DUSK Surges Above $0.2, Up 33.9% in 24 Hours

Jan. 25: Scroll co-founder Kenneth Shen’s (@shenhaichen) X account was hacked, per community reports. The hacker is currently impersonating members of X’s official team and sending phishing scams via direct messages (DMs). Users are advised to exercise caution.

**2026 Davos WEF: Crypto Moves From Niche to Core Global Financial Theme** At the 2026 World Economic Forum (WEF) Davos Summit, cryptocurrency and blockchain have shed their "niche topic" label to become a central focus for global financial leaders and policymakers. Here’s a roundup of key remarks: - **Coinbase’s Brian Armstrong**: A senior exec at a top-10 global bank told him crypto is now the institution’s "top priority"—even an "existential imperative." Most leaders he engaged with are open to crypto and actively seeking entry points: "The vast majority see it as a major opportunity." Tokenization was a top-discussed trend. - **Binance’s CZ (Changpeng Zhao)**: Can’t predict Bitcoin’s short-term prices but is bullish long-term. "I’m unsure about 2026 in a 12-month window, but Bitcoin will enter a super-cycle this year," he told CNBC. The U.S.’s landmark crypto shift will impact the West, with many countries adjusting their stances. - **Circle & Ripple Execs**: Stablecoin

January 25 — Per monitoring from Hyperinsight (via its Telegram channel @HyperInsight), a whale address beginning with 0x50b3 has opened 20x-leveraged BTC long positions over the past 24 hours. After multiple additions to the position, its current long size stands at 379.62 BTC (valued at $33.69 million), with an unrealized loss of $209,000 and an entry price of $89,318. Additionally, the same address has initiated several 25x-leveraged ETH short positions or hedges. Its current short size is 9,999 ETH (worth $29.36 million), with an unrealized loss of $15,000 and an entry price of $2,935.

Per Onchain Lens monitoring, 7 wallets linked to the same entity purchased 4,300 XAUT 8 hours ago at $5,049 apiece, totaling roughly $21.71 million.

Jan. 25 — South Korean outlet Ohmy News reports the Gwangju Regional Prosecution Service has lost seized Bitcoin tied to criminal cases. The exact value of the lost cryptocurrency remains undisclosed, but sources indicate it could be worth up to 70 billion Korean won. Prosecutors uncovered the loss during a routine check of seized financial assets: an official accessed a fraudulent website while verifying Bitcoin-related passwords stored on a USB drive. The office is conducting an internal investigation. A Gwangju prosecution official declined to confirm the details when approached by media.

On January 25th, crypto analytics firm Santiment posted on X that major Bitcoin whales are ramping up accumulation at a notable clip. Addresses holding 1,000+ BTC have added 104,340 BTC in recent days—an increase of 1.5%. Additionally, the count of large transactions ($1M+) has surged to a two-month high.