PANews January 2026 Column Article Popularity Ranking Released

PANews' January 2026 Top 10 Most Popular Articles Ranking (hereinafter referred to as the "Popularity Ranking") is released today. We have comprehensively evaluated all articles on the PANews platform in January based on content quality and readership to create this month's Popularity Ranking.

New authors joining this month

Several new authors performed exceptionally well this month, with 137Labs and CoolFish each having two articles reach the top of the trending list, demonstrating their strong content creation capabilities and market insight.

• 137Labs secured the top spot and fourth place with its in-depth analysis of stablecoins and regulatory legislation.

• CoolFish achieved impressive results, ranking 5th and 10th respectively, through its unique narratives and in-depth investigations of industry figures.

Top 5 Most Popular Articles

PANews created posters to recognize the top five most-read articles of the month, recognizing their depth and quality.

No.1 137Labs (Newcomer)

• 137Labs focuses on uncovering real market needs and helping users seize investment opportunities in the Web3 space. It identifies projects with growth potential through in-depth investment research and provides clear and easy-to-understand information.
• " USD1: Price Volatility and Stablecoin Mechanism Analysis Under High-Yield Incentives " On January 23, Binance launched a 30-day USD1 investment promotion offering approximately 20% annualized returns. The market reacted enthusiastically, with a large amount of funds switching from USDT and USDC to USD1 in the short term, causing a premium in the USD1 spot price and raising concerns about de-pegging. The 20% annualized yield was supported by an incentive budget of approximately $40 million per month from World Liberty Financial (WLFI). 137Labs believes that the recent USD1 price volatility was more due to supply and demand changes caused by the high incentives than to issues with the stablecoin mechanism. After the promotion ends, USD1 will retain its fully collateralized and transparent redemption characteristics.

No. 2 Biteye

• Biteye is a blockchain research institution and community focused on L1/L2, DeFi, NFT and Web3.
• " Understanding US Stocks on Blockchain: Why are Crypto Investors Investing in US Stocks, While Wall Street is Going Against the Grain? " Tokenization of US stocks is becoming a significant trend in the integration of the crypto industry and traditional finance. It transforms US stock assets into programmable digital assets through blockchain, enabling 24/7 trading, fragmented investment, and DeFi interoperability. Platforms such as Ondo Finance and xStocks have already launched tokenized US stock products within a compliant framework, supporting multi-chain trading and DeFi functionality. Despite challenges such as high compliance costs and price decoupling, US stock tokenization is seen as a crucial step in the restructuring of the financial system. This trend is expected to deepen further in 2026.

No. 3 JiaYi

• JiaYi is a high-profile strategist and investor in the crypto industry, and co-founder of Salus and GeekCartel. Previously, she was Chief Marketing Officer at Poloniex and Head of Business Development and Events at Binance. Her expertise lies in narrative building, marketing strategy, and growth hacking.
• " Analyzing Binance, Sahara, and Sign: How Top Projects Overcome the 'Attention Cycle' and 'Liquidity' Dilemma? " In 2025, project teams shifted from pursuing "prosperous" DAU to pragmatic goals such as trading volume and TVL. Users were more concerned with principal security and return certainty, and project teams focused on acquiring real liquidity and users through market activities. Wallets became important ecosystem entry points; for example, Binance integrated project discovery functionality through Binance Wallet to improve liquidity and user trading behavior. However, market attention shifted rapidly after TGE, post-TGE operations were underestimated, community culture and spiritual symbols were lacking, over-reliance on KOLs led to a disconnect from retail investors, and the value of KOCs (Key Opinion Consumers) was ignored.

No.4 137Labs (Newcomer)

• 137Labs focuses on uncovering real market needs and helping users seize investment opportunities in the Web3 space. It identifies projects with growth potential through in-depth research and provides clear and easy-to-understand information.
• " From Consensus to Rift: The Crypto Roadmap Debate Behind the Clarity Act Delay " The Clarity Act, originally scheduled for consideration on January 15, has been urgently postponed at a crucial stage in the Senate Banking Committee, with the window extended to the end of January or later. This bill is considered the most systemic legislation on the crypto market structure in the United States in a decade, but it is currently fraught with controversy.

No. 5 CoolFish (Newcomer)

• CoolFish is a MEME trench soldier who enjoys digging up and sharing interesting and valuable content.
• " Three CZs, Three Different Stories " showcases three distinct life trajectories amidst the wave of globalization: Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, Manus COO CZ Chen, and Prince Group owner Chen Zhi, who was recently deported. Chen Zhi amassed his fortune through transnational fraud, and his arrest in 2026 symbolized the end of a gray area; Zhao rose to prominence through Binance's innovation, compromising with regulations in 2023 to maintain his industry position; while CZ Chen achieved success through career advancement in the AI ​​era, gaining recognition after Meta's acquisition of Manus but facing geopolitical risks.

No. 6 Primitive Ventures

• Primitive Ventures is a multi-strategy proprietary investment firm dedicated to driving innovation in the decentralized economy with a crypto-punk spirit, focusing on investment and derivatives of cutting-edge alternative assets.
• " Primitive Ventures: Who's Paying for the Bull Market? " Despite Bitcoin's record-breaking price in 2025, the cryptocurrency market as a whole presents a "lifeless" atmosphere. Cryptocurrencies need to develop into a new tool of civilization with practical utility, rather than just an asset that relies on price narratives.

No.7 Tiger Research

• Tiger Research is a leading Web3 consulting, research, and investment firm founded in 2021 and headquartered in Seoul. It is dedicated to helping global Web3 projects and businesses understand and enter the complex Asian market, providing market research, business development (GTM), and project management services.
• How do 99% of unprofitable Web3 projects survive? In the Web3 market, it's easier to exit prematurely with inflated valuations than to establish a sustainable business model. The "survival" of 99% of projects is essentially built on systemic flaws that preclude investor losses rather than corporate profits, with the ultimate cost borne by the investors.

No. 8 Movemaker

• Movemaker is the first official community organization authorized by the Aptos Foundation and jointly launched by Ankaa and BlockBooster. It focuses on promoting the construction and development of the Aptos ecosystem in the Chinese-speaking region. It is committed to building a diverse, open, and prosperous Aptos ecosystem by connecting developers, users, capital, and numerous ecosystem partners.
• " Understanding Figure Q3: Why is it the undisputed first RWA stock? " Figure's success is not simply due to the concept of encryption, but rather because it has effectively solved the core pain points of low efficiency and high cost in the back office of traditional finance through blockchain technology.

No. 9 WolfDAO

• WolfDAO is a community focused on blockchain research. Its members cover fields such as funds, investment research, and DApp applications. It maintains cooperation with many universities and research institutes in Hong Kong and mainland China, and closely monitors industry market dynamics, trend pioneers, and research on popular tracks and projects.
• " Say Goodbye to 'Storytelling' for Funding: What Kind of Projects Can Survive 2026 ?" In 2025, the number of crypto VC deals plummeted by 60%, with investments concentrated in mid-to-late stages. Institutional funds accounted for 75%, primarily flowing into blue-chip assets such as BTC and ETH. VCs are gradually abandoning "scattershot" investments, focusing more on projects that can prove their self-sustaining capabilities at the seed stage, demanding high user retention rates, capital efficiency, and AI integration capabilities.

No. 10 CoolFish (Newcomer)

• CoolFish is a MEME trench soldier who enjoys digging up and sharing interesting and valuable content.
• "Even a penny falling from the sky belongs to him"—An exposé of the crimes and twilight of Cambodia's "Prince" Chen Zhi. Chen Zhi, the boss of Cambodia's Prince Group, was recently arrested and has been repatriated to China for investigation. His criminal empire, built on forced labor and fraud, has collapsed.

at last

Congratulations to the authors of the above 10 popular articles! We also thank all columnists; your support makes PANews even better. The crypto market generally declined in January, with significant market attention focused on precious metals and Vibe Coding. We hope you will continue to join us in documenting what happens next:

• If you have in-depth insights into the market, industry, and crypto space, and if you excel at writing content on trending events, emerging projects, in-depth research reports, and sector observations, please don't hesitate to contact us immediately. PANews will recommend high-quality content to its homepage, and may even feature it at the top, promote it on the app, include it on banners, and share it in communities; outstanding authors will also be featured on the homepage.

• The February rankings will be released around March 5, 2026. We look forward to seeing more new faces.

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