China's annual trade surplus hits a record $1.2 trillion, even as exports to the US decline by 20%. CPI Report Shows Inflation Remained Steady at 2.7% in December: Surging grocery prices were offset by lower increases for appliances and vehicles in the last such report before the Federal Reserve meets to debate interest rates. Oil prices rise more than 2% after Trump cancels meetings with Iran.
Strive acquires 5,048 BTC from Semler in an all-stock deal, increasing its total holdings to 12,797.9 BTC.
An average of 327,000 ethereum wallets were created daily over the past week, its highest levels in history, with data showing that non-empty Ether wallets are now also at an all time high at 172.9 million.
Stablecoin payment volumes on fintech platform Revolut surged 156% year-over-year to approximately $10.5 billion in 2025, nearly doubling as a share of total payments despite remaining a small portion of overall transaction activity, with customers commonly using stablecoins for $100 to $500 transactions, indicating active use for everyday medium-sized payments.
Prediction market trading volumes hit a record $701.7 million on Monday despite regulatory scrutiny, with Kalshi dominating at $465.9 million (two-thirds of total) while Polymarket and Opinion each recorded $100 million in trades.
Corporate bitcoin treasuries grew by 260,000 BTC in six months, three times the amount mined, with Strategy holding 60% of all corporate holdings as of the latest update according to data from Glassnode.
Bitmine staked an additional 186,560 ether, reaching a total of 1.53 million valued at over $5 billion.
truebit lost $26 million after an attacker exploited a smart-contract bug to mint tokens at near-zero cost, causing the tru price to drop 99% on Friday.
The 21Shares Bitcoin Gold ETP (BOLD), which tracks both Bitcoin and gold, debuted trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) on Tuesday.
The Senate Agriculture Committee plans to release its crypto market structure bill on January 21 and hold a markup hearing on January 27, with SEC Chair Paul Atkins expressing optimism about President Trump signing the legislation this year despite ongoing disputes over stablecoin yield rules and DeFi regulation.
