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Key Points: Nasdaq and CME Group deepen crypto index collaboration for institutional investors.
Focus on BTC, ETH, and broad crypto market.
Enhanced benchmarking aligns with institutional demands.
Nasdaq and CME Group announced on January 8, 2026, the reintroduction of the Nasdaq CME Crypto

In Brief
RAKBANK secures approval to pilot a fully backed AED stablecoin with real‑time reserves.
Project aligns with UAE rules allowing dirham‑backed stablecoins for payments use.
Stablecoin market hits $317.94B, led by USDT dominance at 60.68% and USDC strength.
RAKBANK has received

Key Points: Leadership restructuring aims to boost Ethereum Foundation research efficiency.
Alex Stokes and Barnabe Monnot promoted as co-leads.
Structural changes include new specialized research teams.
Ethereum Foundation Research has restructured its teams under Alex Stokes and Barnabe Monnot’s

Key Points: Giza AI project reportedly surpasses $40 million assets under management.
Lacks confirmation from primary sources.
Market and community reactions remain muted.
AI Asset under Giza, backed by the Ethereum Foundation, reportedly reached $40 million in assets with notable growth by

Key Points: Evgeny Gaevoy’s opposition to insider trading; impact on prediction markets.
Ethical trading practices maintained in cryptocurrency markets.
Community discussions spotlight ethical market participation guidelines.
Wintermute CEO Evgeny Gaevoy condemned insider trading in prediction mar

Key Points: Swarm Protocol, on Solana blockchain, plans updates for January.
Mikoshi API update and mobile app beta testing expected.
Market reactions to announcements remain uncertain.
The AI agent protocol Swarm on Solana announced its January roadmap, introducing an API upgrade and a mobile app

Key Points: Western sanctions cause freeze of $500M Russian bonds held by Telegram
Telegram continues with plans for debt buyback despite financial challenges
Toncoin market reactions remain muted amidst ongoing strategic developments
Telegram’s $500 million bonds have been frozen by Russia’s

Key Points: María Corina Machado proposes Bitcoin as a key reserve asset amid economic challenges in Venezuela.
Machado has a history of challenging the Maduro regime.
Potential impacts on cryptocurrency valuation and Venezuela’s economic strategy.
María Corina Machado has proposed Bitcoin to be a

Key Points: U.S. Senate Banking Committee advances crypto regulation bill early 2026.
Signaling major shift in digital asset regulations.
Involves SEC and CFTC in rulemaking for market clarity.
The U.S. Senate Banking Committee plans to resume discussions on a digital asset market regulation bill

Key Points: Dispute impacts Neo governance, financial transparency, and trust.
Potential governance breakdown causes market volatility concerns.
Community demands audit, transparency, and resolution for Neo ecosystem.
Amid allegations surrounding financial mismanagement, Neo’s co-founders, Da

Key Points: Rumors of Tether Gold listing on Bithumb lack official confirmations.
No comments from Bithumb or Tether executives.
Bithumb recently listed other KRW pairs; XAUT listing remains unverified.
BlockBeats News reported Bithumb plans to list the Tether Gold (XAUT) trading pair with the

Key Points: FASB examines stablecoin status, anticipates changes by 2026.
Stablecoin cash equivalent status investigated.
Potential regulatory impacts on crypto assets.
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has added cryptocurrency accounting, including stablecoin examination, to its

South Korea’s Financial Intelligence Unit fined cryptocurrency exchange Korbit 2.73 billion KRW for anti-money laundering violations, emphasizing the nation's strict regulatory stance and potentially influencing industry-wide compliance improvements.

Key Points: Conditional approval for Delin Securities to offer virtual asset trading in Hong Kong.
Delin to upgrade Type 4 license, pending SFC approval.
No official statements from Delin or SFC confirming approval details.
Delin Securities, a subsidiary of Delin Holdings, received conditional app

Key Points: Binance’s trading volume reached $34 trillion in 2025.
User assets verified were valued at $162.8 billion.
Focus on compliance and security has recovered $11.7 million.
Binance co-CEOs Yi He and Richard Teng released an annual open letter revealing Binance’s trading volume reached $34

ElizaOS's accounts were suspended, prompting a lawsuit alleging anti-competitive practices by X Corp. Despite industry concerns over AI impacts, no immediate financial repercussions have emerged, highlighting ongoing challenges in tech regulation.