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NEXST Brings KISS OF LIFE to Life: Debut VR Concerts on the Ultimate Web3 Entertainment Platform

NEXST, a next-generation Web3 entertainment platform, has announced a strategic partnership with the award-winning K-Pop group KISS OF LIFE. The group, recognized for its global influence and approximately 9 million social media followers, will be the second official artist on NEXST VR LIVE. This service, part of the NEXST ecosystem powered by the $NXT token, offers immersive VR concerts that move beyond traditional formats, allowing fans to share a digital space with artists. The partnership aims to bridge Web2 audiences into Web3 by integrating digital ownership and crypto-based purchases into accessible entertainment experiences, without requiring prior blockchain knowledge. Following a previous collaboration with girl group UNIS, NEXST continues to expand its artist partnerships to create a new paradigm in fan engagement, combining AI, VR, and Web3 technologies to build a unified digital entertainment economy.

TheNewsCrypto01/16 15:27

NEXST Brings KISS OF LIFE to Life: Debut VR Concerts on the Ultimate Web3 Entertainment Platform

TheNewsCrypto01/16 15:27

From Hype to Reality: A Critical Review of 2026 Airdrop Projects

Author: Mark Title: From Hype to Reality: A Critical Review of 2026 Airdrop Projects The author clarifies he is not an airdrop expert, a quant, or part of any private Discord groups with "confirmed information." Instead, his strength lies in being a top-tier "information consumer" who has spent a lifetime absorbing data, reading documentation, and understanding social norms and human psychology. He positions himself as the ultimate application user. This guide shares his unfiltered, unbiased, and free perspective on airdrops. Rather than listing numerous must-join airdrops, he focuses on what he finds genuinely important. His curated list is based on projects with: * A quality product backed by real users. * High potential (his personal opinion). * A grading system based on participation difficulty and profit potential. * A focus on avoiding airdrops that are nearly impossible to obtain. The selection is informed by his extensive time on Crypto Twitter, being perpetually online, observing market sentiment, and his own intuition. He acknowledges that some projects may fail while others could succeed spectacularly. The list does not include projects that are "too early."

比推01/16 13:56

Ethereum Treasury Bitmine Makes $200M Bet On MrBeast’s Company

Ethereum treasury company Bitmine is investing $200 million into Beast Industries, the entertainment firm owned by popular YouTuber MrBeast. Originally a crypto mining company, Bitmine pivoted to become a major Ethereum treasury in 2025 and now holds 3.45% of all ETH, with a goal to reach 5%. This investment marks a strategic move to diversify and collaborate with Beast Industries, which is developing a new financial services platform. Bitmine's chairman called MrBeast the "leading content creator of our generation." The deal is expected to close around January 19th. Separately, Bitmine faces a shareholder vote to increase its share authorization cap, which requires 50.1% approval. Meanwhile, Ethereum's price has risen nearly 7% to around $3,300.

bitcoinist01/16 13:03

Ethereum Treasury Bitmine Makes $200M Bet On MrBeast’s Company

bitcoinist01/16 13:03

LMAX Group Adds Ripple’s RLUSD Stablecoin For Global Exchange After $150 Million Deal

LMAX Group has announced a major partnership with Ripple, supported by a $150 million investment, to integrate Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin into its global exchange infrastructure. The RLUSD will serve as a foundational collateral asset, enabling institutional clients—including banks, brokers, and buy-side firms—to improve cross-collateralization and margin efficiency across spot crypto, perpetual futures, and CFDs. Key benefits include enhanced liquidity, 24/7 market access, and secure custody via segregated wallets. LMAX CEO David Mercer highlighted RLUSD’s role in bridging traditional finance and digital assets, while Ripple’s Jack McDonald emphasized the partnership’s potential to expand RLUSD adoption in sophisticated trading environments.

bitcoinist01/16 12:03

LMAX Group Adds Ripple’s RLUSD Stablecoin For Global Exchange After $150 Million Deal

bitcoinist01/16 12:03

Product Update: New Options Metrics Suite

Glassnode has expanded its analytics platform from on-chain intelligence to a comprehensive derivatives suite, introducing over 40 new options metrics. The update includes coverage for BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP, and PAXG, with integrated feeds from Deribit, OKX, and Bybit. Key features include Premium and Taker Flow metrics to gauge trader conviction through capital spent, Combo Strategy reconstruction to identify multi-leg trades, and advanced Implied Volatility analytics with granular Delta-based IV data and Skew Indexes. New Gamma Exposure metrics help map dealer hedging impacts, while Max Pain and IV Heatmaps provide visual insights into positioning and volatility surfaces. The platform now offers institutional-grade tools for systematic and discretionary trading strategies.

insights.glassnode01/16 11:12

Product Update: New Options Metrics Suite

insights.glassnode01/16 11:12

Single-Quarter Burn of 13.62 Trillion Tokens Hits New High, $HTX Cumulative Burn Volume Approaches 10% of Total Supply

HTX DAO has successfully completed the Q4 2025 burn of $HTX tokens, destroying 13.62 trillion tokens—a record high—worth over $23.31 million. This represents a 36.4% year-on-year and 3.78% quarter-on-quarter increase, demonstrating strong performance despite a generally subdued crypto market. The burn mechanism, which uses 50% of Huobi HTX's revenue to repurchase and destroy tokens, highlights the platform's robust business fundamentals. Cumulatively, HTX DAO has now burned 99.49 trillion $HTX, approaching 10% of the total supply, accelerating the token’s transition into a deep deflationary phase. This reduction in circulating supply is expected to provide long-term value support. Throughout 2025, Huobi HTX saw significant growth, surpassing 55 million registered users and recording $3.3 trillion in annual trading volume, a 39% increase year-on-year. Moving forward, HTX DAO plans to further decentralize governance, expand $HTX utility across CeFi and DeFi ecosystems, and enhance community-driven decision-making to sustainably grow the token’s value.

marsbit01/16 10:46

Single-Quarter Burn of 13.62 Trillion Tokens Hits New High, $HTX Cumulative Burn Volume Approaches 10% of Total Supply

marsbit01/16 10:46

MEXC Brings Back Flip Fest Event With 5,000,000 USDT Prize Pool

MEXC has announced the return of its Flip Fest event, running from January 15 to February 9, 2026, featuring a 5,000,000 USDT prize pool. The event combines futures trading with a gamified collection system where users earn Pocket Cards through registration and trading tasks. Participants can form card hands to compete for daily rewards, use Power Cards to upgrade their hands, and earn bonus points through challenges. The previous edition attracted over 200,000 users and distributed the full prize pool, with top winners earning significant rewards. MEXC, founded in 2018, serves over 40 million users globally and emphasizes accessibility and innovation in crypto trading.

TheNewsCrypto01/16 10:16

MEXC Brings Back Flip Fest Event With 5,000,000 USDT Prize Pool

TheNewsCrypto01/16 10:16

Sentient Announces Token Economics, How Will the Market Price It?

Sentient, an open-source AI platform focused on building an open, monetized, and verifiable Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) economy, has released the tokenomics for its native token SENT. The total supply is set at approximately 34.36 billion tokens (2³⁵), distributed across five categories: Community Initiatives & Airdrops (44%), Ecosystem & R&D (19.55%), Team (22%), Investors (12.45%), and Public Sale (2%). The SENT will be used for staking, model services, data-related functions, and payments within the platform's ecosystem, particularly for services powered by Artifacts. Unlock schedules vary: 30% of community and ecosystem allocations are unlocked at TGE, with the remainder linearly released over four years. Team and investor tokens are locked for one year post-TGE, then linearly vested over four and six years, respectively. The public sale portion is fully unlocked at TGE. Market expectations are high, with Polymarket prediction data indicating a 99% probability that Sentient’s fully diluted valuation (FDV) will exceed $200 million upon launch. Sentient aims to create a decentralized AGI economy where developers can monetize models, data, and innovations. Its core infrastructure, GRID (Global Research and Intelligence Directory), is a composable network of AI agents, models, and tools. The project has raised $85 million in seed funding from investors including Founders Fund, Pantera Capital, and Framework Ventures. Key advisors include Sandeep Nailwal (Polygon) and Sreeram Kannan (EigenLayer). The team is research-heavy, with core contributors coming from academic and engineering fields. The platform emphasizes transparency and collaboration through its Open, Monetized, Loyal (OML) model and has open-sourced its ROMA (Recursive Open Meta-Agent) framework to support multi-agent task coordination. Over 60 ecosystem partners have been onboarded, covering model collaboration, agents, data providers, and validators.

marsbit01/16 10:12

Sentient Announces Token Economics, How Will the Market Price It?

marsbit01/16 10:12

Why is DCR’s price up today? Analyzing Decred’s 23% rally

Decred's (DCR) price surged 23% in large part due to a newly approved governance proposal. The measure, which passed with 99.98% approval, increases treasury spending to 4% to fund network growth and long-term initiatives. This move boosted investor confidence, with the rally accounting for over half of DCR's gains in the past month. The price increase is further supported by technical indicators. The Parabolic SAR and a strong ADX reading suggest the uptrend is powerful and likely to continue. Additionally, the Chaikin Money Flow (CMF) turned positive, indicating a return of buying pressure. However, the rally faces some hurdles. Spot market data shows three consecutive days of outflows, totaling around $439k in sales. Bullish sentiment also slightly declined from 86% to 81%, signaling a cautious undercurrent among some traders. Despite this, short-term market outlook remains largely positive.

ambcrypto01/16 08:02

Why is DCR’s price up today? Analyzing Decred’s 23% rally

ambcrypto01/16 08:02

Uniswap Goes Live on OKX X Layer With Zero Interface Fee Swaps

Uniswap has launched on OKX's X Layer, an Ethereum-compatible Layer 2 network, enabling users to swap tokens, provide liquidity, and access DeFi services with low transaction costs. A key feature is the absence of interface fees for swaps, allowing seamless trading of major assets like USDG, xBTC, and USDT directly through Uniswap’s interface. This integration aligns with Uniswap’s strategy to expand across chains and reduce costs, while offering OKX’s global user base access to a trusted DeFi platform with deep liquidity. The move is part of Uniswap’s broader effort to enhance accessibility, following recent upgrades such as fee removals and multi-chain expansions.

TheNewsCrypto01/16 07:51

Uniswap Goes Live on OKX X Layer With Zero Interface Fee Swaps