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BlockBeats News, January 12th — According to official sources, BitMine announced today that the total value of its cryptocurrency holdings, cash reserves, and investments in "potential projects" has reached $14 billion. As of 7 p.m. EST on January 11th, the company's cryptocurrency holdings include: · 4,167,768 Ethereum · 193 Bitcoin · A "potential project" investment in Eightco Holdings (Nasdaq: ORBS) worth $23 million · And $9.88 billion in cash. The amount of Ethereum held by BitMine accounts for 3.45% of the current total Ethereum supply (120.7 million). BitMine's Chairman and Fundstrat analyst Thomas "Tom" Lee stated, "2026 portends many positive trends for the crypto space, with stablecoin adoption and asset tokenization driving blockchain to become Wall Street's settlement layer, with Ethereum benefiting in particular. We still view the leverage reset post-October 10, 2025, as a 'mini crypto nuclear winter.' 2026 will be the year of crypto price recovery, with 2027-2028 seeing even stronger growth." He added, "Over the past week, we increased our Ethereum holdings by 24,266 coins, while our cash position increased by $73 million. BitMine selectively issues shares at prices above the adjusted net asset value; we remain the world's largest 'new money' buyer of Ethereum. When MAVAN launches its commercial operations, we will become the largest staking service provider in the entire crypto ecosystem."

BlockBeats News, January 12th. According to Fox News citing U.S. government sources, U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with Rick Rieder, BlackRock's Global Chief Investment Officer, this week and he may become the next Federal Reserve Chairman. Sources said that Rick Rieder's interview will take place at the White House this Thursday, with attendees including Trump, White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, Treasury Secretary Benson, and Deputy Chief of Staff Dan Scavino. This is the fourth and final interview for the Federal Reserve Chairmanship. In addition to Rieder, the final candidate list includes former Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Wash, National Economic Council Director Hassett, and Federal Reserve Board Governor Wall. (Golden Finance)

BlockBeats News, January 12, according to DefiLlama data, in the past 24 hours in the Perp DEX, some platforms have shown relatively weak overall trading activity, with each platform's trading volume below $3 billion. Hyperliquid ranked first, with a slight decrease in open interest. The current trading volumes of some Perp DEX platforms are as follows: Hyperliquid with a 24-hour trading volume of approximately $29.7 billion, TVL of around $42.2 billion, and open interest of about $83.4 billion; EdgeX with a 24-hour trading volume of around $24.7 billion, TVL of about $3.89 billion, and open interest of about $11.3 billion; Aster with a 24-hour trading volume of approximately $17.8 billion, TVL of around $12.3 billion, and open interest of about $26.2 billion; Lighter with a 24-hour trading volume of around $17.3 billion, TVL of about $12.1 billion, and open interest of about $13.8 billion; Variational with a 24-hour trading volume of approximately $16.7 billion, TVL of around $66.18 million, and open interest of about $11.4 billion; Paradex with a 24-hour trading volume of around $12.5 billion, TVL of about $1.95 billion, and open interest of about $7.83 billion; Pacifica with a 24-hour trading volume of approximately $9.58 billion, TVL of around $46.16 million, and open interest of $89.19 million.