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According to Mars Finance news, monitored by ZachXBT, a victim lost more than $282 million worth of LTC and BTC due to a hardware wallet social engineering scam. The attackers began exchanging the stolen 2.05 million LTC and 1,459 BTC for Monero through multiple instant exchanges, causing the XMR price to rise. Additionally, the stolen BTC has been cross-chained to Ethereum, Ripple, and Litecoin via Thorchain. The stolen addresses include bc1ql...tf86, bc1qp...0wzm, and ltc1q...nr70.

Mars Finance news, on January 17, reported by The Block, Galaxy CEO Michael Novogratz stated that a comprehensive regulatory bill for the cryptocurrency industry may be finalized in the coming weeks. He noted that the bill does not need to be perfect to move forward. Just hours before the Senate Banking Committee's originally scheduled hearing on the amendments and votes for the cryptocurrency market structure bill on Thursday, negotiations fell into chaos last week. The focus of contention, in particular, was on how to handle stablecoin rewards. Banking groups have sharply criticized the (GENIUS Act) passed this summer — although it prohibits issuers from directly paying interest to stablecoin holders, it does not prevent third-party platforms like Coinbase from offering rewards. Many in the crypto industry believe that the banking sector is trying to stifle competition and point out that the stablecoin yield issue was debated last summer. "I do believe that parties will reach a compromise on this," Novogratz said during a CNBC interview on Friday morning, "this may not be ideal for the cryptocurrency industry, but it is acceptable. I have always emphasized: we must push the bill through to allow the industry to continue to develop. Even if it is not perfect, so what? We can refine it later."

Mars Finance news, on January 17, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, a newly created wallet withdrew 76,661 ZEC (Zcash) from Binance 3 hours ago, worth approximately $31.65 million.

Mars Finance news, according to SoSoValue data, Solana spot ETF saw a total net outflow of 2.22 million USD. Grayscale SOL ETF GSOL had a daily net outflow of 1.92 million USD, with a historical total net inflow of 119 million USD. 21shares SOL ETF TSOL experienced a daily net outflow of 726 thousand USD, and its historical total net outflow reached 102 million USD. As of the time of writing, the total net asset value of Solana spot ETF is 1.21 billion USD, with a net asset ratio of 1.48%, and the historical cumulative net inflow has reached 864 million USD.

Mars Finance news, on January 17, cryptocurrency mining company Riot Platforms announced on Friday that it paid $96 million for an acquisition by selling approximately 1,080 bitcoins, acquiring 200 acres of land in Rockdale, Texas. The company also signed a data center leasing and service agreement with semiconductor company AMD, initially deploying 25 megawatts of 'critical IT load capacity.' Riot stated that this initial 10-year agreement could bring the company approximately $311 million in revenue, and if three five-year renewals are executed, the potential could reach $1 billion. Driven by this news, the company's stock traded on NASDAQ (ticker RIOT) surged to $18.80, with an increase of 11% in the past 24 hours.

Mars Finance news, OKX will officially launch the FUNUSDT perpetual contract on January 17, 2026, at 11:00. The contract trading will support leverage from 0.01 to 20 times, and the trading time will be 7×24 hours.

Mars Finance news, on January 17th, according to Alternative Data, today's cryptocurrency Fear and Greed Index is 50 (yesterday it was 49), and the market remains 'neutral'. Note: The panic index threshold is 0-100, including indicators: volatility (25%) + market trading volume (25%) + social media popularity (15%) + market surveys (15%) + Bitcoin's proportion in the entire market (10%) + Google Trends analysis (10%).

Mars Finance news, according to SoSoValue data, XRP spot ETF total net inflow is 1.12 million USD. Only Franklin XRP ETF XRPZ net inflow, single-day net inflow 1.12 million USD, historical total net inflow has reached 288 million USD. As of the time of writing, XRP spot ETF total assets net value is 1.52 billion USD, XRP net asset ratio 1.2%, historical cumulative net inflow has reached 1.28 billion USD.

Mars Finance news, according to Arkham data, at 10:36, 1,308,700 TON (worth approximately 2,224,900 USD) was transferred from one anonymous address (starting with Ef8zMzMz...) to another anonymous address (starting with Ef9xgc8y...). Subsequently, that address transferred 1,308,700 TON to another anonymous address (starting with EQBNL2W5...).

Mars Finance news, on January 17, according to official news, Coinbase will add Seeker (SKR) and FIGHT (FIGHT) to the coin listing roadmap.

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When a country begins to accept cryptocurrency for weapon orders, crypto assets are no longer a matter of 'financial innovation' or 'gray tools,' but are formally integrated into the national survival and foreign game theory systems.

In January 2026, Iran's Ministry of Defense Export Center Mindex explicitly stated in official documents that its overseas military contracts can accept cryptocurrency, barter trade, or Iranian rials as payment methods.

Arms trade has historically been one of the most sanctioned, regulated, and sensitive cross-border transaction scenarios. Iran's decision to publicly include cryptocurrency as a payment option in this domain signifies one thing: Crypto assets are being systematically used by Iran as 'anti-sanction financial tools.'

According to Mars Finance news and Cryptopolitan reports, Kazakhstan's President Tokayev has signed the (Law on Banks and Banking Activities) and the (Amendment on Financial Market Regulation and Development), aimed at easing cryptocurrency trading rules and promoting financial technology innovation. The new legislation defines digital financial assets (DFAs) as a new asset class, divided into three categories: stablecoins, tokenized physical assets, and electronic financial instruments. Under the new regulations, the National Bank of Kazakhstan will be responsible for issuing licenses for cryptocurrency exchanges, creating a list of allowable cryptocurrencies, and regulating the market to prevent money laundering. Commercial banks are allowed to invest in fintech companies and develop innovative financial products, including mobile payments and a digital tenge system.

Mars Finance news, on January 17, according to Hyperinsight monitoring, the second largest ETH long position address on the Hyperliquid platform "Strategy Counterparty" added 127 million USD long positions 10 hours ago at a low point, with an increase of 9,890 ETH long positions and an increase of 1018.97 BTC long positions. The total position value is currently reported at 449 million USD, with an unrealized loss of 3.42 million USD.

According to Mars Finance news and Coinglass data, the current position of whales on the Hyperliquid platform is $7.526 billion, with long positions amounting to $3.707 billion, accounting for 49.25% of the total positions, and short positions at $3.819 billion, making up 50.75%. The profit and loss for long positions is -$46.5132 million, while short positions have a profit of $10.1 million. Among them, the whale address 0xb317..ae has taken a 5x leveraged long position on ETH at a price of $3,161.85, currently with an unrealized profit and loss of $28.7537 million.

On January 17, Mars Finance reported that Armani Ferrante, founder and CEO of Backpack, stated on social media that many projects claiming to be 'the next generation of internet finance' are actually severely stripped of functionality, degraded in experience, more expensive, and provide poorer protection. Some tokens are essentially stocks but lack dividends, voting rights, or protection from the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC). Some projects are essentially banks but do not support direct deposits, issuing checks, processing payroll, or transferring to accounts under others' names. While charging investors layers of fees, they provide no investor protection and expose personal data to the world.

Mars Finance news, according to reporter Eleanor Terrett, the White House is considering completely withdrawing support for the cryptocurrency market structure bill unless Coinbase returns to the negotiating table and proposes a yield agreement that satisfies the banking industry. A source close to the Trump administration revealed that the White House was angry about Coinbase's 'unilateral' action on Wednesday without prior notice, calling it a 'sudden reversal' for both the White House and the entire industry. The source emphasized that the White House believes a single company cannot represent the entire cryptocurrency industry, stating, 'Ultimately, this is President Trump's bill, not Brian Armstrong's bill.'

Mars Finance news, according to Coinglass data, the total liquidation across the network in the past 24 hours was 158 million USD, with long position liquidations amounting to 115 million USD and short position liquidations totaling 43.451 million USD. Among them, Bitcoin long position liquidations were 37.711 million USD, Bitcoin short position liquidations were 4.7501 million USD, Ethereum long position liquidations were 15.8023 million USD, and Ethereum short position liquidations were 6.2366 million USD. In addition, in the last 24 hours, a total of 89,438 people were liquidated globally, with the largest single liquidation occurring at Hyperliquid - BTC-USD worth 5.1046 million USD.

According to a report by Coindesk, sources reveal that Senate Democrats have returned to the negotiating table to discuss the best approach for the cryptocurrency market structure bill. They held a conference call with representatives from the cryptocurrency industry, where lawmakers engaged in in-depth discussions about the next steps. This week, the Senate's plan for the first vote on the bill was unexpectedly delayed, after which Democrats attempted to indicate that they were still prepared to advance the legislation. The draft bill released this week has faced significant criticism, and U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase also announced that the company cannot support this version of the bill.

Mars Finance news, according to Arkham data, at 08:06, 104 million SKY (worth about 6.74 million USD) was transferred from an anonymous address (starting with 0x6c99e...) to another anonymous address (starting with 0x78bD...).

Mars Finance news, according to Bloomberg, sources revealed that Anchorage Digital (its subsidiary is the first federally chartered digital asset bank in the U.S.) is seeking to raise new funds to explore potential listing plans. This New York-based company focuses on securing digital assets by providing custody and other services. An anonymous source stated that Anchorage Digital hopes to raise between $200 million and $400 million before a potential initial public offering (IPO) next year. The source also mentioned that Anchorage Digital is still finalizing its valuation plan.