The Ethereum Foundation has announced the winners of the x402 Hackathon: x402-sf, Cheddr Payment Channels x402, and other projects have won awards.
the Ethereum Foundation announced the successful conclusion of the x402 hackathon supported by the Developer Acceleration Team, and revealed some of the winning projects, including:
the Ethereum Foundation announced the successful conclusion of the x402 hackathon supported by the Developer Acceleration Team, and revealed some of the winning projects, including:
WalletConnect launches POS stablecoin payment service
WalletConnect CEO Jess Houlgrave announced a collaboration with Ingenico to launch stablecoin payment functionality on POS terminals. The initial phase will enable WalletConnect Pay to be available on Ingenico terminals for acquirers and payment service providers starting from January 2026. The first merchants are expected to gradually activate the service in Europe during the first and second quarters of 2026. As PSPs progressively enable this service within their merchant networks, further expansion will be promoted.
WalletConnect CEO Jess Houlgrave announced a collaboration with Ingenico to launch stablecoin payment functionality on POS terminals. The initial phase will enable WalletConnect Pay to be available on Ingenico terminals for acquirers and payment service providers starting from January 2026. The first merchants are expected to gradually activate the service in Europe during the first and second quarters of 2026. As PSPs progressively enable this service within their merchant networks, further expansion will be promoted.
Analysts: Artificial intelligence is taking over power grid resources, causing Bitcoin's hashrate to drop to a 4-month low.
the Bitcoin network hashrate has fallen below 1,000 EH/s for the first time since mid-September, and an analyst believes this decline is related to the market's continued interest in AI.
the Bitcoin network hashrate has fallen below 1,000 EH/s for the first time since mid-September, and an analyst believes this decline is related to the market's continued interest in AI.
A whale's ASTER and ETH positions were liquidated, and its long AVNT positions were closed, resulting in a total loss of $4.21 million.
according to Onchain Lens monitoring, a certain whale's ASTER and ETH positions were liquidated and AVNT long positions were closed, resulting in a total loss of 4.21 million USD.
according to Onchain Lens monitoring, a certain whale's ASTER and ETH positions were liquidated and AVNT long positions were closed, resulting in a total loss of 4.21 million USD.
Analysis: Bitcoin's support level between $88,000 and $90,000 has weakened significantly, and volatility may be amplified.
On January 19, on-chain data analyst Murphy posted that "BTC's funding structure has undergone significant changes: compared to January 12, the Long Gamma at $88,000 has disappeared and shifted to Short Gamma; the Long Gamma at $90,000 remains, but the GEX (options Gamma exposure) has dropped from $1.2 billion to $590 million, nearly halving. This means the supporting force generated by the funding structure between $88,000 and $90,000 has significantly weakened. In contrast, the GEX at $92,000 has reached as high as $1.4 billion, amplifying BTC's volatility. According to URPD data, the chip structure has not changed much, with a large accumulation of chips still between $87,000 and $92,000; therefore, this remains the strongest current support zone, not easily broken. However, if an extreme situation causes this range to be breached, the probability of BTC filling the lower 'gap' will greatly increase. Following the "double anchor structure" rule, the middle position is around $72,000 to $74,000."
On January 19, on-chain data analyst Murphy posted that "BTC's funding structure has undergone significant changes: compared to January 12, the Long Gamma at $88,000 has disappeared and shifted to Short Gamma; the Long Gamma at $90,000 remains, but the GEX (options Gamma exposure) has dropped from $1.2 billion to $590 million, nearly halving. This means the supporting force generated by the funding structure between $88,000 and $90,000 has significantly weakened. In contrast, the GEX at $92,000 has reached as high as $1.4 billion, amplifying BTC's volatility. According to URPD data, the chip structure has not changed much, with a large accumulation of chips still between $87,000 and $92,000; therefore, this remains the strongest current support zone, not easily broken. However, if an extreme situation causes this range to be breached, the probability of BTC filling the lower 'gap' will greatly increase. Following the "double anchor structure" rule, the middle position is around $72,000 to $74,000."
The US spot SOL ETF saw a net inflow of $46.88 million last week.
according to SoSoValue data, during the trading week (January 12 to January 16, Eastern Time), the US spot SOL ETF had a net inflow of 46.88 million USD. The SOL spot ETF with the highest weekly net inflow last week was the Bitwise Solana Spot ETF BSOL, with a weekly net inflow of 32.23 million USD and a total historical net inflow of 680 million USD.
according to SoSoValue data, during the trading week (January 12 to January 16, Eastern Time), the US spot SOL ETF had a net inflow of 46.88 million USD. The SOL spot ETF with the highest weekly net inflow last week was the Bitwise Solana Spot ETF BSOL, with a weekly net inflow of 32.23 million USD and a total historical net inflow of 680 million USD.
Hyperliquid saw 38 liquidated positions today with single-currency losses exceeding $1 million.
according to Hyperinsight monitoring, during today's market flash crash, multiple traders on Hyperliquid were liquidated, with 38 liquidation positions losing over 1 million USD each, covering various major coins and altcoins. The largest liquidation was a trader's BTC long position, with a single loss as high as 25.8338 million USD.
according to Hyperinsight monitoring, during today's market flash crash, multiple traders on Hyperliquid were liquidated, with 38 liquidation positions losing over 1 million USD each, covering various major coins and altcoins. The largest liquidation was a trader's BTC long position, with a single loss as high as 25.8338 million USD.
