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Binance boosts the market capitalization of Trump-linked stablecoin
The World Liberty Financial USD (USD1) stablecoin, linked to the family of US President Donald Trump, has added $150 million to its market capitalization.l
This followed Binance’s announcement of a yield program centered around the token.
USD1 is now among the largest stablecoins and has climbed to seventh place by market capitalization.
The World Liberty Financial USD (USD1) stablecoin, linked to the family of US President Donald Trump, has added $150 million to its market capitalization.l
This followed Binance’s announcement of a yield program centered around the token.
USD1 is now among the largest stablecoins and has climbed to seventh place by market capitalization.
🐳 Reality check for VC valuations
🐃 During bull markets, venture investors often push crypto project valuations higher on hype and momentum. But when the market cools, these projects face a harsh reality check: public market caps fall far below their earlier private valuations. 👀
📉 The recent downturn clearly exposed the growing gap between VC estimates and real market prices. As liquidity dries up and speculation fades, only projects with real traction and sustainable economics manage to hold value — the rest are repriced by the market.
🐃 During bull markets, venture investors often push crypto project valuations higher on hype and momentum. But when the market cools, these projects face a harsh reality check: public market caps fall far below their earlier private valuations. 👀
📉 The recent downturn clearly exposed the growing gap between VC estimates and real market prices. As liquidity dries up and speculation fades, only projects with real traction and sustainable economics manage to hold value — the rest are repriced by the market.
Tether expands its Bitcoin reserves
Tether acquired 8,888 BTC in the fourth quarter of 2025, strengthening its Bitcoin holdings.
The company’s total reserves exceeded 96,000 BTC, valued at around $8.4 billion, according to Arkham Intelligence.
The purchases align with Tether’s strategy to allocate up to 15% of its profits to Bitcoin as a long-term asset.
Tether acquired 8,888 BTC in the fourth quarter of 2025, strengthening its Bitcoin holdings.
The company’s total reserves exceeded 96,000 BTC, valued at around $8.4 billion, according to Arkham Intelligence.
The purchases align with Tether’s strategy to allocate up to 15% of its profits to Bitcoin as a long-term asset.
Bloomberg: Bitcoin ETFs could see massive inflows in 2026
🔎 Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas expects $50–70B to flow into spot Bitcoin ETFs in 2026 if BTC rises to the $130k–140k range.
The momentum is already visible: in the first two trading days of the year, net inflows reached $1.2B, which annualizes to roughly $150B.
Even under a weak market scenario, ETF inflows could still hit around $22B. If macro conditions improve, demand for Bitcoin ETFs may accelerate significantly — reinforcing their role as a major gateway for institutional capital into BTC.
🔎 Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas expects $50–70B to flow into spot Bitcoin ETFs in 2026 if BTC rises to the $130k–140k range.
The momentum is already visible: in the first two trading days of the year, net inflows reached $1.2B, which annualizes to roughly $150B.
Even under a weak market scenario, ETF inflows could still hit around $22B. If macro conditions improve, demand for Bitcoin ETFs may accelerate significantly — reinforcing their role as a major gateway for institutional capital into BTC.
Reality of Bitcoin Mining Today
A miner shared his current results: running 27 ASIC devices, his monthly revenue is about $4,800 (~0.053 BTC). After electricity and hosting costs, net profit is just over $1,000.
Over 3.5 years, mining delivered returns comparable to simply buying BTC outright. Despite this, he sticks to a mine & hold strategy rather than selling.
His long-term bet is on higher transaction fees and a rise in ASIC hardware prices during the next bull market, which could significantly improve overall profitability.
A miner shared his current results: running 27 ASIC devices, his monthly revenue is about $4,800 (~0.053 BTC). After electricity and hosting costs, net profit is just over $1,000.
Over 3.5 years, mining delivered returns comparable to simply buying BTC outright. Despite this, he sticks to a mine & hold strategy rather than selling.
His long-term bet is on higher transaction fees and a rise in ASIC hardware prices during the next bull market, which could significantly improve overall profitability.
Despite BTC’s recent price growth, discussions on social media are becoming increasingly pessimistic, according to data from Santiment. Retail sentiment is shifting toward negativity even as the market moves higher.
Historically, crypto markets often move against the mood of retail investors. Because of this, the current surge in negative sentiment could act as a contrarian signal, potentially pushing Bitcoin back above $100,000 for the first time since November 13.
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In 2025, the stablecoin market expanded rapidly with 59 new stablecoins launched across four major categories:
🔹 US Treasury–backed stablecoins (e.g. Ripple’s RLUSD, WLFI’s USD1): 16
🔹 Crypto-collateralized stablecoins (e.g. USDf, DUSD): 22
🔹 Non-USD stablecoins (e.g. DEURO, JPYC): 16
🔹 Other models: 5
The data shows strong diversification beyond traditional dollar-backed models, with growing interest in crypto-backed and non-USD alternatives. Stablecoins are no longer just about the dollar — the market is experimenting fast and at scale.
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A severe winter storm in the U.S. knocked out ~200 EH/s of mining power, sending Bitcoin’s hashrate down to 706 EH/s, the lowest in six months. Block times briefly stretched to ~12 minutes.
American miners were hit hardest: Foundry USA’s pool saw a ~60% drop in hashrate due to electricity restrictions.
The network remains secure, but this highlights how weather and power limits can temporarily disrupt mining operations.
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Ripple introduced Ripple Treasury — a blockchain-based treasury platform for managing fiat and digital assets within a single framework.
The solution is designed for corporate clients and offers transparent reporting, transaction controls, and compliance with regulatory requirements.
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Hyperliquid Quietly Overtakes Coinbase!
The decentralized exchange Hyperliquid is quietly outperforming public giant Coinbase across key metrics.
Total trading volume on Hyperliquid has reached $2.6 trillion, compared to $1.4 trillion on Coinbase. Market performance also tells a contrasting story: HYPE is up 31% YTD, while Coinbase shares are down 27% over the same period.
The data highlights a broader shift in market structure — as traders increasingly favor high-performance DEXs, decentralized platforms are starting to rival and even surpass centralized exchanges on scale and efficiency.
The decentralized exchange Hyperliquid is quietly outperforming public giant Coinbase across key metrics.
Total trading volume on Hyperliquid has reached $2.6 trillion, compared to $1.4 trillion on Coinbase. Market performance also tells a contrasting story: HYPE is up 31% YTD, while Coinbase shares are down 27% over the same period.
The data highlights a broader shift in market structure — as traders increasingly favor high-performance DEXs, decentralized platforms are starting to rival and even surpass centralized exchanges on scale and efficiency.
The PenxChain IDO is officially SOLD OUT!
Huge congrats to everyone who participated – this marks another successful milestone for privacy-focused blockchain innovation. 🎉
🎖 Total: $80K
🎖 Network: Base
🎖 IDO Price: $0.003
✅ Claim $PENX NOW:
https://launchpad.spores.app/ido/penxchain-ido
🗳 What is PenxChain?
PenxChain is building a hybrid privacy-first ecosystem: deep liquidity and trading on Base combined with true confidential transactions via wrapped assets on Aleo. It features a non-custodial wallet, private payments, DeFi tools, and a global marketplace – all designed for secure, real-world commerce without sacrificing data control. $PENX powers governance, incentives, staking, and ecosystem utilities.
https://penxchain.org
https://x.com/penxchain_
Let's wait for TGE. We'll drop soon✅
Huge congrats to everyone who participated – this marks another successful milestone for privacy-focused blockchain innovation. 🎉
🎖 Total: $80K
🎖 Network: Base
🎖 IDO Price: $0.003
https://launchpad.spores.app/ido/penxchain-ido
🗳 What is PenxChain?
PenxChain is building a hybrid privacy-first ecosystem: deep liquidity and trading on Base combined with true confidential transactions via wrapped assets on Aleo. It features a non-custodial wallet, private payments, DeFi tools, and a global marketplace – all designed for secure, real-world commerce without sacrificing data control. $PENX powers governance, incentives, staking, and ecosystem utilities.
https://penxchain.org
https://x.com/penxchain_
Let's wait for TGE. We'll drop soon
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Missed the $ZEC or $XMR run? $CCD is the next privacy play 💸
one of the most undervalued gems of the cycle. comparable infrastructure projects sit at $2B-$5B MC. $CCD is at $160M. the setup is clean.
🧠 Hilbert Group (NASDAQ-listed) did an OTC deal and is now market buying $CCD for the next 6 months. sustained institutional buy pressure on a low cap. you do the math.
🔥 what's live right now:
Uphold, KuCoin, MEXC, Gate and Kraken all listed
Ledger and Bitcoin.com integrations live, Verify & Pay reaching tens of millions of users
Coinbase x402 integration live, making $CCD one of the first chains running internet-native PayFi
Charles Hoskinson has publicly talked about it
Coinbase and Binance could be next
💡 This isn't just a privacy coin. it's PayFi infrastructure, Concordium is the first L1 to bring ZK proofs + identity verification + payments in one flow. The utility is actually there: prove your age, pay, get access. one click. privately. gaming, gambling, AI agents, e-commerce, the potential is insane.
risk/reward at $160M MC with this catalyst stack is hard to ignore. don't be the one posting "wish I bought at $160M MC" in 6 months 💎
DYOR. But this is the one not to miss.
👇 Check them out: https://tinyurl.com/CCDToken
💬 TG: https://t.me/ConcordiumNews
one of the most undervalued gems of the cycle. comparable infrastructure projects sit at $2B-$5B MC. $CCD is at $160M. the setup is clean.
🧠 Hilbert Group (NASDAQ-listed) did an OTC deal and is now market buying $CCD for the next 6 months. sustained institutional buy pressure on a low cap. you do the math.
🔥 what's live right now:
Uphold, KuCoin, MEXC, Gate and Kraken all listed
Ledger and Bitcoin.com integrations live, Verify & Pay reaching tens of millions of users
Coinbase x402 integration live, making $CCD one of the first chains running internet-native PayFi
Charles Hoskinson has publicly talked about it
Coinbase and Binance could be next
💡 This isn't just a privacy coin. it's PayFi infrastructure, Concordium is the first L1 to bring ZK proofs + identity verification + payments in one flow. The utility is actually there: prove your age, pay, get access. one click. privately. gaming, gambling, AI agents, e-commerce, the potential is insane.
risk/reward at $160M MC with this catalyst stack is hard to ignore. don't be the one posting "wish I bought at $160M MC" in 6 months 💎
DYOR. But this is the one not to miss.
👇 Check them out: https://tinyurl.com/CCDToken
💬 TG: https://t.me/ConcordiumNews
⚡️ Paxos urges banks to embrace stablecoins
Paxos says new regulations in the U.S., EU and Singapore are creating major opportunities for banks in the stablecoin market.
The company notes that leading issuers, including Tether and Circle, manage more than $100 billion in circulating tokens, with annual transaction volumes reaching into the trillions of dollars.
Paxos argues that clear regulation reduces risks and enables banks to generate revenue from issuing, custodying and settling stablecoins.
Paxos says new regulations in the U.S., EU and Singapore are creating major opportunities for banks in the stablecoin market.
The company notes that leading issuers, including Tether and Circle, manage more than $100 billion in circulating tokens, with annual transaction volumes reaching into the trillions of dollars.
Paxos argues that clear regulation reduces risks and enables banks to generate revenue from issuing, custodying and settling stablecoins.
Canaan expands its presence in the U.S.
Canaan Inc. has acquired a 49% stake from Cipher Mining in a joint venture that includes three operational mining projects in Texas.
The projects have a total power capacity of 120 MW and deliver a combined hashrate of around 4.4 EH/s.
As part of the deal, Cipher will receive 806.4 million Canaan shares, equivalent to approximately $40 million.
Canaan Inc. has acquired a 49% stake from Cipher Mining in a joint venture that includes three operational mining projects in Texas.
The projects have a total power capacity of 120 MW and deliver a combined hashrate of around 4.4 EH/s.
As part of the deal, Cipher will receive 806.4 million Canaan shares, equivalent to approximately $40 million.
🦄 New York Court Dismisses Lawsuit Against Uniswap
🍏 A New York court has dismissed a class-action lawsuit against Uniswap, where plaintiffs tried to hold the platform responsible for scam tokens launched by third parties.
⚖️ The court ruled that the protocol itself is not liable for the quality, legitimacy, or intent of projects built on top of it. In other words, Uniswap provides infrastructure — not financial guarantees.
The case lasted four years, and the final decision is being seen as a major legal precedent for the crypto industry, reinforcing the idea that decentralized protocols are tools, not issuers.
👏 A win not just for Uniswap, but for DeFi as a whole.
🍏 A New York court has dismissed a class-action lawsuit against Uniswap, where plaintiffs tried to hold the platform responsible for scam tokens launched by third parties.
⚖️ The court ruled that the protocol itself is not liable for the quality, legitimacy, or intent of projects built on top of it. In other words, Uniswap provides infrastructure — not financial guarantees.
The case lasted four years, and the final decision is being seen as a major legal precedent for the crypto industry, reinforcing the idea that decentralized protocols are tools, not issuers.
👏 A win not just for Uniswap, but for DeFi as a whole.
OKX launches trading social network Orbit
Crypto exchange OKX has introduced a new social feature called Orbit, integrated directly into its trading app. Users will be able to publish trading ideas, discuss the market, and share their strategies.
Posts can be linked to specific assets — such as BTC or ETH — and display trading statistics. In some cases, trades can be opened directly from these posts.
Crypto exchange OKX has introduced a new social feature called Orbit, integrated directly into its trading app. Users will be able to publish trading ideas, discuss the market, and share their strategies.
Posts can be linked to specific assets — such as BTC or ETH — and display trading statistics. In some cases, trades can be opened directly from these posts.
Short squeeze or fake breakout?
For the first time in a while, short positions are getting wiped out more than longs.
In the past 24 hours:
• $330M in shorts liquidated
• $168M in longs liquidated
This happened as Bitcoin spiked above $76K, before pulling back to around $74K.
The shift suggests a short squeeze, where bearish traders are forced to close positions, fueling upward momentum.
Since the start of the month, the market has shown a clear upward trend — but the quick pullback raises questions.
So what is it:
📈 the start of a real breakout
or just another trap before the next move?
For the first time in a while, short positions are getting wiped out more than longs.
In the past 24 hours:
• $330M in shorts liquidated
• $168M in longs liquidated
This happened as Bitcoin spiked above $76K, before pulling back to around $74K.
The shift suggests a short squeeze, where bearish traders are forced to close positions, fueling upward momentum.
Since the start of the month, the market has shown a clear upward trend — but the quick pullback raises questions.
So what is it:
📈 the start of a real breakout
or just another trap before the next move?
🚨 DeFi exploit hits stablecoin ecosystem
Ethereum-based stablecoin USR from Resolve Labs suffered a major hack, briefly depegging from $1 and exposing critical security flaws in DeFi.
An attacker reportedly deposited just ~$200K in USD Coin, exploiting a minting vulnerability to generate up to 80M USR. The bug likely involved broken validation logic or compromised signing keys, allowing massive “unsecured” token issuance.
The attacker quickly swapped funds across DeFi platforms like Curve Finance, triggering a liquidity collapse. Within 17 minutes, USR crashed to ~$0.025 before partially recovering. 📉
Estimated profit: $25M+, withdrawn in stablecoins and Ethereum.
Despite multiple audits, the exploit highlights a recurring issue: audits ≠ security. Experts point to weak key management and flawed minting logic as root causes.
Ethereum-based stablecoin USR from Resolve Labs suffered a major hack, briefly depegging from $1 and exposing critical security flaws in DeFi.
An attacker reportedly deposited just ~$200K in USD Coin, exploiting a minting vulnerability to generate up to 80M USR. The bug likely involved broken validation logic or compromised signing keys, allowing massive “unsecured” token issuance.
The attacker quickly swapped funds across DeFi platforms like Curve Finance, triggering a liquidity collapse. Within 17 minutes, USR crashed to ~$0.025 before partially recovering. 📉
Estimated profit: $25M+, withdrawn in stablecoins and Ethereum.
Despite multiple audits, the exploit highlights a recurring issue: audits ≠ security. Experts point to weak key management and flawed minting logic as root causes.