Last night's and this morning's important news (January 5th - January 6th)

Crypto exchanges Gemini and Crypto.com parent companies donate $21 million to pro-Trump super PAC

According to FinanceFeeds, Gemini and Crypto.com parent company Foris Dax recently donated a total of $21 million to Trump-supporting MAGA Inc. super PAC, with Gemini providing $1.5 million in USDC, and Foris Dax donating $10 million in cash twice.

Crypto data platform The Tie acquires staking service provider Stakin

According to The Block, crypto data platform The Tie announced the acquisition of staking service provider Stakin through cash and equity, managing over $1 billion in delegated assets. This is The Tie’s first acquisition, marking its official entry into the crypto infrastructure sector. Based in Estonia, Stakin operates non-custodial staking services across more than 40 chains. The team will be integrated into The Tie, with operations continuing independently.

U.S. crypto market structure bill may be delayed until 2027 for passage and 2029 for implementation

According to The Block citing TD Cowen analysis, due to political disagreements, U.S. crypto market structure legislation may be delayed until 2027 for passage and 2029 for implementation. The main obstacle is the conflict-of-interest restrictions involving President Trump and his family. If compromises delay the implementation of related provisions, the overall bill may also be postponed.

U.S. Department of Justice accused of illegal sale of Samourai Wallet developer’s confiscated Bitcoin

According to Bitcoin Magazine, on November 3, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice instructed law enforcement to sell 57.55 BTC via Coinbase Prime, paid by the Samourai Wallet developer’s guilty plea agreement, worth approximately $6.367 million, potentially violating Executive Order No. 14233 signed by President Trump. The order mandates that Bitcoin obtained through criminal forfeiture should be included in the “National Strategic Bitcoin Reserve” and not sold. The current balance of the Bitcoin address is zero, indicating the assets may have been liquidated.

Ethereum PoS network exit queue nearly cleared, entry wait time extended to over 20 days

According to validatorqueue data, the number of ETH exiting the Ethereum PoS network has dropped to 32, with an exit wait time of about 1 minute. Meanwhile, the number of ETH waiting to enter is 1,186,397, with an estimated activation delay of approximately 20 days and 14 hours.

U.S. stock market closes: Dow hits new high, blockchain concept stocks rise broadly

On Monday, U.S. stocks closed with the Dow initially up 1.23%, reaching a new high. The S&P 500 rose 0.64%, and the Nasdaq increased 0.69%. Chevron(CVX.N) rose 5.2%, approaching a new high during the session. Tesla(TSLA.O) rose 3%. Blockchain concept stocks broadly increased, including CRCL (Circle) up about 1.59%; MSTR (Strategy) up about 4.81%; COIN (Coinbase) up about 7.77%.

Bitmine adds staking of 186,000 ETH, total staked reaches 779,000 ETH

According to Onchain Lens, Bitmine staked an additional 186,336 ETH, worth approximately $604.5 million at current prices. The total ETH staked now reaches 779,488, valued at about $2.52 billion.

Strive increases Bitcoin holdings by approximately 101.8 BTC from Nov 10 to Dec 31

Bitcoin treasury company Strive disclosed on X that between November 10, 2025, and December 31, 2025, it purchased about 101.8 BTC at an average cost of approximately $94,525 per BTC. As of December 31, 2025, Strive holds about 7,626.8 BTC, with an average purchase cost of about $113,153 per BTC.

Brevis: BREV token airdrop claim opens at 21:00 tomorrow, with a 30-day claim period

Brevis announced on X that the BREV token airdrop will begin at 21:00 (UTC+8) on January 6, with a claim period of 30 days.

Starknet has resumed full operation

According to official news, Starknet has resumed online and full operation. Transactions submitted between 9:24 and 9:42 UTC may not have been processed correctly. A review report will be published later, including a full timeline, root cause analysis, and long-term preventive measures.

Jupiter officially launches stablecoin JupUSD based on Ethena technology

According to official sources, Jupiter announced the official launch of the stablecoin JupUSD, a reserve-backed, dollar-pegged stablecoin built on Ethena Labs technology, “aimed at powering the next chapter of finance.” Initially, 90% of its reserves will be composed of compliant, GENIUS-standard stablecoins USDtb, collateralized by BlackRock’s BUIDL fund, with 10% USDC as liquidity buffer. Although JupUSD does not generate yield, it can be integrated with Jupiter Lend for deposits, loans, or leverage, and enjoy exclusive benefits. Funds deposited into the yield vault will receive jlJupUSD, with special promotional offers, providing additional liquidity and utility for JupUSD.

Polymarket to launch real estate prediction markets via partnership with Parcl

According to GLOBE NEWSWIRE, Polymarket and on-chain real estate platform Parcl announced a partnership to launch real estate prediction markets driven by the Parcl index.

WOOFi: “Permanent destruction of 300 million WOO tokens” proposal now in voting

WOO ecosystem DEX protocol WOOFi announced on X that a proposal to permanently destroy 300 million WOO tokens (about 15% of supply) is now in voting. This will bring circulating supply to 100% of FDV, with no further dilution in the future. If approved, the “match + burn” mechanism will also be terminated. Revenue distribution remains unchanged: 40% via WOO staking to token holders; 40% for buyback and burn; 20% for foundation expenses. Voting will be based on staking experience points (XP) earned through WOO staking. The voting period is 7 days, starting at 21:30 UTC on January 5.

Vitalik: Ethereum needs to carve out a unique value track through “resilience”

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin wrote that in the current system, efficiency and convenience optimizations are minor, but Silicon Valley giants have already monopolized such games, and we cannot compete. Ethereum must find a different path—resilience. Resilience is not about higher yields but about avoiding catastrophic hits: when facing bans, developer disappearances, cloud service crashes, or network wars, the system can still maintain a 2000ms delay; when anyone globally accesses the network, they can become equal sovereign participants. This resilience is not UN seats or Davos handshake “sovereignty,” but digital sovereignty—eliminating arbitrary dependence on external forces, giving the world computer and its users autonomy. It enables equality and interdependence, not as a tool of multinational corporations. This is the track where Ethereum can win; in a turbulent world, the value it provides is increasingly needed. Web2 technology has nothing to do with resilience; traditional finance resilience only targets specific risks. While the blockchain space is rich, decentralized, permissionless, and resilient blockchains are scarce. Ethereum must first become such a space before achieving scale.

Infinex: Public sale removes $2,500 limit, retains sponsor allocation priority

Infinex acknowledged issues with its sales mechanism and announced major adjustments: 1. Removing the $2,500 investment cap per user, allowing users to decide their investment amount; 2. Changing from random allocation to “max-min fair distribution,” ensuring equal distribution until supply runs out, with any excess contributions refunded; 3. Retaining sponsor allocation priority, details to be confirmed after the sale.

Currently, Strategy Bitcoin holdings have an unrealized profit of $11.975 billion, Bitmine Ethereum holdings have an unrealized loss of $2.983 billion

According to on-chain analyst Yu Yan, the largest treasury companies for Bitcoin and Ethereum last week increased holdings: Strategy (MSTR) bought 1,287 BTC at about $90,316 last week, worth $113.6 million. They now hold a total of 673,783 BTC, valued at $62.527 billion, with an average cost of $75,026, unrealized profit of $11.975 billion. Bitmine (BMNR) bought 32,977 ETH at about $2,963 last week, worth $9.8 million. They now hold 4,143,502 ETH, valued at $130.39 billion, with an average cost of $3,867, unrealized loss of $2.983 billion.

Grayscale to distribute ETH staking rewards to ETHE holders, about $0.083178 per share

According to official news, Grayscale announced that its Grayscale Ethereum Staking ETF (ticker: ETHE) has distributed staking rewards earned from October 6, 2025, to December 31, 2025, to existing shareholders, marking the first distribution of staking rewards for a U.S. spot crypto asset ETF. Under this distribution plan, ETHE holders will receive $0.083178 per share, reflecting the earnings from staking during the period that have been sold. The distribution will be made on January 6, 2026 (dividend date), to investors holding ETHE shares as of January 5, 2026 (record date).

An address deposited 500,000 LINK into GSR Markets’ associated Binance deposit address, worth about $6.77 million

According to Arkham, about ten minutes ago, an address deposited 500,000 LINK into GSR Markets’ associated Binance deposit address, worth about $6.77 million. These tokens were transferred from another intermediary address. Tracing the source, it appears to originate from two addresses that built up LINK positions during June-July 2024, with an average purchase price of about $13.06, and the current deposit price was $13.54. As the market rose, LINK increased by 9.25% over the past week.

Bitmine increased ETH holdings by 32,977 last week, worth $1.04 billion

According to OnchainLens, Bitmine bought 32,977 ETH last week, valued at $1.04 billion. They now hold a total of 4,143,502 ETH, worth $130.8 billion.

BitMine: Total staked ETH is 659,219, worth about $21 billion

According to PR Newswire, Nasdaq-listed Ethereum treasury company BitMine disclosed that as of January 4, 2026, it has staked a total of 659,219 ETH, valued at $21 billion (at $3,196 per ETH). This is an increase of 250,592 ETH from the previous week. This only accounts for a small part of Bitmine’s total holdings of 4.11 million ETH.

BitMine: Holds over 3.43% of ETH supply, assets total $14.2 billion

According to PR Newswire, Nasdaq-listed Ethereum treasury company BitMine disclosed it holds over 3.43% of the ETH supply. Its total assets, including cryptocurrencies, cash, and “Moonshots,” amount to $14.2 billion, including about 4.144 million ETH, $915 million in unsecured cash, and other crypto assets. As of Nov 30, 2024, the company’s crypto holdings include 4,143,502 ETH and 192 BTC, plus $250 million in Eightco Holdings shares and $915 million in unsecured cash.

Strategy faces $17.44 billion unrealized loss in Q4 2025

According to *Walter Bloomberg, Michael Saylor’s Strategy Inc. announced that due to the decline in Bitcoin prices, the company’s unrealized loss in Q4 2025 reached $17.44 billion. Its stock price has fallen nearly 70% from its 2024 peak, raising concerns about the sustainability of its Bitcoin-centric corporate financial model. The company sold shares last December to build cash reserves amid declining investor confidence.

A whale staked 33,499 ETH, about $106 million

According to OnchainLens, a whale staked 33,499 ETH, worth $106.17 million. The whale initially spent $113.25 million to buy these ETH and is now facing a loss of $736,000.

Strategy discloses adding 1,287 BTC and increasing USD reserves by $62 million

According to official sources, Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) disclosed that it added 1,287 BTC, increasing its Bitcoin holdings to 673,783 BTC, and increased its USD reserves by $62 million, totaling $2.25 billion.

Tom Lee: predicts Ethereum will reach $250,000 in the future

According to DL News, Tom Lee, chairman of Bitmine, recently wrote in a letter to shareholders that Ethereum’s price will soar 8,000%, reaching $250,000 per token. This surge would push Ethereum’s market cap to about $30 trillion, surpassing the combined total of Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, and Tesla. When making this bold prediction, Ethereum was trading slightly above $3,100, less than half of his forecasted $7,500 by the end of 2025. Recently, Bitmine proposed increasing the authorized shares by 100 times for a stock split. Tom Lee believes this split is necessary because “Bitmine’s stock price follows Ethereum’s price,” and he expects the stock to reach $5,000 per share when Ethereum hits $250,000. No timeline for achieving these targets has been provided.

An X user claiming to be PNUT Dev is accused of secretly issuing numerous RUG projects to scam millions of dollars

According to GoPlus, X user @ShittymikeSoll, impersonating PNUT Dev, used false promotion claiming to have turned $1,000 into $18 million in a month to attract traffic, then publicly revealed large wallet addresses, claiming to turn $86,000 into $100 million via live streams, successfully hyping the market. However, he secretly issued numerous RUG projects, scamming millions of dollars. On December 29, 2025, ShittymikeSoll posted about “first real Alpha trade after a year’s rest,” claiming to have invested $500 in HNUT, which appreciated to $200,000 in a day, and then took profit of $700,000 at the high the next day. The tweet also encouraged followers to copy trades and join his Telegram group. But the community quickly reported that HNUT’s price plummeted 99.99%, suspected project withdrawal and exit scam. Analysis shows that although the PNUT developer address did not show obvious profits, tracking early large transactions and suspected “front-running” addresses ultimately points to a wallet publicly associated with ShittymikeSol in August (9B1fR…WZb4). Further tracking found that within the past eight days, funds have been consolidated into a single address (2hnAT…GUjf), totaling up to $3.7 million. Notably, residual funds from the HNUT project address also flowed into this consolidation address. Additionally, these related addresses used similar methods to create and manipulate dozens of MEME coins such as SHEKER, Gonk, MADURO, FAFO, Trump, DIM, TRUMP2, BANGER, Lily, ROY, horge, WhiteShark, TRUMP, bork, bonkdog, BITPEPE, etc. All these tokens experienced “cliff drops” or “Super Mario-style dives” (plummeting 99% in a short time), with all residual project funds and suspected front-running profits flowing into the same consolidation address (2hnAT…GUjf).

Ledger experiences another data leak related to payment processor Global-e

According to crypto detective ZachXBT, hardware wallet maker Ledger experienced another data leak due to customer personal data (names and contact info) being leaked by payment service provider Global-e. Earlier today, some users received an email from Global-e stating: “Global-e’s cloud system experienced abnormal activity. Measures have been taken to control and reinforce the system, but an investigation confirmed that some Ledger customer personal information was improperly accessed. The incident is still under further investigation.”

American Bitcoin has increased its total Bitcoin reserves to about 5,427 BTC

According to official sources, Trump family-backed crypto mining company American Bitcoin has increased its total Bitcoin reserves to about 5,427 BTC, achieving approximately 105.0% return from its Nasdaq listing on September 3, 2025, to January 2, 2026.

Starknet currently down, team actively troubleshooting

Starknet announced on X that it is currently down, and the team is actively troubleshooting to restore full functionality as soon as possible.

Binance: BREV HODLer airdrop tokens account for 1.5% of total token supply

Binance announced details of the Brevis (BREV) HODLer airdrop, with total and max supply of 1 billion BREV tokens. The HODLer airdrop will distribute 15 million BREV tokens (1.50% of max supply). An additional 5 million BREV will be used for market activities after spot listing. At Binance listing, circulating supply will be 250 million BREV (25% of max supply). Previously, Binance HODLer airdrop for the 60th project, Brevis (BREV), is now live.

Binance HODLer airdrop for the 60th project, Brevis (BREV), now live

According to official announcement, Binance’s HODLer airdrop for the 60th project, Brevis (BREV), a scalable, trustless computing platform for cross-chain, data, and AI systems, is now live. From 08:00 on December 17, 2025, to 07:59 on December 20, 2025 (UTC+8), users who subscribe with BNB to principal-protected earning products and/or flexible earning products or on-chain earning products will receive airdrop allocation. The HODLer airdrop info is expected to go live within 24 hours, and new tokens will be distributed to users’ spot wallets at least 1 hour before trading begins. Binance will list BREV at 22:00 (UTC+8) on January 6, 2026, and open trading pairs with USDT, USDC, BNB, and TRY, with seed trading rules applied. BREV deposit channels will open at 20:00 (UTC+8) on January 5, 2026. *Please note that BREV will be launched and traded on Binance Alpha (time to be announced), but after spot trading opens, BREV will no longer be displayed on Binance Alpha.