This Week's News Preview | Binance Wallet Launches Sentient (SENT) Pre-TGE Prime Sale; Solana Mobile Opens Airdrop Claim

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Key News:

• Binance Wallet will launch Sentient (SENT) Pre-TGE Prime Sale on January 19
• ETHGas announces token economic model: total supply of 10 billion, eligibility snapshot will be taken on January 19
• Binance Alpha will list Acurast (ACU) on January 20
• Former Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison will be released on January 21
• ZAMA token auction postponed to January 21 to 24
• Solana Mobile opens SKR airdrop eligibility check, available for claiming and staking on January 21
• Binance will delist BID and 3 other USDT perpetual contracts on January 21, 2026
• The US will announce initial jobless claims for the week ending January 17 and the November core PCE price index year-on-year/month-on-month on January 22

January 19 (Monday)

Binance Wallet will launch Sentient (SENT) Pre-TGE Prime Sale on January 19

According to the official announcement, Binance Wallet will launch the Sentient (SENT) Pre-TGE Prime Sale on January 19.

The event will take place from 12:00 to 14:00 (UTC) on January 19, 2026, and eligible users will need Binance Alpha points to participate.

ETHGas announces token economic model: total supply of 10 billion, eligibility snapshot will be taken on January 19

The infrastructure protocol ETHGas announced the launch of a new governance token $GWEI, designed to manage the programmable block space protocol, aiming to bring Ethereum into an era of "real-time execution, predictable costs, and large-scale gas-free transactions." $GWEI holders can participate in governance, delegate voting, protocol proposals, and emergency decisions.

The snapshot is scheduled for January 19, 2026, at 00:00 UTC (08:00 Beijing time), and the airdrop rules will be based on historical gas expenditures and community verification.

MANTRA: Token code change and 1:4 token split will take place on January 19

The Layer1 blockchain MANTRA, focused on RWA assets, announced on X platform that the MANTRA token upgrade schedule has been set. On January 19, 2026, the OM token will change to the MANTRA token code, and a 1:4 token split will occur. The target block is 11,888,888, with a split ratio of 1 OM → 4 MANTRA. OM holders on the MANTRA chain do not need to take any action.

January 20 (Tuesday)

Binance Alpha will list Acurast (ACU) on January 20

According to official news, Binance Alpha will be the first to list Acurast (ACU) on January 20. Eligible users can go to the Alpha Events page to claim the airdrop using Binance Alpha points after trading opens. More details will be announced soon.

January 21 (Wednesday)

Former Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison will be released on January 21

According to records from the Federal Bureau of Prisons, former co-CEO of Alameda Research Caroline Ellison will be released from federal prison on January 21, 2026. Caroline Ellison was previously transferred from a Connecticut prison to home confinement in October.

On December 20, the U.S. SEC issued a lawsuit notice stating that former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried is still serving time in federal prison for fraud, while former executives of Alameda Research, including Caroline Ellison, have agreed to a settlement that still requires court approval. Other executives who signed the settlement include former CTO of FTX Trading Zixiao Wang and former co-engineer of FTX Nishad Singh.

U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee plans to release its cryptocurrency market structure bill on January 21

The U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee stated that its originally scheduled hearing on the cryptocurrency market structure bill has been postponed, and the bill text will be released on January 21, followed by a markup hearing. The committee said this adjustment aims to ensure transparency in the legislative process and provide members with more time for review.

Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman stated that the bill will provide clarity and certainty for the cryptocurrency market while protecting consumers and supporting U.S. innovation. Meanwhile, the Senate Banking Committee will hold a separate markup hearing on its version of the cryptocurrency market structure bill this week. The current version from the Agriculture Committee has not yet been released, and related contentious points include ethical provisions and the composition of regulatory agency members.

ZAMA token auction postponed to January 21 to 24

Zama co-founder Rand Hindi posted on X platform that the ZAMA token auction date has changed, with the adjusted auction time set for January 21 to 24, and the token claiming date set for February 2.

Solana Mobile opens SKR airdrop eligibility check, available for claiming and staking on January 21

According to Solana Mobile's official X account, Solana Mobile disclosed the specific distribution of the SKR airdrop. A total of nearly 2 billion SKR will be distributed to the community, with approximately 1.82 billion allocated to 100,908 users and about 141 million allocated to 188 developers, covering both user and developer groups.

The official stated that SKR will be officially available for claiming at 02:00 (UTC) on January 21, and eligible participants can check their individual allocation and corresponding levels in advance, and need to prepare a small amount of SOL to pay for on-chain fees incurred during claiming. After claiming, SKR can be staked for rewards.

Additionally, Solana Mobile confirmed that Season 2 has been synchronized and related ecological incentive programs are ongoing.

Binance will delist BID and 3 other USDT perpetual contracts on January 21, 2026

Binance contracts will automatically liquidate BIDUSDT, DMCUSDT, ZRCUSDT, and TANSSIUSDT USDT perpetual contracts at 17:00 on January 21, 2026, and will delist the aforementioned perpetual contract trading pairs after liquidation. Users are advised to close positions before trading stops to avoid automatic liquidation.

January 22 (Thursday)

The U.S. will announce initial jobless claims for the week ending January 17 and the November core PCE price index year-on-year/month-on-month on January 22

Beijing time January 23 at 21:30, the U.S. will announce initial jobless claims for the week ending January 17, the U.S. November core PCE price index year-on-year/month-on-month, and the final value of the U.S. third-quarter real GDP annualized quarterly rate.

Immunefi: IMU token will launch on January 22

Cryptocurrency bug bounty platform Immunefi announced on X platform that its native token IMU will officially launch on January 22.

January 23 (Friday)

Meteora: MET airdrop claiming will end on January 23, unclaimed tokens will be added to community reserves

Meteora reminded that MET airdrop claiming will end on January 23, and unclaimed tokens will be added to the circulating community reserves for future rewards.