Binance launched a four-week WLFI airdrop on January 23, 2026, running through February 20. The exchange will distribute $40 million, allocating $10 million per week to users holding USD1, with rewards sent to Spot wallets by 18:00 UTC on Fridays. Eligibility requires net USD1 balances and full KYC, with certain regions excluded.

According to on-chain analyst Darkfrost, XRP funding rates on Binance have stayed mostly negative in recent months, echoing conditions that preceded rebounds of about 50% in August–September 2024 and around 100% in April–July 2025. Bears are eyeing a drop toward the 200-week EMA near $1.40 if XRP cannot hold the $1.80–$2.00 support band and reclaim the 50-week EMA at $2.22.

On January 23, allegations of insider trading surfaced around Solana’s DONT token after an address labeled "z5m3Ja" reportedly made nearly $1 million from presale trades and subsequent sales. DONT’s valuation briefly climbed to about 22 million USD before, according to CoinMarketCap, sliding to minimal market activity with no circulating supply and a fully diluted market cap of 32,104.61 USD. The case, raised by Kairos Research co-founder Ian Unsworth, has intensified debate about market integrity and potential regulatory responses in the crypto sector.

Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic reported that Russia's ruble-backed stablecoin A7A5, issued by A7 LLC in January 2025, has cleared over $100 billion in transactions in under a year. The token, backed 1:1 by ruble deposits at Promsvyazbank and running on Ethereum and TRON, has handled nearly 250,000 on-chain transfers across more than 41,000 addresses, though its growth is now showing signs of slowing under Western sanctions.

Fogo has launched its high-performance SVM Layer-1 mainnet and opened the $FOGO Genesis Airdrop claim portal as of January 15, 2026, rewarding early users, builders, and ecosystem contributors. Eligible participants can now claim fully unlocked $FOGO tokens before the April 15, 2026 deadline, with the token powering gas fees, staking, governance, and on-chain trading across the Fogo network.

Dogecoin climbed from $0.1150 to reclaim the $0.120 area but remains below $0.130 and the 100‑hour simple moving average. Key hurdles sit near $0.1260, $0.1285, and $0.1330, while support is noted at $0.1230, $0.120, and $0.1150. A close above $0.1330 could open $0.1420, $0.150, and $0.1550, whereas failure near $0.1280 risks dips toward $0.1080 or $0.1050.

Capital One announced it will acquire fintech company Brex in a transaction valued at $5.15 billion, structured as a mix of cash and stock and expected to close in mid-2026 pending regulatory approval. The bank plans to integrate Brex's payments technology and stablecoin infrastructure to expand its business payments offering, while Brex CEO Pedro Franceschi is set to remain in charge after the acquisition.

According to the analysis, XRP extended losses below $1.920 and is trading under the 100‑hour Simple Moving Average. Sellers are capping rebounds near $1.9450–$2.00, while support rests at $1.90 and $1.870. A close above $2.00 could target $2.050–$2.10; failure near $1.95 risks $1.8480–$1.820.