $91600, which is considered the main support level, indicates a strong technical bearish signal for Bitcoin. Alex Kuptsikevich, Chief Market Analyst at Fxpro, added that if bearish sentiment prevails, the next low for Bitcoin could be around $88000, or it could quickly retrace from there to around $74000. Last year, the debut of US ETFs directly linked to Bitcoin, as well as President elect Trump's outspoken support for the digital asset industry, pushed Bitcoin to a historic high. However, this optimism has weakened in 2025, and some analysts say traders are waiting for certainty after Trump's inauguration on January 20th.

According to market news, BlackRock has launched a new Bitcoin ETF on the Chicago Board Options Exchange in Canada.

As Bitcoin continues to rise and institutional investors pour over $20 billion into crypto ETFs, a fundamental shift is occurring in digital asset markets. The appointment of Paul Atkins as SEC Chair, known for favoring market-driven solutions over heavy-handed enforcement, has fueled optimism that crypto can finally balance innovation with regulation.But the crypto industry faces a stark choice that no amount of regulatory flexibility can overcome: either sacrifice the unlimited programmability that makes these systems revolutionary, or accept that their compliance from an anti-money laundering regulation perspective cannot be fully automated or built into the system. This isn't a temporary technological limitation about one system or another – it's as fundamental as the laws of mathematics.To begin to see why, we can think about an economy where shells are money. If we pass a law that nobody can transact more than 10 times per day or hold more than 10% of the shells, we have an enforcement problem. How do we know who holds which shells when? Information asymmetry stymies compliance and compliance devolves to a surveillance challenge.Blockchain technology solves that problem. If everyone sees where all the shells are all the time, then enforcement works. We can build compliance into a system and deny banned transactions. Here, the transparency from the blockchain enables automated compliance.But the long-held premise of Web3 is to automate stock exchanges and myriad complex interactions. Doing so requires moving beyond shells to a system where users create their own assets and upload their own programs. And permissionless access to publish these complex programs causes trouble for users who may be exposed to malicious programs or scams, the system which may face congestion, and regulators who care about preventing financial crimes.The core challenge lies in what computer scientists call "undecidability." In traditional finance, when regulators impose rules like "no transactions with sanctioned entities" or "maintain capital adequacy ratios," banks can implement these requirements through their existing control systems. But, in a truly decentralized system where anyone can deploy sophisticated smart contracts, it becomes mathematically impossible to verify in advance whether a new piece of code might violate these rules.JPMorgan's recent rebranding of Onyx to Kinexys illustrates this reality. The platform now processes over $2 billion in daily transactions, and participation is by participants who meet regulatory criteria before joining. Unlike typical cryptocurrency platforms where anyone can write and deploy automated trading programs (known as smart contracts), JPMorgan's system maintains compliance by restricting what participants can do.This approach has attracted major institutional players like BlackRock and State Street, which collectively have more than $15 trillion in assets under management. Many crypto enthusiasts view such restrictions as betraying the technology's promise. These compromises are not just pragmatic choices – they're necessary for any system that aims to guarantee regulatory compliance.The Securities and Exchange Commission's mandate to protect investors while facilitating capital formation has grown increasingly complex in the digital age. Under Gary Gensler's leadership, the SEC took an enforcement-heavy approach to crypto markets, treating most digital assets as securities requiring strict oversight. While Atkins' anticipated principles-based approach might seem more accommodating, it cannot change the underlying mathematical constraints that make automated compliance impossible in permission-less, fully programmable systems.The limitations of fully automated systems became painfully clear at MakerDAO, one of the largest decentralized lending platforms with over $10 billion in assets. During March 2024's market turbulence, when Bitcoin's price swung 15% in hours, MakerDAO's automated systems began triggering a cascade of forced liquidations that threatened to collapse the entire platform.Despite years of refinement and over $50 million spent on system development, the protocol required emergency human intervention to prevent a $2 billion loss. Similar incidents at Compound and Aave, which together handle another $15 billion in assets, underscore that this wasn't an isolated case. This wasn't just a technical failure – it demonstrates the impossibility of programming systems to handle every potential scenario while maintaining regulatory compliance.The industry now faces three paths forward, each with distinct implications for investors:First, follow JPMorgan's lead by building permission-based systems that sacrifice some decentralization for clear regulatory compliance. This approach has already gained significant traction: six of the top ten global banks have launched similar initiatives in 2024, collectively handling over $2 trillion in transactions. The surge in regulated crypto products, from ETFs to tokenized securities, further validates this path.Second, limit blockchain systems to simple, predictable operations that can be automatically verified for compliance. This is the approach adopted by Ripple with its newly launched RUSD, designed to be compliant with the New York Department of Financial Services standards based on the limited purpose trust company framework. While this constrains innovation due to the restriction action space that users can make, it enables decentralization within carefully defined boundaries.Third, continue pursuing unlimited programmability while accepting that such systems cannot provide strong regulatory guarantees. This path, chosen by platforms like Uniswap with its over $1 trillion in total trading volume in 2024, faces mounting challenges. Recent regulatory actions against similar platforms in Singapore, the U.K. and Japan suggest this approach's days may be numbered in developed markets.For investors navigating this evolving landscape, the implications are clear. The current market enthusiasm, largely driven by regulated products like ETFs, indicates the industry is moving toward the first option. Projects that acknowledge and address these fundamental constraints, rather than fighting them, are likely to thrive. This explains why traditional financial institutions' blockchain initiatives, despite their limitations, are seeing dramatic growth – JPMorgan's platform reported a 127% increase in transaction volume this year.The success stories in crypto's next chapter will likely be hybrid systems that balance innovation with practical constraints. Investment opportunities exist in both regulated platforms that provide clear compliance guarantees and innovative projects that thoughtfully limit their scope to achieve verifiable safety properties.As this market matures, understanding these mathematical constraints becomes crucial for investors' risk assessment and portfolio allocation. The evidence is already clear in market performance: regulated crypto platforms have delivered average returns of 156% over the past year, while unrestricted platforms face increasing volatility and regulatory risks.Atkins' principles-based approach might offer more flexibility than Gensler's prescriptive rules, but it cannot override the fundamental limits of automated compliance. Just as physics constrains what's possible in the physical world, these mathematical principles set immutable boundaries in financial technology. The impossible dream isn't cryptocurrency itself – it's the notion that we can have unrestricted programmability, complete decentralization and guaranteed regulatory compliance all at once.For the crypto industry to deliver on its revolutionary potential, it must first acknowledge these immutable constraints. The winners in this next phase won't be those promising to overcome these mathematical limits, but those who design intelligent ways to work within them.

JUST IN: JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon says Bitcoin is "a Ponzi scheme" that "has no intrinsic value."

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The US stock market opened lower, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 57 points, the Nasdaq falling 259 points, and the S&P 500 index falling 0.85%.

BlockBeats News: On January 13th, according to official sources, the Ethereum Foundation announced the launch of a new X account, which will be used to share the latest developments of the Ethereum Foundation, including: 1. Update from EF team; 2. News about EF projects and funding; 3. Disclosure of EF Treasury Funds Flow.

CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index.The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 3246.57, down 4.2% (-143.25) since 4 p.m. ET on Friday.One of 20 assets is trading higher.Leaders: XRP (+1.4%) and ADA (-2.6%).Laggards: RENDER (-10.7%) and NEAR (-10.4%).The CoinDesk 20 is a broad-based index traded on multiple platforms in several regions globally.