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Stablecoin service provider Meld completes $7 million funding round, led by Lightspeed Faction, bringing the total funding to $15 million. Meld offers stablecoin payment services to users with the goal of creating a "cryptocurrency version of Visa."

ChainCatcher reports that, according to CoinDesk, cryptocurrency analysis firm Chainalysis stated in its latest report that crypto losses due to scams and frauds could reach up to $17 billion by 2025.
Among them, impersonation scams have seen a 1400% year-over-year increase, and AI-assisted scams are 4.5 times more profitable than traditional scams.

PANews January 14 News, General Robotics company SKILD AI raised $1.4 billion at a valuation of over $14 billion, with SoftBank leading the investment.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Coinglass data shows that in the past 1 hour, the entire network experienced liquidations of 128 million USD, with BTC liquidations of 101 million USD and ETH liquidations of 16.3014 million USD.

ChainCatcher message, according to Gate market data, BTC/USDT is currently quoted at $97,017.2, with a 24-hour increase of 4.87%.

BlockBeats News, January 14 — According to market sources, the U.S. Supreme Court will not rule on Trump's tariffs issue on Wednesday.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Liquid Capital founder Yilihua posted on the X platform: "Previously, I repeatedly advised shorts to close early with small losses and late with large losses. The big bull market in 2026 is approaching. Our confidence is not blind because of successful bottom fishing and top escaping, but based on professional investment research and analysis. Recently, I have been reiterating the expectation of a big bull market because I hope everyone can have confidence and patience. There is a saying in the bull market: holding coins is even harder than holding a widow, due to the huge volatility and 24-hour trading. It is indeed very difficult for ordinary people to remain calm and avoid greed when in fear."

PANews January 14 News, according to The Block, Tether-supported mobile wallet Oobit announced native integration with the Solana ecosystem wallet Phantom. Users can make stablecoin payments at Visa-supported merchants worldwide through Oobit's DePay system with one click. Funds are deducted in real-time from the wallet and automatically converted to fiat currency, with no pre-transfer or intermediary required. Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko was involved in Oobit's $25 million Series A funding.

Federal Reserve's Powell stated that if the economy slows as expected and inflation drops to 2% with stable employment, she anticipates lowering short-term interest rates later this year. She noted that the labor market is slowing but not collapsing, supporting the decision to cut rates by 75 basis points last year.

BlockBeats News, January 14 — According to Coinglass data, in the past hour, the entire network experienced liquidations of $104 million, of which short positions accounted for $102 million.

ChainCatcher News, according to Jin10, Federal Reserve's Powell stated that the current labor market is under pressure, but a collapse has not yet occurred.

PANews 1月14日消息，据彭博社报道，Figure Technology推出全新平台“OPEN”（On-Chain Public Equity Network），允许公司在其Provenance区块链上发行真实股权代币，股东可直接借贷股票，无需通过传统券商或托管机构。Figure将率先发行自身股权代币，并支持在其去中心化平台交易，旨在重构股本市场基础设施。

ChainCatcher message, according to Jinshi report, Federal Reserve's Powell stated that a slight rate cut later this year might be more appropriate.

ChainCatcher News reports that Federal Reserve's Powell stated that the inflation rate should be around 2% by the end of the year.

ChainCatcher message, according to Jinshi reports, Federal Reserve's Powell stated that after the CPI release, he remains cautiously optimistic about inflation.

ChainCatcher message, according to Jin10, Federal Reserve's Powell stated that the current federal funds rate level remains somewhat tight.

ChainCatcher Message: Due to the recent rebound in the crypto market today, a total of $684 million was liquidated across the entire network in the past 24 hours, with $577 million in short positions liquidated. This rebound has also triggered the largest short liquidation since the "1011" crash.

ChainCatcher reports that, according to Jinshi, the NASDAQ decline has widened to 1%.

Figure Technology Solutions launches the on-chain public equity network (OPEN), aimed at simplifying stock lending processes and reducing intermediary steps. The platform supports direct issuance and lending of stocks on the blockchain, allowing shareholders to directly collateralize actual equity, distinguishing it from synthetic version stocks.

ChainCatcher消息，据金十报道，道琼斯指数在 1 月 14 日（周三）开盘下跌 68.72 点，跌幅 0.14%，报 49,123.27 点；标普 500 指数开盘下跌 37.1 点，跌幅 0.53%，报 6,926.56 点；纳斯达克综合指数开盘下跌 164.56 点，跌幅 0.69%，报 23,545.31 点。