Huoxun Finance reported on January 24th that BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes commented on the unusual yen exchange rate fluctuations on the X platform, stating that he is bullish on BTC if the rumors are true. Previously, Bloomberg reported that the yen saw its largest single-day gain in nearly six months, rising 1.6% to 155.90. Speculation arose that Japanese authorities might be preparing unusual market intervention to stop the yen's decline. The New York Fed and major banks conducted exchange rate checks. Arthur Hayes pointed out that this could be a scenario where the Fed intervenes by printing money to create bank reserves and then selling dollars to buy yen. If the Fed is indeed manipulating the yen, this could be seen in the growth of the "Foreign Currency Assets" item in the weekly H.4.1 report (the Fed's balance sheet).

According to SoSoValue data, the XRP spot ETF saw a net inflow of $3.43 million yesterday (January 23rd, Eastern Time). Only the Bitwise XRP ETF saw a net inflow of $3.43 million yesterday (January 23rd, Eastern Time), bringing its historical total net inflow to $319 million. As of press time, the XRP spot ETF's total net asset value is $1.36 billion, with an XRP net asset ratio of 1.17%, and a historical cumulative net inflow of $1.23 billion.

According to Decrypt, the UK Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has informed SenHokLing, who provided funds and assistance to convicted Bitcoin fraudster Qian Zhimin, that he must pay over $7.6 million (£5 million) within three months or face re-imprisonment and an additional eight-year sentence. SenHokLing, a Malaysian citizen, pleaded guilty in November 2025 to one count of money laundering and was sentenced to nearly five years in prison. Between February and April 2024, he obtained 83.7 bitcoins from Qian Zhimin and converted them into cash through bank accounts in the UAE and third parties. Civil proceedings involving 61,000 bitcoins under Qian Zhimin's name are still ongoing.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Buidlpad has announced the launch of the second phase of its DeFi fixed deposit product, Buidlpad Vault, offering a fixed yield of 8%. This phase of deposits will open at 8:00 AM UTC on January 25th, supporting ETH and USDT on Ethereum and BNB and USDT on BSC, with a quota of $20 million.

According to Odaily Planet Daily, a whale that bought Ethereum at $4,479 and averaged $3,873 per ETH at last year's high of $2,813 has started to cut its losses. Eight hours ago, this whale deposited 1,999 ETH (approximately $5.928 million) into the exchange. Selling this ETH would result in a loss of $1.815 million (deposit price $2,965.7). Currently, the whale holds 3,803 ETH with a floating loss of $3.457 million.