On January 30, 2026, Otters announced a Telegram Mini App on the TON blockchain to streamline Web3 onboarding. The platform uses daily rewards, short farming cycles, and mini games, and has organically attracted tens of thousands of users. New features include the TON Badge for verified P2P Quick Share and an in-app NFT Collection Store.

On January 30, 2026 in Singapore, Paradex announced the completion of XP Season 2 and outlined plans for the upcoming $DIME Token Generation Event. The platform confirmed that 25% of the fully diluted $DIME supply will be airdropped to XP holders at TGE, including 20% for Season 2 participants, with the event targeted for late February or early March after Chinese New Year.

On January 28, 2026 in New York, QXMP Labs said it activated its real‑world asset liquidity architecture and registered approximately USD $1.1 trillion of certified in‑ground assets on its Layer‑1 blockchain, QELT. The firm outlined a design that routes 30% of tokenisation proceeds through QELT and cited an indicative base valuation near USD $43.6 billion.

On January 28, 2026 in George Town, Cayman Islands, Bitcoin application platform Citrea announced its mainnet launch, enabling capital market activity directly on the Bitcoin network. The project also introduced ctUSD, a U.S. dollar-denominated stablecoin issued by MoonPay and powered by M0, intended to serve as a USD settlement and liquidity layer for Bitcoin-based financial use cases such as BTC-backed lending. Backed by investors including Founders Fund and Galaxy Ventures, Citrea aims to make Bitcoin more programmable and financially active for institutional and global users.

On January 27, 2026 in London, CT3 announced the public release of CT3 Secure Storage, a decentralized data service open to all users. According to CT3, it introduces NFT-based access keys, supports files up to 1TB, uses pay‑as‑you‑go pricing with automatic refunds, and has migrated from Solana to Polygon (EVM) to enhance reliability and integrations.

On Jan. 27, 2026 in Dubai, Bybit, Mantle and Byreal announced Mantle Super Portal, enabling $MNT to bridge from Ethereum to Solana through a unified interface. The rollout includes a MNT–USDC pool on Byreal with 96,000 $MNT in incentives over the next three months, while Bybit Alpha supports $MNT trading plus Solana deposits and withdrawals.

On January 21, 2026 in Warsaw, Mana Minds announced a strategic partnership with Wanda Exchange to distribute a regulated crypto gift card product across Europe. The Wanda Crypto Gift Card leverages Wanda Exchange’s licensed VASP platform in Poland and Mana Minds’ global distribution network to offer retailers a compliant way to sell digital assets, with support for multiple major cryptocurrencies and flexible denominations.

On January 20th, 2026 in Singapore, Pendle announced a major upgrade to its native token with the introduction of sPENDLE, designed to deepen liquidity, streamline governance, and refine its revenue model. In 2025 the protocol reported an average TVL of about $5.7B, a peak TVL near $13.4B, and roughly $44.6M in total fees, alongside growing activity from the Boros onchain funding rate venue. The new token mechanics include buybacks funded by protocol revenue, a 14-day withdrawal period or instant redemption fee, and an algorithmic emission system that reduces PENDLE emissions while enhancing allocation efficiency.

On January 7, 2026 in Miami, Everstake announced a partnership with Cometh to offer EU institutions a compliant route from bank transfers to crypto staking and back to fiat. Clients complete KYC/KYB, receive a dedicated IBAN and smart account, convert deposits into eligible assets, and stake via Everstake, with rewards settled in fiat.