[Conflux Co-Founder: RWA.XYZ Exaggerates RWA Asset Scale to $410 Billion] Conflux co-founder Forgiven pointed out that RWA.XYZ adjusted its metrics to exaggerate the RWA asset scale from approximately $30 billion to $410 billion. Forgiven stated that about 91% of the $410 billion figure comes from the private chain Canton, with another approximately $14 billion derived from products issued by Figure on the private chain Provenance. Only about $18 billion of the Distributed Asset Value reflects actual demand. Forgiven called for caution regarding the recent speculation around the RWA concept in Hong Kong stocks.

[BlackRock deposits 36,579 ETH worth $108.4 million into Coinbase Prime] Onchain Lens monitoring shows that BlackRock deposited 36,579 ETH, worth $108.4 million, into a Coinbase Prime address.

[Garrett Jin Holds $693 Million Long Position with $42.55 Million Unrealized Loss, Bullish on BTC and ETH] The trader behind a suspected long position address holding 200,000 ETH, Garrett Jin, posted today expressing optimism about BTC and ETH entering an upward trend. The first target prices are $106,000 and $4,500, respectively. He pointed out that macroeconomic headwinds are weakening and there is no systemic risk in the U.S. stock market. ETH is expected to outperform the Nasdaq 100 in the coming months. Currently, his long position, valued at approximately $693 million, still has an unrealized loss of $42.55 million. The entry price for ETH is $3,147.39, and for BTC, it is $91,506.7.

BTC rose to $88,000 after the Bank of Japan raised interest rates. The increase, seen as a potential risk-off trigger, failed to spark a flight into the yen. What to know : BTC rose to $88,000 from $85,200 in five hours after the BOJ hiked rates The increase had been seen as a potential risk-off trigger, but failed to spark a flight into the yen. Open interest rose faster than price, and funding rates flipped decisively positive, signaling fresh leveraged longs rather than short covering. SOL and XRP saw declining open interest and altcoin-season indicators hit new lows, while ETH outperformed BTC despite broader weakness.

[Ethereum Developers Name the Next Upgrade After Glamsterdam as 'Hegota'] Ethereum developers have named the next upgrade after Glamsterdam as 'Hegota.' Hegota combines the execution layer Bogota upgrade and the consensus layer Heze upgrade. Bogota continues the tradition of naming updates after Devcon host cities, while Heze is named after a star. The main EIPs for Hegota will be finalized in February, while development work for Glamsterdam (Ethereum's first planned upgrade in 2026) is still ongoing.