Day: 5 January 2026

Quick Breakdown  Digital asset inflows reached $47.2B in 2025, just below the 2024 record of $48.7B. Ethereum, XRP, and Solana drove growth, while Bitcoin inflows fell 35% year-on-year. Germany, Canada, and Switzerland saw notable inflow recoveries, signaling rising global adoption.   Global digital asset investment products ended 2025 with total ...

Quick Breakdown Bitcoin Core development saw a significant recovery in 2025, with 135 independent contributors participating in code changes, reversing a decline that began in 2018. Mailing list traffic for the protocol jumped by 60% year-over-year, alongside the completion of the first-ever public third-party security audit by Quarkslab. Total code ...

Quick Breakdown Ethereum stablecoin transfers reached $8 trillion in Q4 2025, nearly double Q2's $4 trillion. Daily transactions peaked at 2.23 million, with monthly active addresses hitting 10.4 million, an all-time high. Stablecoin issuance grew 43% to $181 billion, powering a 57% market share led by USDT.   Ethereum stablecoin ...

Quick Breakdown  $2.4B in BTC and ETH moved to Binance, marking the exchange’s biggest net inflow in a month Stablecoin inflows remain flat, signaling weak buying demand Bitcoin accumulation by large holders has stalled, raising short-term price concerns   Large cryptocurrency holders are once again shifting sizable amounts of digital ...

Quick Breakdown  ENJ, AMP, and SLP lead Binance outflows, signalling reduced sell pressure and potential short-term upside. Memecoins rebound from historic lows, with early gains hinting at a possible comeback. Market positioning on Binance suggests cautious investor accumulation for 2026 altcoin rotations.   Entering 2026, Binance netflow data indicates shifting ...

Quick Breakdown  Fake MetaMask 2FA pages are being used to steal wallet recovery phrases via spoofed domains Phishing losses dropped sharply in 2025, but attackers are adopting more advanced social engineering tactics Wallet providers are collaborating globally to identify and block phishing threats in real time   SlowMist Chief Security ...

Quick Breakdown  BTC surpasses $92K, ETH clears $3,100 following U.S.–Venezuela developments. Reports suggest Venezuela may hold a substantial, unverified BTC reserve, increasing strategic demand. Options activity shows bullish positioning, raising potential for further short-term upside.   Bitcoin and Ethereum rallied early in Asian trading, with BTC surpassing $92,000 and ETH ...

Quick Breakdown  Japan plans to regulate crypto under securities law, not payment rules A flat 20% crypto tax will align digital assets with stocks and funds Access to crypto is increasingly limited to regulated, exchange-led platforms   Japan is moving to bring cryptocurrencies firmly under its traditional financial market framework, ...

Quick Breakdown  Starknet suffered a multi-hour mainnet outage at the start of 2026, with the team still investigating the cause. The disruption follows several reliability issues in 2025, including a major nine-hour outage tied to the Grinta upgrade. STRK token prices remained stable, suggesting limited immediate market reaction.   Starknet, ...

Quick Breakdown  Crypto card spending jumped 525% in 2025, reaching $91.3 million, according to Dune Analytics EtherFi led all Visa-linked crypto cards, accounting for more than half of total spend Visa is doubling down on stablecoins, signaling a long-term commitment to blockchain payments   Visa-issued crypto cards recorded explosive growth ...