Report from January 5: The cryptocurrency market is experiencing strong upward momentum. At press time, $Bitcoin (BTC.CC)$ was up 1.39%, trading at $92,590.24; $Ethereum (ETH.CC)$ rose 0.92%, trading at $3,164.40.
According to a Financial Times report, amid the Trump administration’s embrace of digital assets, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), one of the “Big Four” accounting firms, has decided to increase its investments in this area after being cautious for years. Paul Griggs, director of PwC US, said in an interview that this strategic shift occurred last year, driven by the appointment of pro-crypto regulators in the United States and the passage of several new legislative measures by Congress to regulate digital assets such as stablecoins.
Griggs said: “In my opinion, the Genius Act and the regulatory details surrounding stablecoins will increase market confidence in this product and asset class. Asset tokenization is also set to continually evolve, and PwC must be part of this ecosystem. His comments highlight that a series of cryptocurrency policy moves by the Trump administration have finally made blue-chip companies believe they can truly enter this long-avoided digital asset market.
According to a report from Cointelegraph, analyst Adam Livingston pointed out that the depreciation of the yen provides Japanese Bitcoin custodian company Metaplanet with a greater financial advantage compared to similar American companies. Due to Japan’s high debt-to-GDP ratio of 250%, which has led to the continued depreciation of the yen, Metaplanet can obtain financing more cheaply. The 4.9% bond interest it pays is denominated in a continuously depreciating yen, leading to a decline in the real cost of BTC. Currently, Metaplanet holds 35,102 BTC, making it the fourth largest BTC custodian company in the world. Last week, the company revealed that it purchased an additional 4,279 BTC for approximately $451 million.
Michael Saylor has released information on Bitcoin Tracker again, with a potential disclosure of additional purchase data expected next week.
$Strategy (MSTR.US)$ founder Michael Saylor has again released information about Bitcoin Tracker on the X platform, and data on potential purchases may be disclosed next week.
According to a report from The Block, U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres is considering introducing the Public Integrity in Financial Prediction Markets Act of 2026, which would prohibit federal officials from participating in political prediction markets when they are in possession of material nonpublic information. The proposal stems from a Polymarket account that bet on Maduro’s ouster before a U.S. military raid to stop him, earning more than $400,000 on an investment of just $32,500, raising concerns about insider trading. By 2025, the total trading volume on prediction markets reached $44 billion.
Delphi Digital reported that Solana plans to roll out the major upgrade to the “Alpenglow” consensus mechanism in phases between early to mid-2026, replacing the existing Tower BFT and Proof of History (PoH) mechanisms. The goal is to achieve a finality time of 100 to 150 milliseconds, an improvement of about 100 times over the original 12.8 seconds. The new architecture introduces two key components: Votor, which uses a lightweight vote aggregation model to allow blocks to reach finality in one to two confirmation rounds; Rotor, on the other hand, restructures the block propagation mechanism using a stake-weighted relay path, thereby reducing the propagation latency to 18 milliseconds under sufficient bandwidth conditions.
According to a report by the Financial Times, Mindex, the defense export center under the Iranian Defense Ministry, announced that it is ready to negotiate military contracts, allowing various payment methods, including digital currencies, barter or payments in Iranian rials. As the entity responsible for Iranian foreign defense sales, Midex has listed advanced weapons on its export list, such as the Emad ballistic missile, Shahed drones, Soleimani-class warships and short-range air defense systems. This decision aims to circumvent Western financial sanctions.
According to a report from Cointelegraph, the draft cryptocurrency regulatory law signed by the President of Turkmenistan in late November came into force, marking the official legalization of cryptocurrency mining and trading in Turkmenistan. According to the law, non-residents of Turkmenistan can also engage in cryptocurrency mining in the country after registration. The creation of cryptocurrency mining pools is also permitted. The law states that cryptocurrency exchanges established in Turkmenistan must obtain a license, implement know-your-customer (KYC) and anti-money laundering (AML) mechanisms, and meet certain cold storage requirements.
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Quantum Solutions, an Ethereum treasury company, revealed that its ETH holdings increased to approximately 5,418 units.
Quantum Solutions, a Japan-listed Ethereum treasury company backed by Ark Invest founder Cathie Wood, has officially revealed that after purchasing an additional 187.53 ETH, the company now holds a total of 5,418.32 ETH. The average purchase price was $3,943, for a total acquisition cost of $20.58 million. Its ETH holdings rank 15th among listed Ethereum treasury companies. Additionally, the company holds 11.6 BTC.
According to data from Token Terminal, the total stablecoin transaction volume on the Ethereum network in the fourth quarter of 2024 exceeded $8 trillion for the first time, setting a new all-time high.
According to the Financial Times, as the Trump administration shifts its focus to digital assets, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), one of the Big Four accounting firms, has decided to increase its investments in this area after maintaining a cautious stance towards cryptocurrencies for many years. Paul Griggs, director of PwC US, said in an interview that this strategic shift occurred last year, against a backdrop of the United States appointing crypto-friendly regulators and Congress passing several new pieces of legislation regulating digital assets such as stablecoins. Griggs said: “I believe the Genius Act and the regulatory details surrounding stablecoins will increase market confidence in this product and asset class.
Asset tokenization will inevitably continue to evolve, and PwC must be part of this ecosystem. » His remarks underscore that a series of cryptocurrency policy moves by the Trump administration have finally convinced blue-chip companies that they can truly enter this long-avoided digital asset market.
On-chain data shows that Bitcoin mining company $MARA Holdings (MARA.US)$ transferred 288 BTC to market maker Wintermute a few hours ago, worth approximately $26.3 million at the time.
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Data: Large upcoming unlocks for tokens like HYPE, ENA, and APT, with HYPE unlock valued at around $313 million
According to data from Token Unlocks, tokens such as HYPE, APT, and ENA will see significant unlocks next week, including: Hyperliquid (HYPE) will unlock approximately 12.46 million tokens as of 8:00 a.m. Beijing time on January 6, representing 3.61% of the circulating supply, valued at approximately $313 million; Aptos (APT) will release approximately 11.31 million tokens at 10:00 a.m. Beijing time on January 11, representing 0.70% of the circulating supply, valued at approximately $21.6 million; Ethena (ENA) will unlock approximately 171 million tokens at 3 p.m. Beijing time on January 5, representing 2.37% of the circulating supply, valued at approximately $42 million; Linea (LINEA) will unlock approximately 1.38 billion tokens at 7:00 p.m. Beijing time on January 10, representing 6.34% of the circulating supply, valued at approximately $9.8 million; Movement (MOVE) will unlock approximately 164 million tokens at 8 p.m. Beijing time on January 9, representing 5.77% of the circulating supply, valued at approximately $6.1 million.
The Trump family’s crypto project WLFI announced on Platform
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