According to Yonhap News Agency, the Seoul Customs Service recently busted a gang involved in illegal foreign exchange transactions using domestic and overseas cryptocurrency accounts, with the amount involved reaching 148.9 billion won (approximately US$113 million). The gang received payments through WeChat Pay and Alipay, purchased overseas cryptocurrencies, transferred them to local wallets, and then cashed them out, suspected of violating the Foreign Exchange Transaction Act. Three suspects, including a Chinese man in his 30s, were apprehended. Their business covered trade, education, and cosmetic surgery, even soliciting clients by offering foreign exchange for surgery fees. The case has been transferred to the prosecution.

On January 19th, Odaily Planet Daily reported that Nikita Bier, X Product Manager and Solana Ecosystem Advisor, responded to user questions regarding the creator incentive mechanism, stating that X's creator revenue calculation rules have changed, and replies are no longer included in revenue. Nikita Bier pointed out that creator revenue is now only calculated based on home timeline views; views generated from replies are not included in the calculation.

According to a report by Odaily Planet Daily, citing the official WeChat account of the Xiamen Procuratorate, a salesperson at a Fujian-based publishing company embezzled company funds starting in the spring of 2024 after incurring substantial debts from cryptocurrency investments. The employee arbitrarily replaced the company's official QR code with a personal WeChat payment QR code and bank account, guiding customers to directly transfer payments for educational materials to his personal account. The report shows that from the spring of 2024 to the spring of 2025, the employee misappropriated over 1.53 million yuan of company funds, investing all of it in cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin in an attempt to profit through speculation, but ultimately losing all the money. The Tong'an District Procuratorate has prosecuted him for embezzlement, and the court sentenced him to two years and three months in prison and fined him.

According to GMGN data, GAS, the Meme coin of the Solana ecosystem, has experienced a sharp decline, falling 82% intraday and dropping its market capitalization below $3 million, currently trading at approximately $2.58 million. Odaily reminds users that the price of Meme coins is highly volatile, and investors should be aware of the risks.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Binance Wallet will launch the fourth phase of the SentientAGI (SENT) Pre-TGE Prime Sale from 12:00 to 14:00 (UTC) on January 19, 2026. The announcement states that users must hold at least 225 Binance Alpha Points to participate in this Pre-TGE Prime Sale, which will consume 15 Binance Alpha Points. Detailed rules and the event entry page will be announced later.