#BTC CME 4H Update

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🔥 Crypto prediction platform Polymarket announces exclusive partnership with Dow Jones and Wall Street Journal.

💰 Riot sells $162M worth of Bitcoin as mining hash price drops.

🇺🇸 Senator Lummis says Congress is 'close' to passing crypto market structure legislation.

🪙 Stablecoins on BNB Chain crossed $15B in total circulating supply

🔥 Binance released its 38th Proof of Reserves (snapshot dated January 1). User BTC holdings stood at approximately 618k BTC, up 1.41% from the previous snapshot on December 1, an increase of 8,607 BTC. User ETH holdings were about 4.17 million ETH, up 8.55%, an increase of 328,666 ETH. User USDT holdings reached approximately 38.2 billion USDT, up 2.86% from the prior snapshot, an increase of about 1.06 billion USDT.

💰 Binance shows all major user assets are fully backed 1:1 or more, using a Merkle tree plus zk‑SNARKs‑based Proof of Reserves system that users can independently verify.

📰 Key Updates You Need to Know

Whales didn’t sleep in 2025

The 21 largest 💰Bitcoin holders massively increased their positions last year, accumulating #BTC worth around $40 billion in total.

💰 #BTC CQ: Since January 2023, total on-chain Bitcoin transfer volume has been steadily declining.

Even as prices rise, network activity has not recovered. Essentially, the current move is driven by FOMO, fueled by political support for Bitcoin in the US the launch of ETFs, purchases by corporate treasuries and a strengthened positive narrative in the media from major KOLs.

People will continue to hold simply because they are waiting for higher prices at which they will feel compelled to sell.

🇸🇻El Salvador bought another Bitcoin for their strategic reserve.

😱Fear & 🤑Greed Index for #BTC and #ETH

🇺🇸 SEC and CFTC to hold joint event to discuss making the US the "crypto capital of the world."

🔸 Binance is considering bringing stock trading back to its exchange after removing it in 2021.

🇮🇷 Iran warns any attack will trigger all-out war and promises the harshest possible response.

🇮🇳 Reserve Bank of India dumps U.S. Treasuries to 5-year low, piles into gold for rupee support and diversification – Hindustan Times.

📊 Prediction Markets Weekly Spot Markets climbed from $0 to $5B in a year.