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, /PRNewswire/ -- Rilla, the leading AI-powered platform for field team performance, today announced it will bring its real-time coaching tools to The Home Depot, the world's largest home improvement retailer. These artificial intelligence tools will enable The Home Depot's service and sales professionals across the country to coach and develop their teams more effectively by identifying patterns in communication and service delivery. The collaboration reflects both companies' shared commitment to delivering consistent, exceptional service to customers—while embracing cutting-edge technology to support frontline teams.

Rilla, the leading AI-powered coaching tool for the top in-person sales teams in the world. "The Home Depot is a company known for its service excellence and operational scale," said Sebastian Jimenez, CEO of Rilla. "We're thrilled to partner with them to help equip their teams with tools that enhance performance and support the high standard of care they deliver to millions of customers."

Rilla's platform has seen rapid adoption among leading brands in home services, retail, and manufacturing—reflecting growing demand for AI solutions that improve frontline execution and operational excellence. Rather than relying on manual observation or delayed feedback, Rilla's AI platform helps organizations understand how service is delivered across teams—surfacing insights that allow leaders to reinforce best practices, scale coaching, and improve team performance.

The partnership underscores The Home Depot's focus on innovation and delivering high-quality service at scale—ensuring that no matter where or how customers interact with their teams, they receive the same level of professionalism, attentiveness, and expertise.

To learn more, visit [www.rilla.com].

About Rilla
Rilla is the leading AI platform for field teams. Built to support sales and service professionals, Rilla helps organizations scale coaching and performance development by analyzing communication trends and surfacing actionable insights—enabling better, more consistent execution in the field.

About The Home Depot
The Home Depot is the world's largest home improvement specialty retailer. At the end of the second quarter, the company operated a total of 2,353 retail stores and over 800 branches across all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, 10 Canadian provinces and Mexico. The Company employs over 470,000 associates. The Home Depot's stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: HD) and is included in the Dow Jones industrial average and Standard & Poor's 500 index.

CONTACT: [email protected]

SOURCE Rilla

  TORONTO, January 13, 2026 – TheNewswire - Noble Mineral Exploration Inc. ("Noble" or the "Company") (TSXV: NOB) (OTCQB: NLPXF) is pleased to provide the announcement by Canada Nickel that its Crawford Nickel Project has been name for Ontario’s One Project, One Process framework.

  Noble CEO Vance White said “We congratulate Canada Nickel in their announcement today as to its Crawford Nickel Project being formally named for the Province of Ontario’s One Project, One Process. We believe this is a huge step forward in the potential development of the Crawford deposit.”

“Crawford Nickel Project Named Under Ontario’s One Project, One Process Framework”

   TORONTO, January 13, 2026 – Canada Nickel Company Inc. (“Canada Nickel” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: CNC) (OTCQB: CNIKF) today announced the Province of Ontario has formally named the Crawford Nickel Project (“Crawford” or “the Project”) as the second project to be advanced under the Province’s new One Project, One Process (“1P1P”) framework. The 1P1P framework is designed to better coordinate Ontario’s permitting and review processes for major mining developments by aligning timelines, responsibilities, and information sharing across provincial ministries. For Canada Nickel, this designation reflects the advanced state, scale, and strategic importance of the Crawford Nickel Project within Ontario’s Critical Minerals Strategy. “Ontario is moving at lightning speed to open this 100% Canadian owned mine to create 4,000 jobs for Canadian workers,” said Stephen Lecce, Minister of Energy and Mines. “In 2026, our government is going full-tilt to unlock one of the world’s largest nickel deposits that will supercharge our economy and help end China’s critical mineral dominance. ‘Made-in -Canada’ from start to finish, as we build a domestic supply chain that includes the Western world’s largest nickel sulphide mine, a new nickel processing plant and downstream alloy production facility.” “Today’s announcement underscores the strategic significance of the Crawford Nickel Project for Ontario and the province’s ambition to establish a world-leading, Made-in-Ontario critical minerals supply chain,” said Mark Selby, CEO of Canada Nickel Company. “Crawford is purpose-built to anchor a new low-carbon mining and clean metals manufacturing corridor in Northeastern Ontario - driving long-term economic growth, creating high-quality jobs, and ensuring that value generation remains within the province. As the only mining project in Canada to secure this type of endorsement from both federal and provincial governments, today’s announcement strengthens our commitment to commencing construction by yearend. We look forward to working with the province through its newly announced Critical Minerals Processing Fund to help realize these ambitions.” Importantly, Canada Nickel has engaged in comprehensive consultations with the Province of Ontario and re-affirmed that the 1P1P framework will complement - not replace our longstanding commitments to Indigenous Nations, environmental stewardship, or regulatory rigour. The framework is intended to enhance government coordination and efficiency, while maintaining the highest standards for project development and community engagement. Crawford is already advancing at the forefront of Canada’s modernized regulatory framework, having become the first mining project in the country to submit an Impact Statement under the amended Impact Assessment Act, 2019, in November 2024. Together with its designation under the 1P1P framework and its referral to the federal Major Projects Office in November 2025, these milestones establish a clear path to responsibly accelerate development. 2 Crawford is expected to be the largest nickel sulphide project in the western world and among the most economically significant mining developments in Canada. Independent analysis estimates the Project will generate more than $70 billion in GDP over its initial 40+ year mine life, including approximately $67 billion for Ontario alone, while supporting 1,000 direct and 3,000 indirect and induced jobs. Through its patented In-Process Tailings (IPT) Carbonation technology, Crawford is also expected to permanently store up to 1.5 million tonnes of CO₂ annually, positioning it to become one of Canada’s largest carbon storage facilities, and the world’s first net-zero carbon nickel mines. All technical information derived in this news release is from the Company’s Crawford Feasibility Study, published in November 2023.

Qualified Person and Data Verification

Stephen J. Balch (P.Geo. – Ontario), VP Exploration of Canada Nickel and a "Qualified Person" within the meaning of NI 43-101, has verified the data disclosed in this news release, and has otherwise reviewed and approved the technical information in this news release on behalf of Canada Nickel Company Inc.

The magnetic images shown in this news release were created from Canada Nickel's interpretation of datasets provided by the Ontario Geological Survey.

About Canada Nickel Company

Canada Nickel Company Inc. is advancing the next generation of nickel-sulphide projects to deliver nickel required to feed the high growth electric vehicle and stainless-steel markets. Canada Nickel Company has applied in multiple jurisdictions to trademark the terms NetZero NickelTM, NetZero CobaltTM, NetZero IronTM and is pursuing the development of processes to allow the production of net zero carbon nickel, cobalt, and iron products. Canada Nickel provides investors with leverage to nickel in low political risk jurisdictions. Canada Nickel is currently anchored by its 100% owned flagship Crawford Nickel-Cobalt Sulphide Project in the heart of the prolific Timmins-Nickel District. For more information, please visit www.canadanickel.com.

  About Noble Mineral Exploration Inc.

Noble Mineral Exploration Inc. is a Canadian-based junior exploration company, which has holdings of securities in Canada Nickel Company Inc., Homeland Nickel Inc., East Timmins Nickel Inc.(20%), and its interest in the Holdsworth gold exploration property in the area of Wawa, Ontario.

Noble holds mineral and/or exploration rights in ~70,000ha in Northern Ontario, ~14,000ha elsewhere in Quebec and Newfoundland, upon which it plans to generate option/joint venture exploration programs.

Noble holds mineral rights and/or exploration rights in ~18,000 hectares in the Timmins-Cochrane areas of Northern Ontario known as Project 81, ~2,215 hectares in Thomas Twp/Timmins, as well as an additional 20% interest in ~38,700 hectares in the Timmins area and ~175 hectares of mining claims in Central Newfoundland. Project 81 hosts diversified drill-ready gold, nickel-cobalt and base metal exploration targets at various stages of exploration. Noble also holds ~4,600 hectares in the Nagagami Carbonatite Complex and its ~3,200 hectares in the Boulder Project both near Hearst, Ontario, as well as ~3,700 hectares in the Buckingham Graphite Property, ~10,152 hectares in the Havre St Pierre  Nickel, Copper, PGM property, and ~1,573 hectares in the Cere-Villebon Nickel, Copper, PGM property, ~569 hectare Uranium/Rare Earth property (Chateau) and a ~461 hectare Uranium/Molybdenum property (Taser North),  all of which are in the province of Quebec. 

Noble’s common shares trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol “NOB.”

More detailed information on Noble is available on the website at www.noblemineralexploration.com.

  Cautionary Note and Statement Concerning Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains certain information that may constitute "forward-looking information" under applicable Canadian securities legislation.  Forward looking information includes, but is not limited to, the potential of the Mann West Nickel Sulphide Project, timing for filing a technical report in support of the Mineral Resource Estimate, the significance of drill results, the ability to continue drilling, the impact of drilling on the definition of any resource, timing and completion (if at all) of additional mineral resource estimates, the potential of the Timmins Nickel District, strategic plans, including future exploration and development plans and results, and corporate and technical objectives.  Forward-looking information is necessarily based upon several assumptions that, while considered reasonable, are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which may cause the actual results and future events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information.  Factors that could affect the outcome include, among  others:  future prices and the supply of metals, the future demand for metals, the results of drilling, inability to raise  the money necessary to incur the expenditures required to retain and advance the property, environmental liabilities  (known  and  unknown), general business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties, results of  exploration programs, risks of the mining industry, delays in obtaining governmental approvals, failure to obtain  regulatory or shareholder approvals.  There can be no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such information.  Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information.  All forward-looking information contained in this press release is given as of the date hereof and is based upon the opinions and estimates of management and information available to management as at the date hereof.  Canada Nickel disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether because of new information. Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

  Contacts:

H. Vance White, President

Phone:        416-214-2250

Fax:        416-367-1954

Email:        [email protected]

 

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SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- National shareholder rights firm Hagens Berman is notifying investors in Coupang, Inc. (NYSE: CPNG) that a second securities class action has been filed expanding the Class Period and seeks to represent investors who purchased Coupang securities between May 7, 2025 and December 16, 2025. The Lead Plaintiff Deadline remains February 17, 2026.

The firm is investigating the propriety of Coupang’s statements about its disclosure controls, cybersecurity protocols and controls, and transparency regarding a breach that allegedly allowed a former employee to access massive amounts of sensitive customer data.

Investors who purchased Coupang (CPNG) securities during the expanded Class Period and suffered substantial losses are encouraged to submit your losses now.

View our latest video summary of the allegations: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gq5TZ_MtYAg

Expanded Class Period: May 7, 2025 – Dec. 16, 2025
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Feb. 17, 2026
Visit: www.hbsslaw.com/investor-fraud/cpng
Contact the Firm Now: [email protected] | 844-916-0895

The Coupang, Inc. (CPNG) Securities Class Action:

The complaint focuses on the propriety of several of Coupang’s recent assurances to investors.

Beginning on May 6, 2025, after the markets closed, Coupang filed its quarterly report for the period ended March 31, 2025. Within its filing, Coupang assured investors that it designed sufficient disclosure controls and procedures and there had been “[n]o material change in the risk factors” that “could materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations, financial condition, and liquidity.”

Then, on June 30, 2025, Coupang issued a privacy notice on its website to Korean customers assuring them and investors that “Coupang has technical and administrative safeguard measures in place to ensure that users’ personal information is not stolen, leaked, forged or damaged while processing the information.”

The next month, on July 15, 2025, the South Korean press quoted Coupang’s Chief Information Security Officer (Brett Matthes) who reportedly said “‘Coupang’s []proactive []security has improved threat visibility and mitigated potential cyber threats in advance[,]”’ and that “‘[a] shift in mindset to focus on the threat actor has significant benefits.’”

The complaint alleges that Coupang gave the same or similar assurances through November 4, 2025, when the company filed its quarterly report for the period ended September 30, 2025.

Investors began to question Coupang’s assurances on November 29, 2025. That day, Coupang announced in a press release that on November 18 it became aware of unauthorized personal data access involving about 4,500 customer accounts but that, pursuant to its subsequent investigation, “the extent of customer account exposure is about 33.7 million accounts, all in Korea.”

Then, on December 16, 2025, Coupang filed an interim report on Form 8-K confirming that it first became aware of “a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized access to customer accounts[]” on November 18, blamed it on a former employee, and warned that it could face material financial losses from the potential loss of revenue and higher expense, including regulatory penalties.

After the Class Period, on December 29, 2025, Coupang announced a 1.685 trillion won (over $1 billion) compensation plan “to restore customer trust.”

Between the publication of the November 30, 2025, Reuters article and the filing of the suit, over $8 billion of Coupang’s market capitalization was wiped out.

“We are investigating the alleged misstatements and why it allegedly took Coupang weeks to inform shareholders of a breach of this magnitude,” said Reed Kathrein, the Hagens Berman partner leading the firm’s investigation of the alleged claims in the pending suit.

If you’d like more information and answers to additional frequently asked questions about the Coupang case and the firm’s investigation, read more »

Whistleblowers: Persons with non-public information regarding Coupang should consider their options to help in the investigation or take advantage of the SEC Whistleblower program. Under the new program, whistleblowers who provide original information may receive rewards totaling up to 30 percent of any successful recovery made by the SEC. For more information, call Reed Kathrein at 844-916-0895 or email [email protected].

About Hagens Berman
Hagens Berman is a global plaintiffs’ rights complex litigation firm focusing on corporate accountability. The firm is home to a robust practice and represents investors as well as whistleblowers, workers, consumers and others in cases achieving real results for those harmed by corporate negligence and other wrongdoings. Hagens Berman’s team has secured more than $2.9 billion in this area of law. More about the firm and its successes can be found at hbsslaw.com. Follow the firm for updates and news at @ClassActionLaw. 

Contact:
Reed Kathrein, 844-916-0895

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A securities class action lawsuit, filed in the wake of an announcement by F5, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIV) that it experienced a “material cybersecurity incident,” which it discovered on August 9, 2025, seeks to represent investors who purchased F5 securities between October 28, 2024 and October 27, 2025.

The lawsuit follows F5’s October 15 and 27, 2025 disclosures about the incident and its adverse financial impact on expected 2026 revenues. Each disclosure drove the price of F5 shares sharply lower.

National shareholder rights firm Hagens Berman continues its investigation of the alleged claims, including examining whether F5 may have misled investors regarding the security of its core products, the incident’s financial impact, and the timeliness of the company’s October 15 disclosure given F5 said it discovered the incident on August 9.

[CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT YOUR F5 LOSSES].

Case Summary at a Glance

Key DetailInformation for FFIV InvestorsLead Plaintiff DeadlineFebruary 17, 2026Class PeriodOct. 28, 2024 – Oct. 27, 2025Core AllegationUndisclosed breach of BIG-IP source codeStock Price ImpactSignificant declines from Oct. 2025 disclosuresContact the Firm [email protected] / 844-916-0895   
F5, Inc. (FFIV) Securities Class Action:

The lawsuit challenges the timing and propriety of F5’s disclosures regarding a “highly sophisticated nation-state threat actor” that allegedly maintained persistent access to F5’s systems for at least a year.

The truth began to emerge on October 15, 2025, when F5 revealed that hackers had compromised its BIG-IP product development environment and exfiltrated sensitive source code. Despite this, the company initially claimed the incident has “not had a material impact on the Company’s operations[.]” This news drove the price of F5 shares down $35.40 (-10%) the next day.

Then, on October 27, 2025, the company released dismal 2026 revenue growth forecasts of only 0% to 4% as compared to 2025 revenue growth of 10% and well-below analyst consensus estimates, citing delayed deals and reduced renewals specifically linked to the breach. This news drove the price of F5 shares down $22.83 (-7%) the next day and was followed by several analyst rating and price target downgrades.

“We are focused on whether F5 management knew about the materiality of this breach long before they informed the public,” said Reed Kathrein, the Hagens Berman partner leading the firm’s investigation of the alleged claims in the pending suit.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

What happened to F5, Inc. (FFIV)? F5 revealed that a sophisticated threat actor had "long-term, persistent access" to its engineering platforms, including the source code for its product, BIG-IP. This led to disappointing revenue guidance and sharp stock declines.

What is the F5 lead plaintiff deadline? The deadline is February 17, 2026. Under the PSLRA, any investor who purchased FFIV shares during the Class Period may petition the court to lead the litigation.

How do I contact Hagens Berman about the F5 litigation and its investigation? You can submit your losses via Hagens Berman’s secure portal or email [email protected].

If you’d like more information and answers to additional frequently asked questions about the F5 case and our investigation, read more »

Whistleblowers: Persons with non-public information regarding F5 should consider their options to help in the investigation or take advantage of the SEC Whistleblower program. Under the new program, whistleblowers who provide original information may receive rewards totaling up to 30 percent of any successful recovery made by the SEC. For more information, call Reed Kathrein at 844-916-0895 or email [email protected].

About Hagens Berman
Hagens Berman is a global plaintiffs’ rights complex litigation firm focusing on corporate accountability. The firm is home to a robust practice and represents investors as well as whistleblowers, workers, consumers and others in cases achieving real results for those harmed by corporate negligence and other wrongdoings. Hagens Berman’s team has secured more than $2.9 billion in this area of law. More about the firm and its successes can be found at hbsslaw.com. Follow the firm for updates and news at @ClassActionLaw.

Contact: Reed Kathrein, 844-916-0895

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BellRing Brands, Inc. (NYSE:BRBR) today announced it will release its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2026 and its fiscal year 2026 outlook on February 3, 2026 at 7:00 a.m. ET. The release will be followed by a conference call at 8:30 a.m. ET to discuss the results and outlook. Darcy H. Davenport, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Paul A. Rode, Chief Financial Officer, will participate in the call.

Interested parties may join the conference call by registering in advance at the following link: BellRing Q1 2026 Earnings Conference Call. Upon registration, participants will receive a dial-in number and a unique passcode to access the conference call. Interested parties are invited to listen to the webcast of the conference call, which can be accessed by visiting the Investor Relations section of BellRing’s website at www.bellring.com. A webcast replay also will be available for a limited period on BellRing’s website in the Investor Relations section.

About BellRing Brands, Inc.

BellRing Brands, Inc. (NYSE: BRBR) is a dynamic and fast-growing consumer brands business with the purpose of Changing Lives with Good Energy. Focused on growing the convenient nutrition category, the company’s brands include Premier Protein, the #1 ready-to-drink protein and convenient nutrition brand, and Dymatize, the brand behind the #1 hydrolyzed protein powder. A culture-driven, pure-play company, BellRing Brands believes nutrition is at the core of a healthy world and produces products with best-in-class nutritional profiles and exceptional flavors. Its products are distributed in over 90 countries across club, mass, food, eCommerce, specialty, drug and convenience. To learn more visit www.bellring.com.

Contact:
Investor Relations
Jennifer Meyer
[email protected]
(415) 814-9388

January 13, 2026 17:00 ET  | Source: Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y., Jan. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: DCOM) (the "Company") today announced that the Company expects to release its earnings for the quarter ended December 31, 2025 before the open of the U.S. equity markets on Wednesday, January 21, 2026. The Company will conduct a conference call at 8:30 a.m. (ET) on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, during which President and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), Stuart Lubow, will discuss the Company’s fourth quarter financial performance. There will be a question-and-answer period after the CEO remarks.

Participants may access the conference call via webcast using this link: Webcast Link Here. To participate via telephone, please register in advance using this Registration Link. Upon registration, all telephone participants will receive a one-time confirmation email detailing how to join the conference call, including the dial-in number along with a unique PIN that can be used to access the call. All participants are encouraged to dial-in 10 minutes prior to the start time.

A replay of the conference call and webcast will be available on-demand which will be available for 12 months.

ABOUT DIME COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.

Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. is the holding company for Dime Community Bank, a New York State-chartered trust company with over $14 billion in assets and the number one deposit market share among community banks on Greater Long Island (1).

Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.
Investor Relations Contact:
Avinash Reddy
Senior Executive Vice President – Chief Financial Officer
Phone: 718-782-6200; Ext. 5909
Email: [email protected]

(1) Aggregate deposit market share for Kings, Queens, Nassau & Suffolk counties for community banks with less than $20 billion in assets.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Statements contained in this news release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated.

January 13, 2026 17:00 ET  | Source: Reflex Advanced Materials Corp.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reflex Advanced Materials Corp. (CSE:RFLX) (OTCQB:RFLXF) (FSE:HF2) (“Reflex” or the “Company”), announces that it has entered into a debt settlement agreement (the "Agreement") with a service provider of the Company.

Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company has agreed to settle debt in the amount of $45,000 through the issuance of 246,981 common shares of the Company (each, a “Share”) at a deemed price of $0.1822 per Share.  

The Agreement and the issuance of the securities thereunder are subject to the approval of the CSE. The securities will be subject to a hold period of four months and one day pursuant to applicable securities laws.

About Reflex Advanced Materials Corp.

Reflex Advanced Materials Corp. is a mineral exploration company based in British Columbia. Its objective is to locate and, if warranted, develop economic mineral properties in the strategic metals and advanced materials space. It is focused on improving domestic specialty mineral infrastructure efficiencies to meet surging national demand by North American manufacturers.

For more information, please review the Company's filings available at www.sedarplus.ca and visit the Company's website at www.reflexmaterials.com.

ON BEHALF OF THE COMPANY

DJ Bowen
Interim CEO & Director

Reflex Advanced Materials Corp.
Suite 915 - 700 West Pender Street
Vancouver, BC V6C 1G8 Canada
Tel: (778) 837-7191
Email: [email protected]

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains "forward-looking information" and "forward-looking statements" (collectively, "forward-looking statements") within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements and are based on expectations, estimates and projections as at the date of this news release. All statements that address activities, events, or developments that the Company expects or anticipates will, or may, occur in the future, are forward-looking statements, including statements regarding: the Agreement, the issuance of the securities thereunder, obtaining the approval of the CSE; and the Company's business prospects, future trends, plans and strategies. In some cases, forward looking statements are preceded by, followed by, or include words such as "may", "will," "would", "could", "should", "believes", "estimates", "projects", "potential", "expects", "plans", "anticipates", "continues", or the negative of those words or other similar or comparable words. In preparing the forward-looking statements in this news release, the Company has applied several material assumptions, including, but not limited to, availability of capital, and changes in general economic, market and business conditions, and timely receipt of all necessary regulatory and other approvals. These forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions and estimates of management of the Company at the time such statements were made. Actual future results may differ materially as forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to materially differ from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Although the forward-looking statements contained in this news release are based upon what management of the Company believes, or believed at the time, to be reasonable assumptions, the Company cannot assure shareholders that actual results will be consistent with such forward-looking statements, as there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. Readers should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements and information contained in this news release. The Company assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements of beliefs, opinions, projections, or other factors.

New York, Jan. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Univest Securities, LLC (“Univest”), a member of FINRA and SIPC, and a full-service investment bank and securities broker-dealer firm based in New York, today announced the closing of a registered direct offering (the “Offering”) of approximately $10 million for its client China SXT Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: SXTC) (the “Company” or “China SXT”), a specialty pharmaceutical company focusing on the research, development, manufacturing, marketing, and sales of Traditional Chinese Medicine Pieces (“TCMPs”), including Advanced TCMPs (Directly-Oral TCMP and After-Soaking-Oral TCMP), fine TCMPs, regular TCMPs, and TCM Homologous Supplements (“TCMHS”).

Under the terms of the securities purchase agreement, the Company has agreed to sell to a single investor an aggregate of 66,666,666 of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares, no par value per share, (the “Shares”) (or pre-funded warrants in lieu thereof) at a purchase price of $0.15 per share in the Offering. The purchase price for the pre-funded warrants is identical to the purchase price for the Shares, less the exercise price of $0.001 per share.

The aggregate gross proceeds to the Company were approximately $10 million.

Univest Securities, LLC acted as the sole placement agent.

The registered direct offering was made pursuant to a shelf registration statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-291428) previously filed by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and became effective on December 1, 2025. A final prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus describing the terms of the proposed offering were filed with the SEC and are available on the SEC’s website located at www.sec.gov. Electronic copies of the final prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus may be obtained by contacting Univest Securities, LLC at [email protected], or by calling +1 (212) 343-8888.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor will there be any sales of such securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such jurisdiction. Copies of the prospectus supplement relating to the registered direct offering, together with the accompanying base prospectus, can be obtained at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

About Univest Securities, LLC

Registered with FINRA since 1994, Univest Securities, LLC provides a wide variety of financial services to its institutional and retail clients globally, including brokerage and execution services, sales and trading, market making, investment banking and advisory, and wealth management. It strives to provide clients with value-added service and focuses on building long-term relationships with its clients. As a prominent name on Wall Street, Univest has successfully raised over $1.7 billion in capital for issuers across the globe since 2019 and has completed approximately 100 transactions spanning a wide array of investment banking services in various industries, including technology, life sciences, industrial, consumer goods, etc. For more information, please visit: www.univest.us.

About China SXT Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Taizhou City, Jiangsu Province, China, China SXT Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is an innovative pharmaceutical company focusing on the research, development, manufacture, marketing and sales of traditional Chinese medicine pieces, which is a type of Traditional Chinese Medicine that has been processed to be ready for use. For more information, please visit www.sxtchina.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance, and underlying assumptions and other statements that are other than statements of historical facts. When the Company uses words such as “may, “will, “intend,” “should,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “project,” “estimate” or similar expressions that do not relate solely to historical matters, it is making forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties that may cause the actual results to differ materially from the Company’s expectations discussed in the forward-looking statements. These statements are subject to uncertainties and risks, including, but not limited to, the uncertainties related to market conditions and the completion of the initial public offering on the anticipated terms or at all, and other factors discussed in the “Risk Factors” section of the registration statement filed with the SEC. For these reasons, among others, investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements in this press release. Additional factors are discussed in the Company’s filings with the SEC, which are available for review at www.sec.gov. Univest Securities LLC and the Company undertake no obligation to publicly revise these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date hereof.

For more information, please contact:

Univest Securities, LLC
Edric Guo
Chief Executive Officer
75 Rockefeller Plaza, Suite 18C
New York, NY 10019
Phone: (212) 343-8888
Email: [email protected]

Pullback Completion Reinforces Bull Trend Continued signs of strength in the price of gold are anticipated given the long-term breakout that triggered in December. Monday’s high further confirmed the completion of the first pullback that ended near the 38.2% Fibonacci retracement and 20-day average. Of significance, the pullback was not too far below the prior $4,381 peak as well.

That relationship and bullish reversal signs following the 38.2% retracement are indications of underlying strength of the trend and suggest further upside. Nonetheless, current price areas to watch for support on a pullback are at the prior high of $4,550, a recent interim swing high of $4,500, and the 10-day moving average, now at $4,556 and rising.

Resistance Range Defines Near-Term Upside A breakout above Tuesday’s high of $4,635 triggers a potential bullish continuation of the trend. However, the next potential resistance zone starts only a little higher at $4,664 and up to $4,713. It remains to be seen if the market responds to either of those long-term targets for gold, or a 161.8% Fibonacci extension of the October correction at $4,687, which is between the two.

Given the closeness of the targets, the range can be considered more so than individual price targets. The suggestion is to expect resistance once hitting $4,664 and up to the top of the range. And a decisive breakout above $4,713 indicates a breakout of a range and therefore a sign of strength.

Weekly Breakout Confirms Strong Demand Bullish implications on the weekly chart further show strong demand for the uptrend. Dynamic support held during a pullback above the 10-week average and an inside week breakout triggered on Monday. On a weekly basis, the new high breakout will confirm on a close above the prior high at $4,550.

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, /PRNewswire/ - Hydro One Networks Inc. (Hydro One) and the Society of United Professionals (Society) are pleased to announce that a tentative agreement has been reached for the collective agreement covering employees represented by the Society, which includes engineering, supervisory and other professional roles, across Hydro One's operations in Ontario.

The tentative agreement remains subject to ratification by the Society membership and if approved, it would take effect retroactively to October 1, 2025

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Our team of 10,100 skilled and dedicated employees proudly build and maintain a safe and reliable electricity system which is essential to supporting strong and successful communities. In 2024, Hydro One invested $3.1 billion in its transmission and distribution networks, and supported the economy through buying $2.9 billion of goods and services.

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NEW YORK, Jan. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Ventyx Biosciences, Inc. (“Ventyx” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: VTYX).  Such investors are advised to contact Danielle Peyton at [email protected] or 646-581-9980, ext. 7980.

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Shares of Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AQST) plunged approximately 40% intraday on Friday after the company disclosed that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) identified deficiencies in its New Drug Application (NDA) for Anaphylm, its experimental sublingual film for the treatment of severe allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis. The FDA advised that the unidentified deficiencies currently prevent discussions of labeling and post-marketing requirements, raising concerns about the application's approvability ahead of the January 31, 2026, PDUFA action date.

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VIRTUAL token rallied 86% within the first week of January, rising from $0.642 to $1.198. After this remarkable frenzy of buying, the altcoin saw subdued demand and momentum.

At the time of writing, it was trading at $0.975. A daily session close below the $1 mark would not be a good sign for the bulls in the short term.

Crypto investor Gem Insider noted in a post on X that the recent breakout had similarities to the one from April 2025. Back then, a breach of a descending trendline saw a rally that reached $2.5.

Will the current breakout achieve similar results?

VIRTUAL bulls’ defense of $1 could dictate the next move The Virtuals Protocol [VIRTUAL] token saw a bullish start to the year, like many other altcoins. CoinMarketCap data showed that the AI sector expanded by over 20% in the first week of the month.

VIRUTAL was not the only token whose performance exceeded expectations.

Source: VIRTUAL/USDT on TradingView

Can it maintain the move?

The 50% retracement level of the impulse move would be the first test. If $0.918 is defended from the sellers, more upside and new highs would be highly likely.

The MACD and CMF showed upward momentum and strong capital inflows at the time of writing, an encouraging sight for investors.

The potential for a deeper VIRTUAL pullback Santiment data showed that there were spikes in the dormant circulation and age consumed metrics. There were two notable spikes in the past two weeks, on the 30th of December and the latest on the 8th of January.

The former indicated a potential capitulation as the price sank toward new multi-month lows. The sudden turnaround to start the new year prompted a wave of profit-taking once the momentum began to slow down.

Therefore, it appeared likely that further price expansion upward might face some difficulties, unless there is another wave of demand and a sentiment shift from investors.

Traders’ call to action- Stick to the structure The recent VIRTUAL rally left behind some imbalances on the 1-day timeframe. One of them aligned with the 78.6% Fibonacci retracement level, marking it as a strong demand zone.

Hence, swing traders can wait for a price drop to $0.73-$0.76 to look to go long. The 1-day swing structure was bullish after the $1 supply zone was overcome earlier this month.

Final Thoughts The Virtuals Protocol bulls might fail to defend the $1 psychological level if demand slows down. A daily session close below $1 would likely see prices dip to $0.73-$0.76, which could mark the end of the retracement. Disclaimer: The information presented does not constitute financial, investment, trading, or other types of advice and is solely the writer’s opinion.

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Bitcoin briefly topped $93,700 before settling near $93,500, buoyed by fresh consumer price index data at 2.7% and a sharp rebound in spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds inflows. ETF Flows Flip Positive On Jan.

Yield, a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol, has lost $3.73 million in trade. This was a result of extreme slippage, resulting in 3.84 million GHO being exchanged for just 112,000 USDC.

According to Perkshield, the transaction involved six different tokens and leveraged two DeFi platforms, including Uniswap V4 and Bancor. Several internal ETH transfers were executed to facilitate the swap, including transfers from Uniswap pools to wrapped Ether contracts, as well as Bancor swap and converter addresses.  

Slippage and liquidity difficulties cause losses in millions The main transaction sent 3,840,651 stkGHO from the Uniswap pool. After that, smaller amounts of both stkGHO and GHO tokens were transferred through various liquidity pools and converters.

#PeckShieldAlert Yield (@yield) has suffered a major financial hit totaling ~$3.73M.

The loss occurred during a Vault operation involving a swap from $stkGHO to $USDC; due to extreme slippage, 3.84M $GHO was exchanged for a mere 112K $USDC. pic.twitter.com/jB5c1Zjm6m

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The largest ETH transfer was 24.99 ETH, worth approximately $78,368 from a Uniswap V4 pool. Smaller transfers, from fractions of an ETH to several ETH, were also seen. These were used for private settlement between liquidity pools and swap aggregators. Several transactions of ERC-20 tokens also happened.

Small transfers of tokens, including 11,127 stkGHO, worth approximately $11,118, and 2,707 stkGHO, worth $2,705, contributed to the overall transaction, but they didn’t have much of an effect on the total loss.

The transaction was quickly approved on-chain, with over 7,200 block confirmations recorded. The gas fee translated to only $1.03, underscoring that the loss was not due to transaction costs but entirely the result of slippage and liquidity issues. 

Yield acts as a vault layer that sends money to dozens of DeFi venues with “risk-adjusted optimization.” But slippage is the oldest trick in DeFi. If controls don’t work, limitations, routing, liquidity checks, and “optimization” can all become donations.

Users whose assets are deposited in the affected vault may experience reduced balances, though the extent of individual impact has not been disclosed. The protocol’s response and any corrective measures, such as adjustments to slippage limits or trade sizing parameters, remain pending.

 DeFi slippage and manipulation incidents increase Previous DeFi incidents include smaller slippage-related losses in protocols like Yearn Finance, which resulted in the loss of approximately 63% of the LP value. Losses totaled $1.4 million prior to any returned funds, or around 2% of the entire treasury. 

Besides slippage, these platforms are very vulnerable to attacks. Last month, YearnFinanceV1 faced a hack that resulted in losses of about $300,000. The stolen funds were swapped into 103 Ether and now sit at address 0x0F21…4066, according to Etherscan images shared by the firm. Researcher Li found that the exploit was similar to an attack carried out in 2023, leading to losses exceeding $10 million. 

At the same time, Cryptopolitan featured a $2.7 million drainage from an old contract belonging to Ribbon Finance, the rebranded version of Aevo. That attack involved repeated interactions with a proxy admin contract at address 0x9D7b…8ae6B76. The attacker invoked functions such as transferOwnership and setImplementation to manipulate price-feed proxies through delegate calls.

Hyperliquid vault also recently suffered a nearly $5 million loss in a POPCAT manipulation attack. A trader split positions across multiple wallets, pushed the market around, then let it snap back, leaving the platform’s liquidity vault to eat $4.9 million in losses when the trade unraveled.

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The Bank of Thailand intensifies monitoring of USDT transactions and sellers. Forty percent of USDT sellers on local platforms operate from overseas. Authorities now treat stablecoin transfers like cash or gold movements. The Bank of Thailand now tracks USDT transactions closely. Officials discovered foreign entities dominate stablecoin sales locally. Forty percent of USDT sellers on Thai platforms operate from overseas, according to central bank governor Vitai Ratanakorn. He stated these foreign participants “should not be trading” within Thailand’s jurisdiction.

Authorities treat stablecoins like physical cash transfers, gold deals, and digital wallet movements. All face intensified oversight under a national campaign targeting unregulated capital flows.

Daily cryptocurrency trading in Thailand averages 2.8 billion baht. This figure stays below the foreign exchange market’s 10 to 15 billion baht range. Yet officials refuse to ignore crypto’s potential role in moving questionable funds. Ratanakorn emphasized action over analysis. His institution will tackle structural weaknesses directly. Ignoring these issues risks long-term macroeconomic disruption.

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul ordered stricter controls on January ninth. His directive covers gold markets and digital assets. New rules demand tighter reporting and enforce wallet identification protocols. The central bank coordinates with the Revenue Department and other agencies. Together they trace large or abnormal money movements.

Stablecoin expansion meets global scrutiny Worldwide stablecoin circulation exceeds 292 billion US dollars. Tether’s USDT dominates this space with 187 billion dollars in supply. Circle’s USDC holds 75 billion dollars. These two tokens control most of the market.

Their growth parallels rising misuse in illegal activities. Chainalysis data shows stablecoins enabled 84 percent of illicit crypto transfers during 2025. Total unlawful volume reached at least 154 billion US dollars that year.

Tether claims cooperation with global law enforcement. The company freezes wallets violating U.S. sanctions lists. Since December 2023, it blocked over three billion US dollars in USDT. Representatives cite partnerships with 310 agencies across 62 countries. On January eleventh alone, Tether immobilized 182 million US dollars tied to five Tron blockchain addresses.

Controversy persists around USDT’s real-world applications. A Wall Street Journal report on January tenth detailed its function in Venezuela. There, the state oil enterprise uses stablecoins to bypass American sanctions. Roughly 80 percent of Venezuela’s oil income arrives via tokens like USDT. This pattern challenges regulators worldwide.

Thailand’s new monitoring reflects wider unease. Authorities seek transparency where digital assets intersect national finance. Stablecoins promise efficiency but carry tangible risks. Vigilance grows as adoption spreads.

Intersect’s Hard Fork Working Group has proposed to name the next Cardano hard fork to Protocol Version 11, the “van Rossem” hard fork, after DRep Max van Rossem. The community has a tradition of naming hard forks in memory of impactful DReps in the blockchain ecosystem, starting with Byron.

Cardano said naming the 2026 hard fork after van Rossem will continue to uphold a long-standing tradition that has been passed down from Shelley, Allegra, Mary, Alonzo, Vasil, Valentine, Chang, and Plomin. The Vasil, Chang, and Plomin hard forks were named after the recently deceased Dreps, in recognition of their families and the Cardano community as a whole. 

Meanwhile, the Hard Fork Working Group said the Cardano community remembers Max as a sharp-minded and deeply committed DRep, as those who worked with him attest. He was heavily involved in the development of Cardano’s constitution and contributed to many governance discussions that have helped shape and optimize the network. 

Max plays a key role in the first Constitutional Committee election  DRep van Rossen served as both a member and a co-lead of the Constitutional Committee Election Working Group, which oversaw the first fully elected Constitutional Committee (CC). He was also integral in the network’s founding governance documents as a delegate representing the Dutch Cardano community at the Constitutional Convention in Buenos Aires, Brazil. Max is one of the major driving forces behind the inclusion of Article VIII in the Cardano constitution. 

Additionally, Max founded AdaMoments, a project that allowed Ada holders to preserve their personal histories by storing images, videos, and text as permanent moments on the Cardano ecosystem. He also facilitated meetups and connected people across the Cardano blockchain as a member of the Dutch community. 

Meanwhile, Intersect announced the proposed hard fork to Protocol Version 11 late last year. The upgrade is expected to introduce improvements to node security, ledger consistency, and Plutus’s performance without requiring a transition to a new ledger era. These updates will include enhancements to reference input rules, the uniqueness of the VRF key, and Plutus primitives. The changes represent the next tranche of treasury-funded development for the Cardano ecosystem.

Cardano opens polls to confirm hard fork name  The Hard Fork Working Group has launched a poll where Cardano community members will vote on the proposed name for the hard fork. The poll will run from January 13 to February 14, 2026. Participating DReps are required to deposit a minimum of 100,000 ADA to vote, and so far, eight DReps have voted YES, representing 1.57% (91.24M ADA) of the total stake (14.16B ADA). The last vote was cast over 20 minutes ago as of publication.

Meanwhile, the final vote will be forwarded to the Technical Steering Committee (TSC) for review and ratification. The hard fork working group will also form a think tank and meet fortnightly to discuss and coordinate matters related to the hard fork. The upcoming hard fork requires network-wide coordination, but with a much lower integration burden than during era transitions.

All other hard fork-related information will be communicated later through the Intersect Knowledge Base. An open Intersect working group will also be formed to include community members who want to participate in the current and future mainnet hard forks. 

The latest proposed upgrade will introduce improvements without transitioning into a new ledger era, keeping Cardano within the same ledger era, currently Conway. The intra-era hard fork introduces fixes, refinements, optimizations, and other new features that do not require an era transition.  

These new changes will collectively enhance script performance, reduce execution costs, and expand the capabilities of builders within the Cardano network. They will also improve governance correctness and transparency.

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Bitcoin long-term holders showed early capitulation as LTH SOPR dipped below 1.0, signaling some six-month-plus holders sold at a loss.

Bitcoin (BTC) is showing early signs of strain among long-term holders as the LTH SOPR (Spent Output Profit Ratio) recently fell below 1.0, signaling that some holders are starting to sell at a loss.

While isolated, this move reflects growing uncertainty in the market as BTC trades near $92,000 amid mixed technical signals.

This development is significant because those holding BTC for more than six months have historically provided stability during price corrections. Their tentative selling could hint at short-term weakness or a shift in sentiment following months of accumulation.

Early LTH Capitulation and Market Reactions The Long-Term Holder SOPR measures whether BTC moved on-chain is being sold at a profit or loss. A value above 1.0 indicates profit-taking, while a drop below 1.0 signals capitulation, where holders sell at a loss.

According to analysis shared on January 13 by market watcher Darkfost, the metric for Bitcoin held for more than six months briefly slipped under this threshold. This behavior, they said, is typically associated with bear market phases and points to selling pressure from “younger” long-term holders who bought within the last 9 months and are now in the red.

This development is happening alongside a notable reduction in positions by large investors. As previously reported, addresses holding between 1,000 and 10,000 BTC have parted with 220,000 BTC over the past year, the fastest rate of decline since early 2023.

While the 30-day average LTH SOPR remains positive at 1.18, it sits well below the annual average near 2.0, reflecting an overall drop in realized profits.

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Furthermore, the Sell-Side Risk Ratio, a measure of the scale of profits and losses being realized, has returned to levels last seen in October 2023, implying distribution is happening with less conviction.

Looking ahead, the path for BTC appears contingent on a clear break from its current range. Over the past week, it has traded between roughly $90,000 and $92,400, showing modest volatility. In the last 24 hours, the price rose 1.7% to around $92,200, with short-term holders nearing profitability, as noted by investor CW.

Meanwhile, analysts suggest that reclaiming the $92,000–$94,000 zone could trigger renewed buying, but repeated resistance attempts, potentially the eighth or ninth in recent weeks, per Ted Pillows, may exhaust momentum.

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On Jan. 13, the US Senate Banking Committee released the full text of the highly anticipated Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (CLARITY) ahead of its expected markup this week.

The 278-page draft abandons the strategy of picking winners on a token-by-token basis. Instead, it constructs a comprehensive “lane system” that assigns jurisdiction based on the functional lifecycle of a digital asset.

Speaking on the legislation, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott said:

“[This legislation] gives everyday Americans the protections and certainty they deserve. Investors and innovators can’t wait forever while Washington stands still, and bad actors exploit the system. This legislation puts Main Street first, cracks down on criminals and foreign adversaries, and keeps the future of finance here in the United States.”

The proposal arrives at a pivotal moment for the industry.

Matt Hougan, Chief Investment Officer at Bitwise, described the legislation as the “Punxsutawney Phil of this crypto winter,” noting that if the bill passes and is signed into law, the market could be “heading to new all-time highs.”

Notably, crypto bettors on prediction markets appear optimistic, with Polymarket users currently assigning the CLARITY Act an 80% chance of being signed into law this year.

However, the clock is ticking, as Senators have a tight 48-hour window to propose amendments to the text.

SEC vs CFTCThe core of the draft creates a legislative bridge between the two primary US market regulators, including the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

The Clarity Act revives and codifies a policy distinction often debated in legal circles: that tokens sold with a promoter’s promise may begin their life looking like securities but can evolve into commodity-like network assets as control disperses.

To operationalize this, the bill defines an “ancillary asset.” This category covers network tokens whose value relies on the “entrepreneurial or managerial efforts” of an originator or a “related person.”

The legislation directs the SEC to specify exactly how to apply those concepts through rulemaking, effectively giving the agency the front-end oversight of crypto projects.

Once a token falls into this lane, the draft leans heavily into an SEC-led disclosure regime that mirrors public equity standards.

The required disclosure list is extensive and intentionally “public-company-ish.” It mandates that issuers provide financial statements that must be reviewed or audited, depending on the size of the raise.

It also requires ownership details, records of related-party transactions, token distributions, code audits, and tokenomics. Additionally, issuers must provide market data such as average prices and highs/lows.

However, the bill provides a clear handoff by repeatedly anchoring the definition of a “digital commodity” to the Commodity Exchange Act.

It treats the CFTC as the relevant counterpart regulator for the market plumbing, requiring the SEC to notify its sister agency of certain certifications.

Put simply, the SEC regulates the “promoter” questions (disclosure, anti-fraud, and fundraising). On the other hand, the CFTC oversees trading venues and intermediaries that handle the assets once they are traded as commodities.

This framework also imposes strict investor protection rules on intermediaries themselves.

The draft states that Regulation Best Interest applies to broker-dealer recommendations involving digital commodities and that investment advisers’ fiduciary duty extends to advice on these assets.

This ensures that even if Bitcoin and Ethereum are commodities, the brokers selling them to retail investors do not get a regulatory free pass regarding suitability and conflicts of interest.

The ETF's fast pass and staking clarityFor market participants holding major assets, the most immediate impact comes from a specific carve-out tied to exchange-traded products (ETPs).

The text states that a network token is not an ancillary asset if its unit has been the principal asset of an exchange-traded product listed on a registered national securities exchange as of January 1, 2026.

This provision serves as a functional on-ramp to commodity status, bypassing years of litigation and SEC debate over decentralization. In practice, this “ETF gatekeeping” clause captures Bitcoin and Ethereum, given their established footprint.

This means that digital assets like XRP, Solana, Litecoin, Hedera, Dogecoin, and Chainlink that have achieved this status would be treated the same as BTC and ETH.

Beyond asset classification, the draft offers significant relief for the Ethereum ecosystem regarding staking.

The draft addresses the lingering fear that staking rewards could be classified as securities income by defining them as “gratuitous distributions.”

The bill explicitly includes multiple staking pathways in this definition, covering self-staking, self-custodial staking with a third party, and even liquid staking structures.

This is particularly noteworthy, given that the SEC previously filed legal actions against firms like Kraken for their staking activity.

Crucially, the text establishes a presumption that a gratuitous distribution is not, by itself, an offer or sale of a security.

The language regarding “self-custodial with a third party” is precise, noting that it applies where the third-party operator does not maintain custody or control of the staked token.

This creates a tailored safe lane for non-custodial and liquid staking designs, though it leaves custodial exchange staking open to continued regulatory scrutiny.

Stablecoin yieldThe legislation also incorporates the “stablecoin rewards fight” directly into the market-structure package.

Section 404 of the Clarity Act appears to hand the banking sector a victory regarding yield-bearing instruments. The latest text prohibits companies from paying interest or yield solely for holding a payment stablecoin.

However, legal experts note a critical distinction in how the bill constructs the yield economy.

Bill Hughes, a lawyer at Consensys, noted that CLARITY deliberately allows stablecoins to be used to earn yield, but it draws a bright legal line between “the stablecoin” and “the yield product.”

The bill adopts the definition of a “payment stablecoin” from the GENIUS Act, requiring such coins to be fully backed, redeemable at par, and used for settlement, without giving holders any entitlement to interest or profits from the issuer.

This ensures that a token like USDC cannot pay yield just for holding it, which would classify it as an illegal security or shadow banking product.

Yet, Title IV includes a section on “preserving rewards for stablecoin holders.”

This allows users to earn yield by utilizing stablecoins in other systems, such as DeFi lending protocols, on-chain money markets, or custodial interest accounts.

Under this framework, the stablecoin remains a payment instrument, while the “wrapper” or the yield-generating product becomes the regulated financial entity (whether as a security, commodity pool, or banking product).

This architecture effectively prevents regulators from classifying a stablecoin as a security simply because it can be used to earn interest. Thus, it preserves the viability of the DeFi yield economy atop “boring” payment tokens.

DeFi safe harborsThe new draft also addresses the contentious issue of decentralized finance (DeFi) interfaces.

Hughes pointed out that the bill moves away from a simplistic “wallets vs. websites” debate and instead establishes a “control test” to determine regulatory obligations.

According to the text, a web interface is legally treated as mere software (and thus not subject to broker-dealer registration) if it does not hold user funds, control private keys, or have the authority to block or reorder transactions.

This creates a statutory safe harbor for non-custodial platforms like Uniswap, 1inch, and MetaMask’s swap UI. It classifies them as software publishers rather than financial intermediaries.

Conversely, the bill strictly regulates any operator that possesses control.

If a website can move funds without a user signature, batch trades, or route orders through proprietary liquidity, it is classified as a broker or exchange.

This captures centralized entities like Coinbase and Binance, as well as custodial bridges and CeFi yield platforms.

Pending issues remainDespite the optimism from some quarters, the bill’s release has triggered a “mad scramble” among legal experts to identify critical flaws before the 48-hour amendment window closes.

Jake Chervinsky, the Chief Legal Officer at Variant Fund, pointed out that lobbyists and policy experts are racing to address what he described as “many” critical issues before the markup deadline.

According to him:

“A lot has changed since the draft that came out in September, and the devil is in the details. Amendments are due by 5 pm ET, so it's a mad scramble today identifying critical issues to fix in markup. Sadly there are many.”

Meanwhile, some critics also argue that the bill introduces existential threats to privacy and decentralization.

Aaron Day, an independent Senate candidate, described the mandatory trade surveillance requirements as taking a page from the “NSA playbook.”

Day highlighted provisions for “universal registration” that would require exchanges, brokers, and even “associated persons” to register, effectively burying the concept of anonymous participation. He also pointed to mandates for “government custodians,” arguing that self-custody for regulated activity effectively becomes illegal.

He said:

“BlackRock and Wall Street get clear on-ramps while DeFi gets strangled in the crib. The SEC and CFTC get expanded empires and fresh revenue streams. You get watched. Tracked. Controlled.”

Beyond privacy concerns, reports indicate the industry faces two specific policy hurdles in the latest draft.

Crypto journalist Sander Lutz reported that the language around stablecoin yield has left both banks and crypto advocates dissatisfied.

While banks appear to have secured a ban on interest for holding stablecoins, loopholes regarding “activity rewards” and loyalty programs remain murky.

Lutz also noted that the Senate Banking Committee's addition of an “unexpected section on DeFi caught industry lobbyists off guard.

According to him, the section's new definitions could rope decentralized protocols into strict regulatory frameworks.

CLARITY Act vote ahead

As the Senate Banking Committee moves toward the Clarity Act markup, the political landscape remains fluid.

While the bill cleared the House last year, the inclusion of banking-sector priorities, such as restrictions on self-hosted wallets or prohibitions on CBDCs, remains a point of interest for negotiators.

With the Senate substitute text now effectively resetting the terms of engagement, the industry is watching to see if this bill will finally signal an early spring for US crypto regulation.

However, Lutz noted that the current frictions have led to a darkening outlook among some insiders.

He reported that an unnamed industry source described the bill's current chances as “NGMI” (not gonna make it).

According to him, the source cited not only structural disagreements but also enduring conflicts between Senate Democrats and the White House regarding ethics and conflict-of-interest language.

Bitcoin price surged above the $94,000 level this afternoon, breaking through a key resistance zone and signaling renewed bullish momentum after weeks of range-bound trading. 

At the time of writing, the bitcoin price is trading at $94,435, up roughly 3% over the past 24 hours, according to market data.

The move marks a decisive reclaim of the upper end of January’s consolidation range, with the bitcoin price now sitting effectively flat relative to its seven-day high of $94,040 and roughly 4% above its seven-day low of $90,897. 

Trading volume over the past 24 hours totaled approximately $52 billion, reflecting heightened market participation as price pushed higher.

Bitcoin’s total market capitalization rose to $1.88 trillion, also up about 3% on the day, as the asset continues to assert its position as the dominant cryptocurrency. 

Bitcoin’s circulating supply currently stands at 19,975,465 BTC, just under the protocol’s hard-capped maximum of 21 million coins.

Is Powell getting pushed out of the Fed?  Over the weekend, the U.S. Department of Justice opened a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, a development that rippled through financial markets and coincided with renewed volatility in the bitcoin price.

The probe marks a sharp escalation in a months-long standoff between the White House and the U.S. central bank and its Chair.

Powell disclosed via a social media post that the DOJ served the Federal Reserve with grand jury subpoenas and raised the possibility of criminal charges tied to his June 2025 congressional testimony regarding the more than $2.5 billion renovation of Fed office buildings.

The Fed chair characterized the investigation as politically motivated, arguing it reflects mounting pressure from the Trump administration to push through deeper interest rate cuts rather than maintain the central bank’s data-dependent policy framework.

President Donald Trump has repeatedly criticized Powell’s leadership and the broader Fed monetary policy. Trump has somewhat denied direct involvement in the DOJ action, but he has continued to publicly express frustration with the central bank’s reluctance to ease policy (mainly interest rates) more aggressively.

The widening dispute unsettled traditional markets over the last two days. U.S. stock futures slid, while investors rotated into perceived safe-haven assets, driving gold and silver prices to fresh record highs. Bitcoin, often framed as an alternative hedge against political and monetary uncertainty, is reacting to this tension.

Bitcoin price analysis Tuesday’s rally follows a period of technical indecision earlier in the week, when bitcoin repeatedly tested resistance near $94,000 but failed to hold above it.

Market structure over the past several weeks had been defined by choppy price action between roughly $84,000 and $94,000, with analysts warning that bulls needed a clean breakout above resistance to regain control.

That breakout now appears to be materializing. A sustained move above a bitcoin price of $94,000 could open the door to higher resistance zones between $98,000 and $103,500, levels that previously capped upside attempts.

Failure to hold above this threshold, however, could see bitcoin slip back into its prior trading range.

The price surge comes amid continued macro uncertainty, with investors closely monitoring inflation trends, interest-rate expectations, and broader political developments tied to monetary policy. 

In recent months, bitcoin has increasingly traded in tandem with macro narratives, with some market participants viewing the asset as a hedge against policy instability and long-term currency debasement.

While near-term volatility remains likely, bitcoin’s ability to reclaim and hold the $94,000 level marks a notable shift in market sentiment. Traders and analysts alike are now watching whether bulls can build follow-through and convert former resistance into support in the days ahead.

At the time of writing, the bitcoin price is $94,323.

Micah Zimmerman

Micah first discovered Bitcoin in 2018 but remained a skeptic on the sidelines for too long. Since 2021, he has covered crypto and business and now works as a news reporter for Bitcoin Magazine, based in North Carolina.

Despite dropping 80 trillion in exchange reserves, Shiba Inu’s price is still lagging: what’s going on here?

Market Sentiment:

Bullish Bearish Neutral

Published: January 13, 2026 │ 8:07 PM GMT

Created by Kornelija Poderskytė from DailyCoin

Shiba Inu’s (SHIB) roller-coaster ride coming into 2026 is now met with a phase of calm before the next major move, and the largest players are behind it. Recent market data hints at big-time crypto investors completely controlling the supply – for instance, crypto whale concentration has pumped 428% to 1.36 billion Shiba Inu coins.

Shiba Inu’s Price In Calm Phase As Whales RuleNansen blockchain explorer’s data also suggests that the TOP 100 largest Shiba Inu holders control 831.8 trillion out of 999.9 trillion, in theory. In practice, the Shiba Inu coin circulation has been gradually reduced throughout the years, now consisting of 585.39 trillion, according to Shibburn’s data.

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Other price & data-tracking sources like CoinMarketCap report a slightly higher number of 589.24 trillion, but that’s not what caught the attention of seasoned market researchers. Shiba Inu’s cumulative supply on exchanges has dramatically slumped from 370.3 trillion in December, 2025 to 290.4 trillion now.

🚨Big Players Control Supply: $SHIB Exchange Liquidity Nearly Locked

📊 $SHIB Supply Breakdown
🔸Circulating Supply: 589.24T $SHIB (Coinmarketcap)
🔸Supply on Exchange: 290.4T $SHIB
⇒ Net Circulating Supply (excluding exchanges): 289T SHIB

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— TKResearch Trading (@TKR_Trading) January 12, 2026 With most SHIB custodians expecting a supply squeeze, price appreciation would follow in that case. However, the current trading volumes suggest Shiba Inu’s (SHIB) buying power is not there to make use of the induced scarcity. On Tuesday, Shiba Inu’s trading volumes hovered around $130 million.

Slow Volume Challenges Next SHIB Price TargetIn comparison, other meme coin peers like Dogecoin (DOGE) & Pepe Token (PEPE) nailed over $630 million, showcasing a lesser speculative asset in SHIB. With whale concentration growing along with long-term holder count, all eyes are on the $0.00001200 resistance level now.

SHIB Knight, a seasoned market analyst, portrays this level as a fundamental target as the broader crypto markets attempt to catch up with the high rises in stock indexes, particularly the Russell 2000. If Shiba Inu catches on this bullish wave, SHIB Knight projects a 37.98% upswing from the current price of Shiba Inu (SHIB).

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People Also Ask:Who are the big players locking in SHIB?

Whales/institutions via fresh wallets—thread links full address list. These majors control ~28% of exchange supply and 28.4% net circulating, showing heavy accumulation off-exchanges.

What does this mean for SHIB price?

Locked supply reduces selling liquidity, creating scarcity—bullish for upsides on demand spikes (e.g., hype/news). But thin liquidity risks volatility/dumps; long-term HODL by whales could squeeze shorts and drive rallies.

Why the fresh wallet balance drop?

Dune chart shows balances crashing to near zero by Jan 2026—implies tokens moved to cold storage or long-term holds, exhausting easy exchange supply.

Is this bullish overall?

Mostly yes—supply exhaustion often precedes pumps (less sell pressure). SHIB ~$0.0000088 now; watch $0.0000095 resistance for breakout confirmation.

DailyCoin's Vibe Check: Which way are you leaning towards after reading this article?

Market Sentiment

100% Bullish

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Published: Jan 13, 2026 at 20:45
Updated: Jan 13, 2026 at 20:54

Cardano (ADA) has lost its bullish momentum, falling below the 50-day SMA support.

ADA price long-term forecast: bearish The cryptocurrency is currently trading above the 21-day SMA support but below the 50-day SMA barrier. In other words, the price is trapped between the moving averages. ADA has dropped to a low of $0.386 as it bounces between the moving average lines. If the bears breach the 21-day SMA support, ADA could fall back to its previous low of $0.330.

In contrast, if buyers keep the price above the 50-day SMA barrier, ADA will rise and return to the earlier highs of $0.44 and $0.48. Meanwhile, the price has remained relatively stable within its narrow range.

Technical Indicators Key Resistance Zones: $1.20, $1.30, and $1.40

Key Support Zones: $0.90, $0.80, and $0.70

ADA price indicators analysis The price bars have fallen between the downward-sloping moving averages. The decline has been sluggish due to the formation of Doji candlesticks. On the 4-hour chart, the price bars are positioned below the horizontal moving average lines.

What is the next move for Cardano? Cardano is in a sideways trend after rebounding above the $0.38 support level on January 8. The cryptocurrency is currently trading in a narrow range, above the $0.38 support but below the $0.40 high.

Now, the altcoin is approaching the current support level of $0.38. If this support is maintained, the price range will remain unchanged. If the altcoin breaks below the current support level, it will fall to a low of $0.33.

Disclaimer. This analysis and forecast are the personal opinions of the author. The data provided is collected by the author and is not sponsored by any company or token developer. This is not a recommendation to buy or sell cryptocurrency and should not be viewed as an endorsement by Coinidol.com. Readers should do their research before investing in funds.