☄️ Bitcoin and crypto lag behind gold and stock market rallies

💢 Bitcoin and many altcoins have failed to reach new all-time highs alongside strong performances in gold, silver, and major stock indices in 2025.
💢 Analysts point to liquidity dynamics and historical market patterns as key contributors to this divergence, with some forecasting potential catch-up in 2026.

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🔷 BitMine buys $199M in Ether as smart money traders short ETH

🤔 BitMine Immersion Technologies, the world’s largest corporate Ether holder, spent about $199 million acquiring ETH over a two-day period as some top traders bet on short-term price declines.
🤔 BitMine’s holdings now represent roughly 3.08% of the total supply.

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🇵🇰 Pakistan could become a global crypto leader by 2030, says CZ

🚫 Changpeng Zhao, Binance co-founder and adviser to Pakistan’s Crypto Council, said Pakistan’s rapid crypto adoption in 2025 positions the country to become a global leader in digital assets by 2030 if current trends continue.

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💥 Coinbase warns Senate stablecoin misstep could hand China a global edge

🚫 Coinbase’s chief policy officer Faryar Shirzad cautioned the U.S. Senate that altering parts of the GENIUS Act could weaken dollar-linked stablecoins’ competitiveness, potentially benefiting non-U.S. stablecoins and China’s digital yuan as Beijing moves to allow interest-bearing digital RMB wallets in 2026.

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☄️ South Korean retail keeps buying into BitMine and its Ether treasury

🚫 Since early July, South Korean retail investors have poured about $259 million into BitMine Immersion Technologies shares, making it the top foreign equity purchase in the region.
🚫 BitMine now holds roughly $3.6 billion in ETH as its corporate treasury.

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🕯 Metaplanet buys $451M in Bitcoin as total holdings exceed 35,000 BTC

🟢 Japanese investment firm Metaplanet spent $451 million on Bitcoin in Q4 2025, acquiring 4,279 BTC and increasing its total holdings to 35,102 BTC despite volatile price action.
🟢 The company continues building its BTC treasury through diversified financing methods.

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🔹 Ethereum transactions hit record 2.2M while fees drop

🚫 Ethereum’s network recorded over 2.2 million transactions in a single day, marking an all-time high, even as average fees declined.
🚫 The surge reflects broader user activity and network engagement toward the end of 2025.

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🔘 Bitwise proposes hybrid ETF structure covering multiple crypto assets

🤔 Bitwise Asset Management has proposed a hybrid ETF framework intended to support a suite of exchange-traded products tracking various digital assets, potentially including tokens like AAVE, ZEC, TRX, and others.
🤔 This initiative reflects ongoing efforts to broaden regulated crypto investment options.

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🔎 Pi Network faces intensified scrutiny amid transparency concerns

🤔 Pi Network has been under heightened criticism due to concerns about transparency, user activity, and technical infrastructure.
🤔 While some analysts and critics question its legitimacy and listing status, the Pi Core Team denies scam allegations and seeks to clarify user data and operations.

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🪙 Bitcoin payment technologies slated for improvements in 2026

🚫 While a specific Cointelegraph article matching the URL wasn’t directly found, broader reporting indicates ongoing development and enhancement of Bitcoin payment technologies, such as Lightning Network, aiming to improve transaction efficiency and user experience heading into 2026.

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☄️ Crypto issues set to influence 2026 U.S. midterm elections and congressional policy

🚫 As all House seats and a significant portion of the Senate will be contested in the 2026 U.S. midterms, digital asset legislation and pro-crypto candidates are becoming key issues, with advocacy groups mobilizing crypto voters and market structure bills shaping electoral debates.

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💥 Macro forces set to accelerate crypto adoption in 2026

🟢 Multiple industry outlooks suggest that regulatory clarity, institutional capital inflows, the expansion of crypto ETFs, and wider real-world use cases will drive broader adoption of digital assets in 2026, transitioning the market toward a more integrated financial infrastructure.

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⚠️ AI privacy threats loom over the future of private messaging

💢 Experts highlight that as artificial intelligence technologies gain deeper access to user data, privacy risks for private messaging—especially in encrypted or decentralized apps—are intensifying.
💢 Concerns include data collection, metadata exposure, and AI’s potential to compromise confidential communication.

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🗽 US spot crypto ETFs see $32 billion in net inflows in 2025

💥 Data indicate that U.S. spot crypto exchange-traded funds, particularly those tracking Bitcoin, have attracted approximately $32 billion in net inflows by 2025, underscoring strong institutional demand for regulated crypto exposure.

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💥 Trader nets about $1M from unusual BROCCOLI714 activity on Binance

🟠 A trader claimed to have earned about $1 million on January 1 2026 by capitalizing on abnormal market maker-style buy orders in the low-liquidity BROCCOLI714 token on Binance, while the exchange denied any breach or platform issue.

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🪙 Bitcoin ends 2025 with a negative annual return

💢 Bitcoin closed 2025 at around $87,600, posting an annual decline of roughly 8%. This marks its first negative yearly performance since 2022, following strong gains in 2023 and 2024.

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🪙 Tron leads stablecoin inflows over the past 24 hours

🟢 Artemis data shows that Tron recorded the largest stablecoin supply increase in the last 24 hours, with approximately $1.4 billion added.
🟢 This places Tron at the top among major blockchains in short-term stablecoin inflows.

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☄️ Tether adds another 8,888 BTC to its reserves

🟢 Stablecoin issuer Tether has acquired another 8,888 Bitcoin—worth roughly $1 billion—as part of its ongoing reserve accumulation strategy, bringing its total holdings above 96,000 BTC.

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✨ Neuralink to begin high-volume brain-computer implant production by 2026, Musk says

🟢 Elon Musk said Neuralink plans to start high-volume manufacturing of its brain-computer interface devices and move to fully automated implant procedures by 2026.
🟢 The technology, now in human trials designed to help those with spinal injuries, has enabled users to control digital tools with thought.

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🕯 Crypto billionaires see significant net worth declines in 2025

🔴 Several prominent figures in the cryptocurrency industry saw sharp declines in their personal net worth in 2025, reflecting the impact of market volatility and asset price declines throughout the year.

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