🤔 #BTC #ETH Backpack CEO Armani Ferrante announced the launch of an invite-only private beta for prediction markets, introducing the Unified Prediction Portfolio. This system integrates predictions into a single subaccount through cross-margin and cross-collateral across various trading options, allowing users to quote prediction prices and hedge with perpetuals within the same margin account. Broader beta access and additional markets and features are expected to follow. link

🤔 Cryptocurrency-focused bank Old Glory Bank is planning to list on Nasdaq through a SPAC company. link

🐳 A whale withdrew 12,000 $ETH, worth $39.98M, from Binance.

Currently, the whale holds 80,980 $ETH, worth $269.46M.

Address: 0x3952d69643f7a87237c7fc8bb33f8453c0b45500

🆕 $USDE listed on Upbit spot (KRW) link

🏦 #USD1 Pakistan has signed an agreement with a company affiliated with World Liberty Financial (WLF) to collaborate with the State Bank of Pakistan on integrating WLF’s USD1 stablecoin into the country's regulated digital payments framework. This integration will enable the stablecoin to operate alongside Pakistan’s own digital currency infrastructure for cross-border payments. #stablecoin link

🐳 Whale and institutional transactions:

1. Bitmine staked an additional 186,560 #ETH ($624.8 million). In total, Bitmine has staked 1,530,784 #ETH ($5.13 billion).

2. The whale closed long positions worth $413 million, locking in profits of $14.5 million. link

🇰🇷📊 South Korea’s largest crypto exchange Upbit will list Ethena’s USDe, adding KRW, BTC, and USDT trading pairs. USDe is a synthetic stablecoin built on a delta-neutral structure. #stablecoin link

🗣 Elon Musk says Tesla $TSLA Full Self-Driving will switch to a monthly subscription and remove the one-time purchase option.

🚀 Deleveraging Signal as BTC OI Drops by 31%

Historically, these drops have often marked significant bottoms, effectively resetting the market and creating a stronger base for a potential bullish recovery. link link

🐳 Another whale exchanged 282.17 $BTC ($26.33M) for 8,098 $ETH today. link link

🆕 $SIGHT live on Binance alpha link

🏦 The Spanish bank Bankinter acquires a stake in the cryptocurrency exchange Bit2Me. link

💳 Visa collaborates with BVNK to launch payouts in stablecoins. #stablecoin link

😱🤑 Fear&Greed Index for #BTC and #ETH

👮 #XRP Ripple has received preliminary approval from regulatory authorities in Luxembourg to obtain an electronic money institution license.
theblock #regulation link

🇭🇰📊 HashKey Exchange, Hong Kong’s listed and licensed virtual asset exchange, will list the XDC/USD spot trading pair at 16:00 (UTC+8) on January 15, 2026. The deposit and withdrawal functions for XDC have been activated, allowing users to complete these operations via the XDC Network. This trading pair is exclusively available to professional investors.

💼🤔 99% of financial advisors who have already allocated crypto in client portfolios want to maintain or even expand their exposure by 2026, according to a new Bitwise survey.

➟ 57% plan to increase
➟ 42% want to hold
➟ Only 1% wants to reduce

🇺🇸🗣 Senate Crypto Bill Could Mark Biggest Financial Surveillance Expansion Since The Patriot Act, Galaxy Says - link

📊 #BTC #ETH Binance Wallet (Web) Introduces Perpetual Futures Trading, Provided by Aster link

🙅 $MEMEFI, $RACA, $ART, $SPEC, $XCAD, $MYRO delisted from Bybit spot link

💰 #BTC Bitcoin And Gold Allocation Outperforms Traditional Portfolios, Backing Ray Dalio’s 15% Hedge Thesis, Bitwise Finds - link