London Stock Exchange Launches Digital Settlement Center, Supporting On-chain and Off-chain Payment Networks for Programmatic Instant Settlement

January 15 — Perpetual DEX (Perp DEX) Hyperliquid’s open interest hit a nearly three-month high of $9.645 billion over the past 24 hours, per DefiLlama data. Its prior three-month peak was around $9.658 billion, while its trading volume led the segment. Key Perp DEX metrics (past 24h): - Hyperliquid: ~$8.82B trading volume | ~$4.36B TVL | ~$9.65B open interest - Aster: ~$6.47B trading volume | ~$1.25B TVL | ~$2.79B open interest - Lighter: ~$4.75B trading volume | ~$1.19B TVL | ~$1.5B open interest - EdgeX: ~$3.87B trading volume | ~$0.416B TVL | ~$1.21B open interest - Variational: ~$1.89B trading volume | ~$66.18M TVL | ~$1.1B open interest - Extended: ~$1.87B trading volume | ~$1.91B TVL | ~$2.95B open interest - Pacifica: ~$0.948B trading volume | ~$45.81M TVL | ~$88M open interest Reference links: [Hyperliquid](https://app.hyperliquid.xyz/join/NTOD), [Aster](https://www.asterdex.com/en/referral/aboter), [Lighter](https://app.lighter.xyz/?referral=70045843), [Pa

January 15th — Analyst Darkfost compiled on-chain metric data to note that while Bitcoin’s strong short-term rebound pushed it above $97,000, short-term holders (STHs) appear more focused on taking profits. Yesterday, as Bitcoin broke above the $97,000 mark, more than 40,000 BTC held in profitable positions were moved to centralized exchanges (CEXs). Darkfost noted that STHs clearly still remain rattled by the recent correction, and seem to need further upside potential and more solid confirmation to rebuild confidence — plus enough unrealized profits to feel comfortable holding rather than selling.

On January 15, Glassnode noted via its latest Bitcoin Short-Term Holder Cost Basis Distribution (CBD) heatmap that Bitcoin’s price consolidation in the $80k-$95k range stems from concentrated overhead supply — a factor creating resistance relative to recent buyers’ cost basis. The heatmap shows this overhead supply has blocked multiple rebound attempts, keeping prices stagnant even as buying interest has continued to climb following pullbacks. Should demand hold above $80k, a breakout could be triggered.

On January 15, monitoring from crypto analytics platform HyperInsight (via its Telegram channel @HyperInsight) revealed that a whale closed a $15.25 million ETH long position at 18:03, netting a $90,000 profit. The account also holds a small unrealized gain. The address primarily trades major cryptocurrencies using a high-leverage, full-position strategy, frequently switching between long and short positions on the same day.

Binance Alpha will list the Sport.Fun (FUN) token on January 15. Trading on Alpha kicks off tonight at 22:00. Users holding at least 245 Alpha Points can claim 300 FUN tokens via the Alpha event page—first come, first served. If the event is still ongoing, the points threshold will automatically drop by 5 points every five minutes.

January 15th — Brian Moynihan, CEO of Bank of America, warned that if the U.S. Congress fails to restrict interest-bearing stablecoins, as much as $60 trillion in deposits could shift out of U.S. banks—equivalent to roughly 30% to 35% of total U.S. commercial bank deposits. Moynihan noted stablecoins are structured similarly to money market mutual funds, with reserves held in short-term instruments like U.S. Treasuries, instead of being deployed for bank loans as in traditional banking. This model keeps funds outside the traditional banking system, shrinking the deposit base banks depend on to fund household and business lending. This is also the most contentious provision of the CLARITY Act (Crypto Market Structure Act). The legislation bars digital asset service providers from paying interest or returns to users solely for holding stablecoins. Notably, the bill distinguishes between activity-based rewards—allowing those tied to staking, liquidity provision, or collateral—while