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According to Nikita Bier, X Product Lead and Solana Ecosystem Advisor, on January 15th, Deep Tide TechFlow reported that X platform is revising its developer API policy, which will no longer allow applications that reward users for posting on X. Bier stated that such applications have led to a large amount of AI-generated low-quality content and reply spam on the platform. X platform has revoked API access for these applications, and user experience is expected to improve soon. For developer accounts whose API access has been terminated, X platform indicated it will assist in transitioning their business to Threads and Bluesky platforms.

Deep Tide TechFlow News, January 15 - According to Coinglass data, the total liquidation amount in the cryptocurrency market over the past 24 hours reached $356 million, with long positions liquidated at $214 million and short positions liquidated at $142 million.BTC liquidation amounted to $103 million, while ETH liquidation reached $80.6949 million. Over the past 24 hours, a total of 125,326 traders were liquidated, with the largest single liquidation occurring on the PUMP-USD trading pair on Hyperliquid, valued at $11.1454 million.

BlockBeats News, January 16th, according to Bloomberg, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong met with lawmakers on Capitol Hill to ensure his company can continue paying rewards to users holding stablecoins on the platform. Armstrong stated that banking lobbying groups are attempting to restrict stablecoin rewards through legislation, which would hinder the crypto industry's ability to compete with banks for funds. He believes that Americans should have the right to earn higher yields through their funds, and banks are concerned about being forced to raise deposit rates for customers as a result.Previously, Armstrong opposed a draft digital asset market structure bill planned for review by a Senate committee, after which committee chairman Tim Scott announced a delay in action on the bill. The compromise clause in the draft originally prohibited payment of deposit yields but allowed other forms such as trading rewards. However, senators are expected to vote on an amendment that comprehensively bans stablecoin rewards, with the outcome still unclear.

PANews reported on January 16th that Goldman Sachs is exploring opportunities in prediction markets, a move aimed at allowing the investment bank to benefit from this rapidly evolving field of betting on real-world events. CEO Solomon called prediction markets "very interesting" and said he had personally met with the heads of two of the largest prediction market firms in the field over the past two weeks. "We have a team here engaging with them and conducting research," Solomon said on Thursday's analyst call following the bank's fourth-quarter earnings release. The entry of this mainstream Wall Street firm into prediction markets could enhance the legitimacy and trading volume of this less regulated but burgeoning financial segment. Several market-making firms have already joined the race.

PANews reported on January 16th, citing Bloomberg, that World Liberty Financial, the Trump family's crypto project, is seeking a banking license, with its new entity, "World Liberty Trust Co.", submitting its application on January 5th. According to the application documents, the current position of Chief Financial Officer is "pending," but sources indicate plans to fill the role soon. If approved, the license would allow World Liberty Trust Co. to perform banking functions in specific ways, including asset protection, as part of the company's goal to promote the "mainstream adoption" of its USD-denominated stablecoin, USD1.

BlockBeats news, January 16, Michael Saylor posted, "Digital credit is a refinement of digital capital: stripping risk, suppressing volatility, compressing duration, conducting currency conversion, and extracting yield."

BlockBeats 消息，1 月 16 日，据 Onchain Lens 监测，过去 8 小时，贝莱德从 Coinbase 提取 6647 枚 BTC（6.3809 亿美元）和 4179 枚 ETH（1376 万美元）。过去两天，他们累计提取 9346 枚 BTC（9.0023 亿美元）。

PANews reported on January 15 that, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, the whale "pension-usdt.eth" has reopened a long ETH position with 3x leverage, holding 20,000 ETH (worth $67 million), after closing out a position that yielded a profit of $4.7 million. Currently, the whale holds $1.2 million in floating profits, with total profits exceeding $28 million.

BlockBeats News, January 15: Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong stated that Coinbase will not support the current version of the bill before the Senate Banking Committee revises and votes on a comprehensive cryptocurrency legislation. Armstrong posted on X platform that, while appreciating the senators' efforts to promote bipartisan consensus, the draft is "worse than the current regulatory status," and "it's better to have no bill than a bad bill."The bill aims to clarify the jurisdictional boundaries between the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in digital asset regulation, define when digital assets are securities or commodities, and introduce new disclosure requirements. The Senate Banking Committee plans to hold a hearing and vote on the bill on Thursday morning.Armstrong pointed out that the bill has significant issues regarding DeFi, stablecoin yields, and other aspects, with some provisions potentially granting the government "unlimited access to personal financial records," eroding user privacy, while related revisions could "strangle stablecoin reward mechanisms." He also criticized the bill for weakening CFTC authority, making it subordinate to the SEC in regulation, which is detrimental to industry innovation.Insiders noted that Coinbase's public opposition "holds symbolic significance" and may influence the bill's final outcome. The stablecoin yield issue has become a focal point of controversy, with banking groups concerned that related mechanisms would drain deposits and impact community banks, while the crypto industry accuses banks of attempting to restrict competition.Despite this, some industry institutions still support advancing the legislation. Digital Chamber of Commerce CEO Cody Carbone stated they will continue to push for the bill to become law by 2026; Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse also expressed optimism about resolving differences through revisions.

PANews reported on January 15th that Sui released an update at 05:24 this morning stating that the Sui network has now been restored and is fully operational, with transactions proceeding normally. If you are still experiencing issues, please refresh the application or browser window. A full recap of the events will be shared in the coming days. Earlier, at 11:24 PM yesterday, news broke that the Sui mainnet experienced network outages .