Vitalik Buterin emphasizes the need for more diverse and improved DAOs. While the initial Ethereum concept was deeply influenced by decentralized autonomous organizations, the current model—primarily a treasury controlled through token-holder voting—is seen as inefficient, vulnerable to takeovers, and inadequate in overcoming governance issues. As a result, skepticism toward DAOs has grown.

Vitalik Buterin emphasizes the need for more diverse and improved decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs). He notes that Ethereum's original concept was heavily influenced by DAOs, but today's understanding generally equates DAOs with treasuries managed through token holder voting. While this model is functional and widely adopted, Buterin points out its inefficiencies, vulnerability to takeovers, and inability to mitigate the flaws inherent in human governance. As a result, skepticism about DAOs has increased among many observers.

A wallet potentially linked to Fenbushi Capital moved 7,798 ETH, valued at approximately $25 million, to Binance after two years of staking, according to a translated report.

CoinShares reports a total of $2.19 billion in cryptocurrency fund inflows for the past week. Bitcoin (BTC) attracted $1.55 billion, while Ethereum (ETH) saw $496 million in inflows.

CoinShares reports a $2.19 billion inflow into the cryptocurrency market for the past week, led by Bitcoin with $1.55 billion and Ethereum with $496 million.

The Reserve Bank of India has proposed the creation of a digital currency exchange platform for BRICS countries. coindesk

NYSE's RWA Platform to Enable 24/7 Trading of Tokenized Securities

PancakeSwap has announced that its proposal to reduce the maximum supply of CAKE tokens has been approved. The new cap is now set at 400 million CAKE.

Belarus intends to position itself as a conduit between Eastern and Western regions, President Alexander Lukashenko said. For more information, visit mt in max.

Vitalik Buterin warns that Ethereum’s growing complexity necessitates streamlining to prevent potential collapse. For more information, visit mt in max.

Vitol has begun offering Venezuelan crude oil to China at a narrower discount, according to reports. For more details, visit here.

Hedge funds are rapidly expanding their short positions on the yen, reaching the fastest pace since 2015, amid political turmoil in Japan's parliament and plans for early elections scheduled for January 23, according to Bloomberg.

The International Monetary Fund projects global inflation will decrease to 3.8% in 2023.

The International Monetary Fund projects global economic expansion of 3.3% in 2026, followed by 3.2% in 2027.

The IMF forecasts global trade growth will slow to 2.6% in 2026, down from an estimated 4.1% in 2025.

Russia’s Central Bank has published its inaugural ratings of Russian issuer stocks. For further details, refer to the official release.

The IMF has downgraded its 2026 growth forecast for Russia from 1% to 0.8%. mt в max

The BIS's cross-border platform project, mBridge, has processed transactions totaling over $55 billion. In 2024, Bloomberg reported that the Bank for International Settlements is considering ending the pilot program amid concerns from Russia that the technology could be used to circumvent sanctions and undermine the dollar's global reserve status.

Eurozone consumer inflation CPI data for December scheduled for release at 13:00 Moscow time.

Kirill Dmitriev scheduled to attend Davos for discussions with American delegation, RTRS reports. More details available on mt in max.

Eurozone consumer prices increased modestly in December, with a 0.2% monthly gain, matching analyst expectations and reversing November’s 0.3% decline. Annual inflation rose to 1.9%, staying below the 2% forecast and easing from 2.1% in November. Core inflation advanced 2.3% year-on-year, in line with estimates and down from 2.4% prior.</assistant