According to Odaily Planet Daily, Coinbase has reached an agreement to acquire The Clearing Company, a company focused on prediction markets and dedicated to innovation at the forefront of regulated on-chain markets. The specific amount has not yet been disclosed. This acquisition will help enhance Coinbase's prediction market capabilities and scale, thereby accelerating Coinbase's vision of becoming a "universal exchange".

Huoxun Finance News, January 19th – According to its official blog, YZiLabs announced an investment in Genius, a professional on-chain trading terminal, aiming to accelerate the construction of a private, high-speed on-chain trading platform. This investment aims to support the infrastructure that can provide centralized exchange-level speed, liquidity, and privacy while maintaining users' complete ownership of their assets. Genius's core advantage lies in its "ghost order" type, which utilizes multi-party computation technology to generate a cluster of ephemeral wallets that can be coordinated simultaneously. This allows large traders to execute complex strategies across hundreds of addresses, while ensuring the confidentiality of the fund flow and supporting cryptographic auditing. The system remains non-custodial. The new funding will be used to accelerate the development of its privacy protocol to support its planned public access launch by the end of 2026 and to expand liquidity on more than 10 supported chains.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Magic Eden announced on the X platform that starting February 1st, 15% of its total revenue will flow directly into the ME token ecosystem. This revenue will be distributed equally, with 50% used for ME token buybacks and the other 50% distributed to ME token stakers in USDC based on their staking weight. Details are as follows: 1. The existing market-only ME token buyback program will be replaced by this ecosystem-wide system. 2. Staking weight is determined by the amount and duration of staking. 3. USDC rewards can be claimed monthly; February's rewards will be available for claiming for the first time in March. 4. Rewards must be claimed within 90 days.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that stablecoin protocol STBL announced on the X platform that its ongoing community rewards program (running through Kaito), which had been suspended, has now been cancelled due to recent changes affecting reward-based community activities. Discussions are currently underway with the Kaito team, and updates will be shared as soon as they become clearer.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that OpenAI's policy chief, Chris Lehane, stated at the Davos Forum on Monday that OpenAI is "on track" to launch its first product in the second half of 2026. Since acquiring the company of former Apple design chief Jony Ive last May, CEO Altman has repeatedly hinted at future AI devices, but has consistently avoided revealing a specific timeline or product form. Multiple reports indicate that OpenAI is developing a small, screenless device, possibly a wearable, for user interaction. Lehane declined to provide any specific details, including whether it would be a button, headphones, or something entirely different. Lehane listed the "device" as one of OpenAI's major highlights in 2026, telling reporters that "there will be news before the end of the year." While he did not promise a market launch this year, he stated that OpenAI is "aiming for a launch in the second half of 2026." (Jinshi)