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Key Points: Crypto M&A expected to reach $37 billion by 2025, a historic increase.
Financial institutions drive increased M&A volume, focusing on stablecoin sectors.
Regulatory clarity and economic conditions influence future industry trends.
According to Architect Partners, 2025 saw a

Key Points: The meme lacks formal recognition and is not a legal declaration.
It adds to Trump’s contentious relationship with global affairs.
Venezuela’s leadership responded strongly to US actions.
On January 11, Donald Trump shared an altered image on Truth Social labeling him ‘Acting

Key Points: Amid reports, no official sources validate Powell’s DOJ subpoena allegations.
Crypto markets require verification before impact analysis.
Federal Reserve’s independence remains a key financial discussion.
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has been rumored to face a grand jury subp

Key Points: Tether collaborates with U.S. authorities to combat sanctions evasion.
Tether has frozen wallets connected to Venezuelan oil trades.
USDT maintains price stability despite market volatility.
Tether’s USDT is central to Venezuelan oil trade sanctions evasion, involving Petróleos de Vene

Key Points: Zama schedules a Dutch auction token sale impacting FHE privacy tech markets.
Event poised to cause short-term market volatility.
Institutional impact anticipated with privacy narrative focus.
Zama will initiate its Dutch auction-style token sale on January 12, alongside multiple token

Key Points: a16z raises over $15 billion for tech-focused initiatives and U.S. leadership.
Funds will target AI and crypto as key strategic areas.
Mission is to boost U.S. global competitiveness across multiple sectors.
Andreessen Horowitz has raised over $15 billion to enhance U.S.

Key Points: Starknet experiences second major outage since 2025, impacting transactions.
Chain reorg rolls back 18 minutes of activity.
Proving layer mismatch blamed for transaction execution failures.
On January 11, Starknet reported a brief mainnet outage, caused by a state inconsistency

Key Points: Nasdaq and CME relaunch Nasdaq CME Crypto Index, enhancing benchmarks.
Partnership emphasizes institutional crypto investment standards.
Involves major crypto assets like Bitcoin and Ethereum benchmarks.
Nasdaq Inc. and CME Group Inc. have announced the relaunch of the Nasdaq CME Crypt

Key Points: Two new wallets placed $23,000 bet on Israel-Iran conflict.
Prediction market action for potential geopolitical event.
Transaction monitored by Lookonchain analytics service.
Two recently established wallets, goldbless and Getthegoop, engaged in a $23,000 prediction market bet on the p

Key Points: Democratic lawmakers push for political betting ban on prediction markets.
Legislation introduced following a $400,000 profit bet on Polymarket.
Concerns raised over insider trading and market integrity.
U.S. Democratic lawmakers, including Rep. Ritchie Torres and Nancy Pelosi, introdu

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