Ethereum Foundation co-executive director Hsiao-Wei Wang said on Jan. 11 that Ethereum is moving toward a future where zero-knowledge cryptography becomes central to the network, with years of research converging with real-world progress, BlockBeats reports. While current upgrades focus on improving Layer 2 execution and Blob space, making zero-knowledge proofs a protocol-level feature is increasingly feasible. Wang said Ethereum researchers have published a native zkEVM plan that would let the network verify transactions by default using zero-knowledge proofs. The approach could significantly reduce the work required to secure Ethereum and enable scaling without compromising decentralization or reliability, while resilience, security, censorship resistance and neutrality remain core.

Bitcoin crossed $91,000 on Jan. 11, posting a 24-hour gain of 0.32%, HTX data show. The price reflects trading on HTX as of the update time.

A Polygon team-linked address transferred 20 million POL tokens worth close to $3.5 million over a 20-minute period on Jan. 11, Arkham data show. The address deposited the tokens to Binance and a GSR Markets address during this timeframe.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has made Tether's USDT central to the country's economy, with state oil company Petróleos de Venezuela using the stablecoin to navigate sanctions and settle oil transactions, The Wall Street Journal reported on Jan. 11. A Tether spokesperson said the company complies with all applicable U.S. and international sanctions and works closely with U.S. authorities, including the Office of Foreign Assets Control, adding that it regularly assists law enforcement in freezing addresses linked to illegal activity or sanctions violations.

On-chain data analyst Murphy said on Jan. 11 that the on-chain sentiment indicator RMMPC shows Asian market capital is currently exerting greater influence on BTC price, with strong participation beginning after Dec. 19, 2024 and helping drive a rebound following Bitcoin's second retest of $85,000, BlockBeats reports. Murphy noted US market capital has not yet entered aggressively, partly due to the Christmas and New Year holidays, which he believes has limited the strength of the rebound. The analyst added that before the market move in March 2024, Asian flows entered first and US capital followed, providing strong momentum and decisively shifting the market direction.

Machi Big Brother Huang Licheng opened a 10x leveraged long position in ZEC on Jan. 11, entering at $378.9956 with a position size of $350,000, HyperInsight data show. The trader also holds an ETH long position worth $34 million at an entry price of $3,138.43, and a HYPE long position valued at $250,000 opened at $24.4.

A UAE government wallet holds about 6,636 BTC, worth $600 million, Arkham data show. The coins were mined via Citadel Mining. Binance founder CZ said on Jan. 11 the UAE has used government resources to mine Bitcoin for some time, and a repost indicated it has officially done so.

On Jan. 11, Binance founder CZ reposted a tweet stating that 1 BNB could generate $71.5 in earnings in 2025, implying an estimated dividend yield of about 10% based on an assumed average BNB price for that year. The post described BNB as the strongest "golden shovel" in the crypto sector and claimed BNB would significantly outperform U.S. stock dividends and be the only token among BTC, ETH, BNB and SOL to end 2025 higher. It also asserted that Binance Alpha has increased retail user income, that the upper limit of airdrop returns has recently fallen while attracting more new users, and that currently one out of every 25 people globally is a Binance user.

ETH topped spot net inflows at $113 million over the past 24 hours on Jan. 11, followed by BTC at $53.66 million, SOL at $23.4 million, BCH at $20 million and BGB at $10.52 million, Coinglass data show as reported by BlockBeats. On the net outflow side during the same period, GMT recorded $5.2 million, POL $4.65 million, ID $4.2 million, DOGE $4 million and PIEVERSE $3.56 million.