PA Daily News | MSCI Maintains Inclusion of Digital Asset Companies in Indexes; Polymarket Denies US Invasion of Venezuela, Sparking User Discontent

Today's top news highlights:

Multiple regions have issued warnings about "taste card" scams involving virtual currencies, which use the guise of "free benefits" to lure victims into telecom fraud schemes.

Polymarket's denial of a US invasion of Venezuela sparks strong dissatisfaction among users.

Morgan Stanley filed S-1 filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the Solana Trust and the Bitcoin Trust.

MSCI will maintain its inclusion of digital asset companies in its indices and will conduct broader reviews.

Binance Wallet exclusively lists TGE tranche 44 on ZenChain (ZTC), subscription opens on January 7th.

Walmart launches Bitcoin and Ethereum trading service through its OnePay app

Analysts suggest that the founder of SpiderPool may be one of the agents of the "1011 insider whale," and that all 886,000 ETH associated with the whale have recently been unstaking.

Bitwise has received approval from the U.S. SEC to list its LINK spot ETF on the NYSE Arca.

Macro & Regulatory

The U.S. Supreme Court has set Friday as the date for its ruling on tariffs.

According to a report by Jinshi citing US media, the US Supreme Court has set this Friday as the day for issuing its ruling, marking the first opportunity for a ruling on President Trump's global tariff policies. The court's announcement on its website comes as the justices return to their posts after a four-week recess. The court has never disclosed in advance which rulings are ready, only stating that the justices may issue rulings on cases they have heard when they convene at 10:00 AM Washington time. Given the expedited processing the case so far, the tariff case is highly likely to be decided on that day. A ruling against Trump would undermine his signature economic policies and represent his most significant legal setback since returning to the White House. The core of the dispute lies in the tariffs Trump implemented on April 2nd, "Liberation Day"—a policy that imposed tariffs of 10% to 50% on most imported goods and imposed additional tariffs on Canada and Mexico under the pretext of combating fentanyl smuggling.

Japan has adopted the OECD's cryptocurrency reporting framework since January 1, 2026.

According to NADA NEWS, Japan officially implemented the OECD's Crypto Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) on January 1, 2026. This is a new mechanism aimed at allowing tax authorities worldwide to share information on crypto asset transactions. Japan decided to introduce this mechanism through tax reform. The National Tax Agency published a promotional brochure for users before its implementation last December and began preparations for collecting information through exchanges. Affected by the implementation of this system, the Japanese crypto exchange Coincheck sent a notice to all users on January 6, requiring them to submit information such as their "country of tax residence." Other Japanese exchanges will also gradually implement information collection procedures. Existing users who opened accounts before the end of 2025 must submit information by December 31, 2026. Users who opened new accounts after January 1 of this year must complete the declaration during the account opening process. Failure to submit the above information within the specified period, or submission of false information, may result in penalties according to law.

The People's Bank of China has increased its gold reserves for the 14th consecutive month.

The People's Bank of China reported that China's gold reserves stood at 74.15 million ounces (approximately 2,306.323 tons) at the end of December, an increase of 30,000 ounces (approximately 0.93 tons) month-on-month, marking the 14th consecutive month of increases. China's foreign exchange reserves stood at US$3,357.869 billion at the end of December, an increase of US$11.497 billion month-on-month. This was below the expected US$3,360 billion and the previous value of US$3,346.37 billion.

Saxo Financial was reprimanded and fined HK$4 million by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission for illegally distributing virtual asset products.

According to a Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) announcement, Saxo Bank Financial (Hong Kong) Limited was reprimanded and fined HK$4 million for distributing unapproved virtual asset-related products to 130 retail clients and 6 professional investors between 2018 and 2022, violating regulatory requirements. The SFC stated that Saxo failed to assess clients' knowledge of virtual assets, lacked due diligence on its products, and made adequate disclosures; these deficiencies persisted for over four years. Saxo has terminated its regulated activities and voluntarily compensated clients for their losses and is cooperating with the investigation.

Multiple regions have issued warnings about "taste card" scams involving virtual currencies, which use the guise of "free benefits" to lure victims into telecom fraud schemes.

Shanghai, Yunnan, Gansu, Hainan, and other regions have issued warnings about "free trial card" scams involving virtual currency. Some criminals are using the guise of "freebies" from well-known supermarkets to lure victims into telecommunications and online fraud. Police explained that suspects responsible for attracting victims use overseas communication software to connect with fraud rings. After distributing each "free trial card," the ring takes a photo of it and records key information such as the address, house number, and any fake promotional materials hanging on the doorknob, uploading this information to their superiors. They then periodically settle payments with virtual currency, making the scam highly covert. Police urge the public not to participate in such "ground promotion jobs" for small gains, lest they become accomplices to fraudsters and face legal consequences.

Project Updates

Morgan Stanley filed S-1 filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the Solana Trust and the Bitcoin Trust.

According to market sources, Morgan Stanley has filed S-1 filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the Solana Trust and the Bitcoin Trust, respectively.

MSCI will maintain its inclusion of digital asset companies in its indices and will conduct broader reviews.

According to an announcement on the MSCI website, MSCI has decided not to exclude Digital Asset Treasury Companies (DATCOs) from its February 2026 index review, and the existing inclusion list will remain unchanged. This decision addresses institutional investors' concerns that some DATCOs share characteristics with investment funds. MSCI will launch a broader market consultation for non-operating companies to develop more consistent inclusion criteria. During this period, there will be no adjustments to the number of shares or inclusion factors for these companies, nor will there be any additions or changes to size segments; the list will be updated dynamically based on disclosures. Companies including Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) will retain their index status for the time being.

Lighter launches 24-hour weekday stock market trading and plans to transition to 24/7 trading soon.

According to market sources, the Discord community revealed that Lighter has launched a 24-hour stock market trading service on weekdays and plans to transition to a 24/7 operating model soon.

Walmart launches Bitcoin and Ethereum trading service through its OnePay app

According to CoinDesk, Walmart has launched a Bitcoin and Ethereum trading service through its OnePay app, enabling millions of shoppers to exchange cryptocurrency for everyday retail purchases.

Bitwise has received approval from the U.S. SEC to list its LINK spot ETF on the NYSE Arca.

According to market sources, asset management firm Bitwise has received approval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to list the LINK spot ETF (ticker symbol CLNK) on the New York Stock Exchange's Arca platform. Its assets will be jointly custodied by Coinbase Custody and Bank of New York Mellon.

Bitcoin Core v30 has a vulnerability that could lead to financial losses when upgrading older wallets.

According to Cointelegraph, on Monday, Bitcoin Core developers warned users of a wallet migration vulnerability in versions 30.0 and 30.1 that could delete files and lead to financial loss. This issue only occurs under specific conditions and affects the migration of older Bitcoin Core wallets that have never been renamed or upgraded. The vulnerability is triggered when the software attempts to migrate an unnamed, older "wallet.dat" file stored in a custom wallet directory (typically defined via the "-walletdir" setting) while pruning is enabled. In this scenario, the migration appears to complete successfully, but the cleanup logic incorrectly deletes the entire wallet directory. The developers have withdrawn the binaries for versions 30.0 and 30.1 from the official download website. The project advises users not to use the wallet migration tool until a fixed version, Bitcoin Core 30.2, is released, and emphasizes that existing users who have not attempted to migrate can continue to run their nodes normally.

Polymarket's denial of a US invasion of Venezuela sparks strong dissatisfaction among users.

According to MarketWatch, the decentralized prediction market Polymarket's refusal to classify the recent US military raid on Venezuela, which resulted in the arrest of President Maduro and his wife, as an "intrusion" has sparked strong dissatisfaction among users. Despite the US seizing control of the country and taking its leader to the US, contracts worth millions of dollars related to "intrusion" were deemed "not triggered," drawing criticism from bettors who see it as "redefining facts." The platform, founded by crypto entrepreneurs, received approval from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to return to the US market after Donald Trump Jr., son of former President Trump, invested in and joined its board. This incident not only raises questions about the transparency of the judgment criteria but also raises deeper concerns about insider trading and whether the platform is politically influenced. The incident reflects the risks of ambiguity and regulatory vacuum in defining real-world political and military events within the decentralized prediction market.

opBNB mainnet completes Fourier hard fork, reducing block time to 250 milliseconds.

According to the official announcement from BNB Chain, opBNB completed its Fourier mainnet hard fork upgrade on January 7, 2026 at 11:00 (UTC+8). The core change was merging PR #305, reducing the block interval from 500 milliseconds to 250 milliseconds, significantly improving transaction throughput and confirmation speed. CZ encourages developers to continue building and promoting the development of the BNB ecosystem.

Tempo Releases TIP-20 Token Standard Designed for Stablecoins and Payment Scenarios

According to an official announcement from Tempo, it has launched a new token standard, TIP-20, specifically designed for stablecoins and payment applications. Extended from ERC-20, it is compatible with the existing EVM ecosystem. TIP-20 integrates features such as transfer memos, compliance policy registry, revenue distribution mechanisms, and stablecoin payment gas, making it suitable for diverse scenarios including corporate finance, cross-border settlements, and interest-bearing stablecoins. TIP-20 has received support from infrastructure partners such as AllUnity, Bridge, and LayerZero, aiming to build a unified on-chain payment standard, improve the compliance, efficiency, and interoperability of stablecoins, and accelerate the on-chain process of real-world payment scenarios. Tempo will provide developers with SDK, test funds, and documentation support to facilitate the rapid deployment and implementation of TIP-20.

Fusion has confirmed that its legacy USDC vault was attacked, resulting in a loss of $336,000. Users will receive full compensation.

According to an official announcement from Fusion (by IPOR), its Fusion USDC optimizer Vault, deployed on Arbitrum, suffered a smart contract attack on January 6th, resulting in a loss of $336,000 USDC. The attacker exploited a missing validation vulnerability in the "fuse" logic of an older version of the Vault, and manipulated administrator privileges through the EIP-7702 mechanism, successfully injecting malicious logic modules and initiating withdrawals, transferring funds to Tornado.Cash. This vulnerability only affected an older Vault deployed 490 days prior; other vaults were unaffected. IPOR stated that the DAO treasury will compensate users for their losses and is collaborating with security teams such as SEAL, Hexagate, and Blockaid to track down the funds. The incident has been confirmed to be triggered by a combination of a logical error and EIP-7702 privilege abuse; a complete technical recap has been released.

Telegram founder: The company has no reliance on Russian funding; bonds are unrelated to equity.

Telegram founder Pavel Durov stated that despite recent FUD (Fairness, Uncertainty, and Demand) issues, Telegram's capital structure is unrelated to Russia, and its recent $1.7 billion bond issuance involved "absolutely no Russian investors." He added that the old debt issued in 2021 has been largely repaid and poses no problem. He emphasized that bondholders are not shareholders, and Telegram's sole shareholder remains himself. It was reported yesterday that Telegram's $500 million in Russian bonds were frozen due to Western sanctions.

Tether introduces a new unit of account, "Scudo," for Tether Gold (XAU₮).

According to its official blog, stablecoin issuer Tether announced the launch of Scudo—a new unit of account for its tokenized gold product, Tether Gold (XAU₮), designed to make gold accessible to everyone again. Tether defines one Scudo as one-thousandth of a troy ounce of gold (or one-thousandth of XAU₮), enabling clearer price labeling, easier transfers, and a more intuitive use of gold's value. Users no longer need to send or price assets in complex decimal fractions of XAU₮; instead, they can trade in whole or partial Scudo units. This not only makes gold more practical as a store of value but also more convenient as a medium of exchange. Tether Gold remains fully backed by physical gold stored in secure vaults, and its ownership can be verified on-chain through Tether's asset tracking tools. Scudo does not change the structure or underlying basis of XAU₮ but provides a simpler way to measure and trade gold value, especially in the context of continuously rising prices.

Ethereum's second BPO hard fork has increased the blob limit to 21.

According to Cointelegraph, Ethereum's second BPO hard fork has increased the blob limit to 21, thereby improving network scalability and reducing costs.

TONX executives refute TON FUD claims: All TON sold by Telegram have a four-year vesting period, and its largest buyer is TONX.

In response to the Financial Times report that "Telegram sold nearly 10 percent of its current TON circulating market capitalization in 2025," Manuel Stotz, Executive Chairman of TON Strategy Company (NASDAQ: TONX), clarified: 1. All TON tokens sold by Telegram have a four-year vesting period; 2. To date, the largest buyer of TON tokens sold by Telegram is TON Strategy Company, whose primary purpose is to accumulate, hold, and stake TON tokens, not as a source of future supply or to create potential pressure; 3. From December 2024 to December 2025, Telegram's net holdings of TON tokens did not decrease significantly, and may even have increased in terms of the number of TON tokens held during this period. However, Stotz stated that the Financial Times report that "Durov will prioritize improving the Ton ecosystem and further integrate cryptocurrency into the Telegram platform in 2026" is accurate.

A former Uber executive launched Buck, a savings token pegged to Bitcoin, with an annualized return of 7%.

Travis VanderZanden, founder of Buck and former Uber/Lyft executive, announced the official launch of Buck ($BUCK), a savings-oriented stablecoin positioned as the "dollar of the Bitcoin world." It offers a 7% annualized yield, requires no staking, has no lock-up period, and involves no lending. Buck aims to combat the devaluation of the US dollar, introducing the new concept of "SavingCoin," emphasizing immediate returns on deposits, high liquidity, and the principle that "users should enjoy the returns, not become the product." Buck is not available to US users and is currently listed on the official website buck.io. Buck Token (BUCK) holders can earn monthly rewards of Strategy Inc.'s STRC preferred stock by participating in the Buck DAO. All buyers and sellers must undergo Anti-Money Laundering (AML) verification before any transaction.

Coinbase will delist the ETH-DAI, FLOW-USDT, and MANA-ETH trading pairs.

According to a Coinbase Markets announcement, to optimize market health and liquidity integration, trading in the ETH-DAI, FLOW-USDT, and MANA-ETH trading pairs will be suspended starting January 7, 2026, at 12:00 PM EST (1:00 AM Beijing time the following day). Currently, these trading pairs have switched to a limit order only mode; users can place or cancel orders, but cannot submit market orders. Eligible users can still buy and sell ETH, FLOW, and MANA through USD trading pairs.

Coinbase launches spot trading of Brevis (BREV), supporting the ERC-20 network.

According to a Coinbase Markets announcement, spot trading of Brevis (BREV) is now available. The token supports the Ethereum (ERC-20) network and trading is limited to regions where it is supported.

Binance will launch XAGUSDT perpetual contracts, with silver as the underlying asset.

Binance Futures announced that it will launch XAGUSDT perpetual contracts on January 7, 2026 at 18:00 (UTC+8). The underlying asset is silver (XAG), each contract represents 1 troy ounce, and the settlement asset is USDT.

Binance now offers Brevis (BREV) financial services, one-click cryptocurrency purchase, instant exchange, leverage, and futures contracts.

According to the official announcement, Binance Wealth Management, One-Click Crypto, Instant Exchange, Leverage, and Binance Futures will launch Brevis (BREV) according to the timeline listed below.

Binance Wallet exclusively lists TGE tranche 44 on ZenChain (ZTC), subscription opens on January 7th.

According to the official announcement, Binance Wallet will exclusively list ZenChain (ZTC) on TGE Phase 44. The subscription period is from 4 PM to 6 PM (UTC+8) on January 7, 2026. Eligible users must use Binance Alpha Points to participate. An additional 420 million ZTC will be used for future events; details will be announced separately.

Later news from Binance: The threshold for the ZenChain (ZTC) TGE event is 241 Alpha Points; ZenChain announced the ZTC token economics: the total supply is 21 billion tokens, with an airdrop of 7% .

Upbit will launch trading pairs for BREVIS (BREV) in Korean Won, BTC, and USDT.

According to an Upbit announcement, BREVIS (BREV) is now supported for trading in KRW, BTC, and USDT on the Ethereum network.

Analysis & Opinions

Analysis: One indicator suggests that Bitcoin bottomed out in late November last year, and there is still significant upside potential.

According to CoinDesk, in late November 2025, Bitcoin plummeted to nearly $80,000, at which point the ratio of profitable short-term holders' supply to losing short-term holders fell to historical levels consistent with major or local bear market bottoms. Glassnode data shows that this ratio dropped to 0.013 on November 24th. Previously, reaching this level had consistently marked local bottoms or absolute bear market lows, including in 2011, 2015, 2018, and 2022. Glassnode defines short-term holders as investors who have held Bitcoin for less than 155 days. During the November trough, the 7-day moving average of profitable short-term holders' supply fell to approximately 30,000 Bitcoins, while the losing supply surged to 2.45 million Bitcoins, the highest since the FTX crash in November 2022, when Bitcoin bottomed out near $15,000. Since the beginning of 2026, Bitcoin has rebounded to approximately $94,000, a gain of over 7%. During this period, the supply from short-term holders who incurred losses decreased to 1.9 million coins, while those who profited rebounded to 850,000 coins, resulting in a ratio of approximately 0.45. Historically, when this ratio approaches 1, it tends to break through and continue to widen, with Bitcoin prices also tending to rise continuously. Currently, the ratio is below 0.5%, indicating that the indicator still has significant room to expand before reaching equilibrium. Market tops typically occur when this ratio rises to close to 100.

Analysts suggest that the founder of SpiderPool may be one of the agents of the "1011 insider whale," and that all 886,000 ETH associated with the whale have recently been unstaking.

Eye, the on-chain analyst who previously uncovered the "1011 Insider Whale," posted on the X platform that Garrett Jin, an agent of the "1011 Insider Whale," participated in the creation of two staking pools, "Eth2Depositor (0x2F4)" and "EthBatchDepositor (0xE00)," through his company XHash. A total of 886,440 ETH were deposited in the past four months. This ETH originated from Bitcoin swaps on the Hyperliquid/Hyperunit platforms last August and September, and all ETH has recently been unstaking. Eye also stated that he has tracked down a Singapore-based company, "Hypercieve," on LinkedIn. Its co-founder is Jack Chen, who is also the founder of the Bitcoin mining company SpiderPool and was a colleague of Garrett Jin. The two have collaborated closely for many years, and Jack Chen is likely also one of the agents of the "1011 Insider Whale."

Coinbase Research Director: Wallets holding approximately one-third of the Bitcoin supply are vulnerable to quantum attacks.

According to DL News, David Duong, Global Head of Investment Research at Coinbase, warned that Bitcoin's long-term security is heading into uncharted territory, with quantum computing advancing faster than the cryptocurrency industry anticipated. Duong believes that while a direct attack on Bitcoin is not yet imminent, the quantum threat has evolved from a theoretical hypothesis into a real structural risk—wallets holding approximately one-third of the Bitcoin supply use publicly visible encrypted output formats, making them highly vulnerable to brute-force attacks. Duong stated that quantum computers pose two risks. One is economic: if quantum machines become powerful enough, they could mine Bitcoin blocks with far greater efficiency than currently available, potentially distorting the network's incentive mechanisms. The second risk is more direct: quantum computers can derive private keys from exposed public keys, allowing attackers to steal funds from vulnerable addresses. Duong wrote, "Given current scalability limitations, quantum mining remains a lower priority concern; signature security is the core issue." Quantum computing is still in its early stages. Researchers have long disagreed on whether and when quantum computers will threaten Bitcoin's cryptography.

Yi Lihua: Stablecoins and Ethereum are the most important infrastructure; currently holding a large position in ETH and a significant position in WLFI.

Jack Yi, founder of Liquid Capital, stated in an article on the X platform: "2026 will be the first year of on-chain finance. Stablecoins and Ethereum are the most important infrastructure. I believe WLFI's decision to exchange BTC for ETH today reflects the same thinking. WLFI has three future paths: First, USD1 will break through 10 billion in the near term, 100 billion in the medium term, and occupy a trillion-dollar share in the 3 trillion stablecoin market in the long term. Second, USD1 will cooperate with Web2 companies with hundreds of millions of active users. The advantages of stablecoin payments are far greater than traditional Visa, which will bring billions of users to blockchain and stablecoins. Third, in the future multi-trillion dollar on-chain finance market, USD1 will leverage its brand, compliance, B2B, and user advantages to become the most important infrastructure. This is the reason and logic behind our large holdings in ETH and heavy investment in WLFI."

Investment and Financing

Crypto brokerage firm HabitTrade has completed a nearly $10 million Series A funding round, led by Chizicheng Technology.

According to an official announcement from HabitTrade, the cryptocurrency brokerage firm has completed a nearly $10 million Series A funding round, led by Hong Kong-listed Newborn Town, with participation from Bright Venture Capital, StableStock, and others. HabitTrade stated that it will use this funding to accelerate the expansion of its global compliant brokerage infrastructure and promote the integration of traditional capital markets with on-chain finance.

AppWorks completes its fourth fund raising of $165 million, bringing its total funding to $386 million.

According to an announcement on AppWorks' official website, it has completed the final fundraising for its fourth flagship fund (Fund IV), raising $165 million, bringing the company's total fundraising to $386 million. This round attracted the first-time participation of three major pan-Asian sovereign LPs: Taiwan's National Development Fund, Malaysia's Jelawang Capital, and South Korea's KVIC. Other investors included Fubon Life Insurance, Taiwan Mobile, Wistron, Phison, and E Ink. Since its founding in 2009, AppWorks has built an ecosystem of over 2,000 founders and 653 active startups, focusing in recent years on AI and Web3. Over 70% of its latest accelerator projects come from outside Taiwan. The fund will focus on early-stage investments and has already supported well-known companies such as Lalamove, Animoca, and Flow. AppWorks stated that the fund will focus on high-potential startup opportunities from emerging Asian markets.

xAI completes $20 billion Series E funding round, with strategic participation from NVIDIA and Cisco.

According to xAI's official announcement, its Series E funding round exceeded its original target of $15 billion, ultimately raising $20 billion. Participants included Valor Equity, Stepstone, Fidelity, the Qatar Sovereign Wealth Fund, and Baron, with strategic investors including NVIDIA and Cisco. The funds will accelerate the construction of the world's largest GPU cluster and AI infrastructure. By 2025, xAI aims to achieve breakthroughs in Grok models, voice assistants, image generation, and X platform integration, reaching 600 million monthly active users. The Grok 5 model is currently being trained, and the company will continue to develop AI products for consumers and enterprises.

Sources say Discord has secretly filed for an IPO, with a potential valuation of over $15 billion.

According to Bloomberg, the chat platform Discord has secretly filed for an IPO with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and may list in the U.S. soon. Sources familiar with the matter say Discord is working with Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase to advance the listing, but the plan is not yet finalized and could still be canceled. Discord has over 200 million monthly active users and was valued at approximately $15 billion in a funding round in 2021, rejecting a $12 billion acquisition offer from Microsoft. The new CEO is former Activision Blizzard Vice Chairman Humam Sakhnini.

Barclays invests in stablecoin clearing platform Ubyx

According to Cointelegraph, Barclays has made its first investment in a stablecoin-related company, Ubyx, a US-based stablecoin clearing platform, though the specific size of the investment was not disclosed. Ryan Hayward, Head of Digital Assets and Strategic Investments at Barclays, stated, “As the token, blockchain, and wallet space continues to evolve, expertise will play a crucial role in providing connectivity and infrastructure to enable seamless interaction for regulated financial institutions. This investment aligns with Barclays’ approach of exploring opportunities based on new digital currencies such as stablecoins.” Previously, in June of last year, stablecoin startup Ubyx completed a $10 million seed funding round, led by Galaxy Ventures.

mechanism

SharpLink earned 438 ETH in staking rewards last week, bringing its total to over 10,000 ETH.

According to SharpLink (SBET)'s official disclosure, it earned 438 ETH through Ethereum staking last week, equivalent to approximately $1.4 million at the current price, bringing its cumulative staking earnings to 10,657 ETH. The company reiterated its unchanged strategy: 100% of its assets are held in ETH and 100% staked.

Important data

Foreign media: Gold may have surpassed US Treasury bonds to become the largest official reserve asset.

According to foreign media reports, driven by the surge in gold prices over the past year and active purchases by central banks worldwide, gold is poised to surpass US Treasury bonds to become the largest reserve asset held by US governments overseas. Data released this month by the World Gold Council shows that the total amount of official US gold reserves held overseas exceeds 900 million troy ounces (data for most countries is as of the end of November, while data for a few countries is as of the end of October). Based on the gold price on November 30th, this is equivalent to $3.82 trillion in gold. In comparison, as of October, the value of long-term and short-term US Treasury bonds held by US governments overseas was close to $3.88 trillion. Assuming that the size of gold reserves held by central banks remains unchanged by the end of the year, based on year-end prices, the value of US official gold reserves held overseas would be $3.93 trillion, already exceeding the size of US Treasury bonds held by overseas governments.

In 2025, Solana achieved record highs in several metrics: app revenue increased by 46% year-on-year to $2.39 billion.

Solana announced on its X platform that in 2025, it achieved outstanding performance across multiple metrics, with several indicators reaching record highs. In terms of application revenue, applications built on Solana generated $2.39 billion in revenue, a 46% year-over-year increase; seven applications generated over $100 million in revenue. Regarding network performance, network revenue (REV) reached $1.4 billion, a 48-fold increase in two years; non-voting transactions reached 33 billion, a 28% year-over-year increase; the average number of daily active wallets reached 3.2 million, a 50% year-over-year increase; and the average transaction fee decreased to $0.017, with the median decreasing to $0.0011. In the asset sector, stablecoin supply reached $14.8 billion at year-end, more than doubling year-over-year and setting a new record; stablecoin transfers reached $11.7 trillion, a seven-fold increase in two years; equity assets were listed on Solana, with a supply of $1 billion and a trading volume of $651 million; and the Solana ETF saw net inflows of $1.02 billion. In the DEX sector, trading volume reached $1.5 trillion, a year-on-year increase of 57%; SOL stablecoin trading volume reached $782 billion, a year-on-year increase of more than 100%.

A long-term holder of 4165 BTC revealed that he has been mining daily since 2016 and has never sold a single BTC.

A $230 million long whale successfully weathered unrealized losses and is now showing an unrealized profit of over $26.82 million.

Circle has minted another 1 billion USDC on Solana in the past 24 hours.

Trump's token team deposited 400,000 Trumps, worth $2.25 million, into Binance.

The US government has just transferred out over 225 million USDT.

An address deposited over 450,000 LINK tokens into a Binance deposit address linked to GSR Markets, worth approximately $6.28 million.

One trader achieved a 2253-fold return on WhiteWhale, turning $343 into $773,000.

A major whale has added another 2,836 ETH to its position, bringing its total holdings since December 5th to 50,152 ETH.