On 14 January 2026, Figure Technology Solutions detailed plans for its On-Chain Public Equity Network (OPEN), a system where companies issue native blockchain-based shares instead of tokenized representations. Built on the Provenance blockchain, OPEN lets investors hold, trade, and lend equity directly via digital wallets while reducing traditional intermediaries and targeting use cases such as crypto-heavy public companies seeking tighter alignment with underlying asset values.

On January 14, 2026, BonkFun announced a BONK Classic launch format on Solana with zero creator fees and a 0.30% swap fee, largely funneled back into liquidity. The move comes as Pump.fun regains dominance in meme coin issuance and as both platforms revamp fee structures while BONK trades near $0.000012 after a double‑digit volume jump.

On January 14, 2026, over $718 million in crypto short positions were liquidated within 24 hours, marking the largest short wipeout since the October market crash. Bitcoin shorts made up about $402 million of the total and Ethereum around $255 million, as both assets broke through key resistance levels. The event forced closures across major derivatives exchanges and highlighted how crowded bearish positioning and leverage had built up before the sharp move higher.

Bitcoin miner CleanSpark announced on Wednesday that it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase 447 acres of land in Brazoria County, Texas, to build a 300 MW data center that could be expanded to 600 MW. The facilities are designed to support artificial intelligence and high-performance computing workloads as the firm diversifies away from pure Bitcoin mining amid record network difficulty.

According to Chainalysis, crypto theft totaled at least $14 billion in 2025, surpassing $12 billion in 2024. AI-enabled operations earned over $3.2 million per scheme, with daily income of $4,838 versus $518 without AI. In July and December 2025, separate reports and charges highlighted deepfake tactics and a $16 million case involving Coinbase users.

Shiba Inu (SHIB) saw $2.02 million in spot net inflows over 24 hours after an hourly netflow surge of 1,153.92% during the Tuesday Asian session. Price held near $0.000008773 on Wednesday with a 0.13% gain. Hourly net inflows hit $429,630 and the 12-hour window topped $1.05 million amid broad-based buy pressure.

Ethereum has moved out of a multi-week range, breaking above $3,330 and confirming a bullish breakout pattern on the daily chart. With price gains backed by higher volume and Binance futures open interest at a three-month peak of $8.6 billion, analysts are now watching resistance zones between $3,350 and $3,800 as potential waypoints toward the $4,000 level.

On January 14, 2026, the Sui mainnet experienced a network stall that interrupted checkpoint validation and froze transactions for dApps such as Slush and SuiScan. The core team reported that funds remained secure and was working on a fix, while SUI traded around $1.84 with a market cap near $6.97 billion and limited price impact despite a sharp rise in 24-hour volume.