U.S. nonfarm payrolls rose 50,000 in December, less than expected; unemployment rate at 4.4%, beating the 4.5% forecast. Payrolls for October and November were revised down by a net 76,000 jobs. For the full year, payroll gains averaged 49,000 a month, compared to 168,000 in

️ Major Project Updates: Kaito sunsets Yaps after X cuts API access to InfoFi platforms, pivots to Kaito Studio. Optimism proposes an OP buyback using 50% of incoming Superchain revenue on a monthly basis. Celestia introduces Fibre Blockspace, targeting 1Tb/s across

Narrative of the Week: Privacy Tokens Take Over Monero breaks its 5-year all-time high, clearing $700 for the first time. Ex-Zcash core dev team unveils cashZ, a new Zcash wallet, days after leaving ECC. Dubai allegedly bans privacy tokens and tightens stablecoin

Market Overview: Crypto mcap up 3.86% to $3.23T. BTC +5.15%, ETH +6.25%. Markets grind higher toward $100K again. Short liquidations spike past $500M on Jan 13, then normalize. Funding rates rise with risk appetite, still at healthy levels. South Korea

Moldova plans to roll out a MiCA-aligned crypto regulatory framework in 2026. Finance Minister Andrian Gavriliță said the rules would allow citizens to hold and trade crypto assets but not recognize them as legal tender, highlighting high volatility and AML risks.

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Is ETF liquidity coming back? No, not yet. “Short-term inflows may come back, but from a trend perspective, the picture is still negative. If there is no longer enough demand to absorb OTC selling, those coins will eventually flow into the open market.” – By @mignoletkr

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BingX has announced a multi-year partnership with Scuderia Ferrari HP, marking BingX’s first entry into motorsport sponsorships and Scuderia Ferrari HP’s first collaboration with a crypto exchange brand. The partnership will span race events, digital platforms, and global

Bloomberg reports that Christopher Wood, global head of equity strategy at Jefferies, has removed a 10% Bitcoin allocation from his model portfolio, citing concerns that advances in quantum computing could undermine Bitcoin’s long-term security and its role as a store of value