🇰🇷 Mirae Asset is in talks to buy Korean cryptocurrency exchange Korbit for up to $100 million. theblock.co
😱 CEO of MoreMarkets: in 2026, most companies with #BTC treasuries will disappear with the rest of the DAT.
Co-founder of Solv Protocol: the number of companies buying and storing BTC has grown from 70 at the beginning of 2025 to over 130 by mid-year. Many of them are unlikely to survive the next economic downturn. cointelegraph
Co-founder of Solv Protocol: the number of companies buying and storing BTC has grown from 70 at the beginning of 2025 to over 130 by mid-year. Many of them are unlikely to survive the next economic downturn. cointelegraph
🔍🐳 Whale Transactions:
1. Having repaid all loans, whale 0xA339 sold the remaining 24,700 #ETH for 73 million #USDC in the last week, with an average sale price of $2,954;
2. New wallet withdrew 7,714 #ZEC ($4.12 million) from Kraken;
3. 0xA71d placed 1.81M #USDC in #HyperLiquid and opened a 3x long for 500,000 #LIT ($1.83M).
1. Having repaid all loans, whale 0xA339 sold the remaining 24,700 #ETH for 73 million #USDC in the last week, with an average sale price of $2,954;
2. New wallet withdrew 7,714 #ZEC ($4.12 million) from Kraken;
3. 0xA71d placed 1.81M #USDC in #HyperLiquid and opened a 3x long for 500,000 #LIT ($1.83M).
🇨🇳 China will allow banks to pay interest on the digital yuan to encourage its adoption. theblock.co
🇰🇵🏴☠️ According to Chainalysis, North Korean hackers stole a record $2.17 billion in 2025, including $1.5 billion from Bybit. theblock
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📈👀 #ETH The queue to enter the Ethereum validators has nearly doubled compared to the queue to exit.
💼👀 DLNEWS predicts that potential IPO candidates in 2026 include Kraken (target valuation: $20 billion), Consensys (latest valuation: $7 billion), BitGo ($1.75 billion), and Animoca Brands ($6 billion).
Meanwhile, Ledger, the largest hardware wallet, is preparing for funding and a possible IPO, while Bithumb, South Korea's second-largest exchange, plans to go public in South Korea.
Meanwhile, Ledger, the largest hardware wallet, is preparing for funding and a possible IPO, while Bithumb, South Korea's second-largest exchange, plans to go public in South Korea.
🔮 Panorama of 2026 #BTC Price Forecasts
Most institutional outlooks cluster between $150,000 and $250,000, driven by expectations of sustained institutional allocation, ETF inflows, and regulatory clarity.
More conservative views warn that slowing demand, macro tightening, or technical breakdowns could trigger drawdowns, with downside scenarios ranging from $70,000 to as low as $10,000.
Overall, forecasts are increasingly framed as scenario analysis rather than firm targets, reflecting declining confidence in single-price narratives.
Most institutional outlooks cluster between $150,000 and $250,000, driven by expectations of sustained institutional allocation, ETF inflows, and regulatory clarity.
More conservative views warn that slowing demand, macro tightening, or technical breakdowns could trigger drawdowns, with downside scenarios ranging from $70,000 to as low as $10,000.
Overall, forecasts are increasingly framed as scenario analysis rather than firm targets, reflecting declining confidence in single-price narratives.
💰 Strategy has acquired 1,229 $BTC for ~$108.8 million at ~$88,568 per bitcoin and has achieved a $BTC yield of 23.2% YTD 2025. As of 12/28/2025, they hold 672,497 $BTC acquired for ~$50.44 billion at ~$74,997 per bitcoin. link
🔮 According to defioasis.eth statistics, out of more than 1.7 million Polymarket trading addresses, about 70% have incurred losses and only about 30% are profitable.
Only 0.0385% of profitable addresses generate more than 70% of the total profit, and the total profit is $3.7 billion. 25% of profitable addresses have profits between $0 and $1,000.
Only 0.0385% of profitable addresses generate more than 70% of the total profit, and the total profit is $3.7 billion. 25% of profitable addresses have profits between $0 and $1,000.
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