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David Sacks, the White House's head of cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence, stated that the likelihood of passing crypto asset market structure legislation is now near a historic high, and the crypto industry should use the current buffer period to resolve remaining differences. He emphasized that now is the best time to establish industry rules and safeguard future development. The White House will continue to work with Senate Banking Committee Chairman Scott, committee members, and industry stakeholders to promote the swift passage of bipartisan-supported legislation.

BlockBeats News, January 15, According to The Block, London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) announced today the launch of the London Stock Exchange Group Digital Settlement House (LSEG DiSH), a platform designed to leverage blockchain technology for 24/7 real-time commercial bank tokenized deposits settlement. LSEG DiSH supports multi-currency and cross-network settlement, provides dynamic intraday liquidity management, synchronized settlement (PvP/DvP), and risk reduction capabilities, and is operated by the LSEG Post Trade Solutions division. The platform can settle not only on its own ledger but also serve as a notary to support settlement on connected networks. Currently, LSEG has completed a proof of concept (PoC) on the Canton Network with software company Digital Asset and a consortium of financial institutions, successfully achieving same-day cross-currency and asset type repo transactions. Additionally, LSEG previously launched a blockchain platform for private funds in September 2025.

Foresight News reported that BitMine Chairman Tom Lee stated in an interview with 3PROTV that Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman are expected to attend the annual shareholders' meeting held today (January 15). The meeting will vote on a proposal to increase the company's authorized shares from 500 million to 50 billion. Tom Lee emphasized that if the proposal is not approved, the company will not be able to issue new shares to purchase more Ethereum or make acquisitions. Addressing concerns about dilution, he stated that the company has never issued shares below net asset value. In addition, BitMine will present its 2026 development roadmap at the meeting, including growth sources beyond staking yields, and revealed that it may acquire other crypto treasury companies in the future.