🎆 Hong Kong regulators target 2026 legislation for virtual asset dealer and custodian rules

🟢 Hong Kong’s Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau and Securities and Futures Commission have concluded consultations and plan to introduce new legislation in 2026 to establish licensing regimes for virtual asset dealers and custodians, expanding its digital asset regulatory framework.

💙 @CryptoLand_EN

☄️ Canton token rallies after DTCC outlines tokenized treasury plans

🟢 Coin Telegraph reports that CANTO’s price jumped following the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation’s announcement of plans to develop tokenized treasury infrastructure, signaling potential institutional interest in tokenized financial assets.

💙 @CryptoLand_EN

🪙 Bitcoin mining outlook for 2026 highlights AI’s role in profitability and consolidation

🟢 Coin Telegraph reports that the Bitcoin mining sector’s 2026 outlook focuses on profitability pressures, industry consolidation, and increased discussion around artificial intelligence optimizing operations for efficiency and cost management.

💙 @CryptoLand_EN

🇷🇺 Russia’s top stock exchanges plan to launch crypto trading once legal framework is in place

🤔 Moscow Exchange and St. Petersburg Exchange say they are prepared to offer cryptocurrency trading once Russia completes new regulatory legislation, having developed the necessary infrastructure for trading, clearing, and custody.

💙 @CryptoLand_EN

🚨 Security alert: Trust Wallet users report fund drains following Chrome extension update

🚨 According to on-chain investigator ZachXBT, multiple Trust Wallet users reported funds being drained from their wallets within hours.
🚨 The incidents coincided with the release of a new Trust Wallet Chrome extension update (v2.68.0), with early estimates suggesting losses of at least $6 million.

💙 @CryptoLand_EN

💥 More than a hack? Insider involvement suspected in Trust Wallet extension breach

💢 Comments from on-chain analyst Crazino.
💢 eth, followed by CZ’s response (“Most likely”), have shifted the narrative from a routine exploit to a far more serious insider or supply-chain risk scenario.
💢 If the Trust Wallet incident involved internal access or a compromised update pipeline, it represents a deeper systemic threat than an external attack.

💙 @CryptoLand_EN

☄️ Layer-1 tokens crumble as users flee and Bitcoin dominance grows in 2025

🚫 Analysis from 2025 indicates that many Layer-1 blockchain tokens have seen declining user activity and price pressure, while Bitcoin’s market dominance has risen, reflecting capital rotation into BTC as investors seek deeper liquidity and perceived safety.

💙 @CryptoLand_EN

☄️ Crypto tips for newcomers, vets and skeptics from a Bitcoiner who lost $700M

🟢 Bitcoiner James Howells, known for losing 8,000 BTC, shared practical advice for 2026:
🔤 newcomers should learn fundamentals and avoid leverage; veterans should regularly test wallet backups; and skeptics should try using crypto before judging it.

💙 @CryptoLand_EN

🔘 CZ bets on Stablecoin 2.0 as BNB Chain shakes off undervalued label

🟢 Reports indicate Changpeng Zhao is bullish on next-generation stablecoins as a growth driver for BNB Chain, suggesting such innovations could help lift the chain out of its undervalued status and expand liquidity and usage.

💙 @CryptoLand_EN

🏦 Russia’s Sberbank eyes crypto-backed loans, says regulatory support will be key

🚫 Russia’s largest bank, Sberbank, is exploring the possibility of offering loans backed by cryptocurrencies and emphasized that regulatory support will be crucial for implementation.

💙 @CryptoLand_EN

🔽 Memecoins slump sharply in 2025, hitting yearly lows

🔴 Memecoin markets have plunged in 2025, with total valuation hitting lows and dropping significantly from their yearly peaks, reflecting waning risk appetite and declining speculative inflows in the crypto space.

💙 @CryptoLand_EN

☄️ Bitcoin bulls face a make-or-break moment as Lugano real-world payments push advances

🚫 Increasing adoption of Bitcoin for real-world payments in Lugano—where 350+ businesses now accept BTC—represents a practical test for broader utility beyond speculation, potentially influencing market sentiment for bulls.

💙 @CryptoLand_EN

📱 Can blockchain prove what’s real in the AI era?

🚫 As generative AI blurs the line between real and fake digital content, blockchain’s transparency and immutability are being explored as tools to anchor authenticity, verify identity, and provide verifiable data provenance in the digital age.

💙 @CryptoLand_EN

📉 Cardano’s Christmas price chart looks more like coal than candy

🔴 Cardano’s price action near Christmas 2025 is showing a notably weak and bearish pattern, drawing comparisons to a disappointing performance rather than a festive rally as ADA lags behind broader crypto gains.

💙 @CryptoLand_EN

🌍 Crypto assets slide as geopolitical tensions fuel gold and silver rally

💢 CoinDesk reports that crypto assets, including Bitcoin, slid in the wake of rising geopolitical tensions and expectations of interest rate cuts, while gold and silver prices surged to record highs as investors sought safe-haven assets.

💙 @CryptoLand_EN

☄️ Zcash’s shielded supply climbs to 23% as privacy adoption grows

🟢 According to The Block’s Data & Insights newsletter, Zcash’s shielded pool now represents about 23% of total ZEC supply, up from 18% in October, indicating increasing adoption of its privacy features and real on-chain usage.

💙 @CryptoLand_EN

☄️ BNB Chain schedules Fermi hard fork for January 14, 2026

🚫 BNB Chain is set to undergo the Fermi hard fork on January 14, 2026, at 02:30 UTC, aimed at enhancing BSC performance by reducing block times and improving network throughput; Binance will support the upgrade with temporary deposit/withdrawal pauses.

💙 @CryptoLand_EN

💸 Coinbase named a top three fintech pick for 2026 by Clear Street

🚫 Coin Desk reports that Coinbase has been named one of the top three fintech picks for 2026 by Clear Street, with strengths cited in asset tokenization, AI tools, and stablecoin revenue driving its standout performance.

💙 @CryptoLand_EN

📈 Hyperliquid posts strong 2025 growth with 2.9T+ in trading volume

📈 Hyperliquid closed 2025 with robust adoption, liquidity, and revenue metrics, adding over 609K users and recording around $2.9 trillion in total trading volume, reinforcing its position as a leading decentralized perpetuals platform.

💙 @CryptoLand_EN

💥 Zelenskiy says much can be decided before New Year ahead of Trump meeting

⌛ Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he plans to meet U.S. President Donald Trump soon, with a 20-point peace framework nearly complete and sensitive territorial issues, including Donbas and the Zaporizhzhia plant, set for discussion; “a lot” could be decided before the New Year.

💙 @CryptoLand_EN

🪙 Ethereum tokenization takes center stage as Tom Lee outlines bullish outlook

🟢 Coin Telegraph reports that crypto analyst Tom Lee presented a bullish outlook for Ethereum in 2026, highlighting the growing role of real-world asset tokenization on the Ethereum blockchain as a key growth driver.

💙 @CryptoLand_EN