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Meta has conceded to the new social media law in Australia, cutting access to Facebook and Instagram accounts of more than half a million teens in the country. According to the company, it took down accounts belonging to 330,000 users on Instagram, 173,000 on Facebook, and 39,000 on Threads.

Meta mentioned that the action commenced during the week of December 4 through December 11. The company mentioned that it started removing young users a week before the ban officially started on December 10. The Australian government, led by Prime Minister Albanese, said it will share official numbers this week showing how many young people were removed from different platforms covered by the new rules.

Meta cuts access for teens as companies question the law

In a statement released overnight, Meta said the ban is not achieving what the Australian government hoped it would. The company argues the law is not making young people safer or improving their well-being as intended. Meta raised concerns that vulnerable teenagers are now cut off from helpful online communities where they found support.

The company also warned that these young users might move to apps with fewer safety rules and less oversight. The tech giant also took issue with what it called “inconsistent” ways of checking how old users are. Meta questioned the basic idea behind the law itself. “The premise of the law, which prevents under-16-year-olds from holding a social media account so they aren’t exposed to an ‘algorithmic experience’, is false,” Meta said in its online post.

The company explained that platforms allowing teens to browse without logging in still use algorithms to show content that might interest them. These algorithms just work in a less personalized manner that can be adjusted based on age. Meta said it will keep following Australian law but wants government officials to work with tech companies to find a different solution.

“We call on the Australian government to engage with industry constructively to find a better way forward, such as incentivising all of industry to raise the standard in providing safe, privacy-preserving, age-appropriate experiences online, instead of blanket bans,” the company stated. The Australian government approved the minimum age requirement in 2024, aiming to shield young people from targeted algorithms and damaging content on social platforms.

Meanwhile, companies that fail to take “reasonable steps” to keep users under 16 off their sites face penalties reaching $50 million. The ban applies to Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, X, YouTube, Reddit, Twitch, Threads, and Kick. The eSafety Commission, which makes sure companies follow the age limit, has said it could add other social platforms to the list if they meet the ban requirements.

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Strategy has announced another purchase of Bitcoin worth $1.25 billion. According to the company, it purchased a total of 13,627 coins as the Capitol Hill heads into its next crypto fight, as was previously reported by Cryptopolitan.

The company sold 6.8 million shares of their Class A stock and made $1.13 billion. On top of that, they dumped 1.2 million shares of their Variable Rate Series A Stretch Preferred Stock for another $119.1 million. The total was $1.25 billion, and the company moved it towards its Bitcoin purchase. The company paid $91,519 per coin, including all fees. That pushes their total stash to 687,410 Bitcoins, costing them $51.8 billion altogether. That means their average buy price is now $75,353 per Bitcoin.

Strategy looks to continue its Bitcoin purchase

As of press time, Strategy still has $10.3 billion ready to go in their stock sale program. That’s just the common stock. There’s more. The board also has room to issue billions more in preferred shares: $3.9 billion in Variable Rate, $20.3 billion in Strike Preferred Stock, $4.0 billion in Stride Preferred, and another $1.6 billion in Strife Preferred. That’s more than enough firepower to keep buying if they want to.

Meanwhile, things are getting interesting. David Brickell and Chris Mills from the London Crypto Club dropped some heat in their weekly letter. They said Bitcoin is the best way to bet against the falling US dollar and that it “will regain its throne as the number one performing macro asset in 2026.” They also said Donald Trump will “hand out the candy” before the November midterms, and that the whole thing is basically a test of how people feel about the White House.

Traders who bought near the top at $126,000 might sell if the price climbs back to break even. But Brickell and Mills said that might not matter much this time. They wrote: “On-chain analytics now suggest reduced profit taking and consequent supply pressure from whales and long-term holders, with realised price gains decelerating.”

At the time of this report, Bitcoin was trading just over $91,000, still almost 30% lower than its record high. But this whole thing lines up with what Arthur Hayes said earlier this year. He claimed the combo of free government money and a weak dollar could push Bitcoin up to $200,000 in the first quarter of 2026.

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Nākamā Dabas izdevuma Unchained Summit paziņo par pirmo runātāju kārtu un apstiprina W Dubai – The Palm vietu kā Aeternum nostiprina pasākumu kā galveno Web 3.0 platformu darījumu plūsmai un nopietnai tīkla veidošanai.

Pirmdien, 15. decembris 2025., Daba, AOA: Aeternum, kas specializējas jaunās tehnoloģijās, būvētājs uz B2B pasākumiem, atkārtoti notiks Dabā 1. un 2. maijā 2026. gadā ar spekta, kas atspoguļo globālās Web 3.0 sektora pieaugušo maturitāti. Atbalstīts ar oficiālo mediju partneri Coin Edition, summita gaidāms vairāk nekā 1 500 būvētāji, investori, izstrādātāji un politikas veidotāji. Šonedēļ izlaistā pirmās viļņa runātāji norāda uz tādu sarunu veidu, ko organizatori mērķtiecīgi veicina: pamatoti uz reālu pieņemšanu, regulatīvās skaidrības un institucionālā mēroga.

The Bitcoin network mining sector experienced the first difficulty adjustment of 2026. This adjustment was observed after the sector announced a slight ease of mining difficulty to a record of 146.4 trillion on Thursday, January 8.

During this incident, CoinWarz, a long-standing crypto platform (since 2013) offering essential tools for miners, shared its prediction, urging miners to expect the next adjustment to take place on January 22, 2026, at 04:08:12 AM UTC. However, different from the recent adjustment, this forecasted one is anticipated to raise Bitcoin mining difficulty from a record of 146.47 trillion to 148.20 trillion.

Bitcoin mining difficulty slows after 2025 jump

In attempts to explain the rise, analysts conducted research and discovered that the average block times were recorded at 9.88 minutes, slightly below the set target of 10 minutes. With this finding, they asserted that the next adjustment could lead to a surge in difficulty, aligning more closely with the target time.

Reports in 2025 showed that the Bitcoin mining difficulty skyrocketed to new all-time highs, with a slight increase experienced in the last adjustment of that year. Interestingly, even after this increase was recognized, sources claimed that the difficulty record remained below November’s peak of 155.9 trillion.

At this particular moment, analysts have admitted that Bitcoin miners face significant hardship in generating profits, as margins have greatly shrunk due to the halving event that occurred in April 2024. If block rewards were reduced by half, several key economic factors would be affected.

Later, miners and mining firms reported facing increased pressure from the crypto market decline that began in November. This stress arose when miner hash price drastically decreased below the expected level essential to break even. This price illustrated the anticipated yields for each computing power unit utilized to mine blocks effectively.

Meanwhile, it is worth noting that the miner hash price is the expected daily revenue generated per unit of computational power (hashrate), usually measured in dollars per terahash per second per day ($/TH/s/day). Considering the increased uncertainties in the Bitcoin mining sector, miners are considering whether to continue with their operations or halt them.

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ASV patērētāji atzina, ka cenu spiediens būtiski samazinājās, pēc tam kad novēroja, ka inflācijas līmenis nedaudz pieauga, kad 2025. gada beigas tuvojās.

Kā rezultātā, vairāki analītiķi paredzēja, ka galvenais patēriņa cenu indekss 2024. gada decembrī pieauga par 2,7%, salīdzinot ar iepriekšējo gadu. Attiecībā uz analītiķu prognozi, avoti apgalvoja, ka šī prognoze bija nedaudz augstāka par 2,6% gada pieaugumu, kas reģistrēts novembrī. Tomēr ziņas uzsvēra, ka šis rekords atspoguļoja mazāko pieaugumu kopš 2021. gada sākuma.

Apple akciju kursi turpinājuši kritīt astoņas dienas pēc kārtas, tomēr finanšu eksperti no Evercore ISI uzskata, ka tehnoloģijas gigants varētu mainīt situāciju, kad paziņos kvartālos rezultātus šā mēneša beigās.

Akcijs kritās par 0,8% piektdien, noslēdzoties uz 257,07 USD. Šī attīstība atbilst astoņām dienām pēc kārtas zaudējumiem, kas sākās 30. decembrī. Kritums nav liels, ar akciju vērtības samazināšanos par 6,1% šajā laikā, taču tas ir neparasts iPhone ražotājam redzēt šādu ilgstošu kritumu. Šis cikls atbilst Apple garākajam zaudējumu ciklam kopš līdzīga astoņu dienu krituma maijā, pēc Dow Jones Market Data datiem. Ja akcijas kritīs vēlreiz pēc kārtas, tas būs garākais zaudējumu cikls kopš 1991. gada.

Authorities in France have released a Russian national accused by the United States of participating in hacking attacks on companies for ransom in cryptocurrency.

The man has been exchanged for a French citizen held in Russian custody, instead of being handed over to the U.S. The swap has been compared to the Griner case. Daniil Kasatkin, a basketball player from Russia who was arrested in Paris last summer, has been set free and allowed to fly back to his home country. “Kasatkin was released from prison last night. He was put on a plane and has already landed in Moscow,” his lawyer, Frederic Belot, said.

France frees hacker wanted in the United States

Belot noted that a French court had approved the athlete’s extradition to the United States, but Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu did not sign the respective order. Kasatkin was detained at the French capital’s Charles de Gaulle airport on June 21, 2025, at the request of the American government.

US authorities allege his involvement in cybercrime, more specifically, in the activities of a hacker group that encrypted company data and demanded cryptocurrency for ransom. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) believes the hits were carried out using his laptop or IP addresses linked to him while he was in the country.

Investigators in Washington claim Kasatkin participated in a conspiracy to commit computer fraud, money laundering, and cyberattacks. Between 2020 and 2022, Daniil played two seasons in the US college leagues, the online news portal Gazeta.ru recalled, noting that the crimes were committed later, after the Russian had sold his computer to a roommate.

Daniil Kasatkin’s extradition to the United States was approved on October 29. If the executive power in France had followed the French court’s ruling to grant the American request, he would have faced up to 25 years in prison on the said charges. The Russian basketball player maintained his innocence throughout the proceedings.

Kasatkin was released as part of a prisoner exchange with Russia

Following his arrest, Frédéric Belot and his Russian colleague, Vladimir Sarukhanov, filed motions for bail or judicial supervision that were denied.During the first court hearing, in early September, the Russian declared he did not consent to the extradition and intended to defend himself in France, where he expected a more “objective” judicial treatment.

According to his lawyers, prosecutors did not present any direct evidence against their client, while U.S. law enforcement failed to submit the required documents in full within the 60 days prescribed by French law. The extradition was nevertheless approved. However, Lecornu’s decision not to sign under the ruling ensured a different outcome for Kasatkin. And it did not come completely out of the blue.

It turns out, the Russian has been freed as a result of a prisoner swap agreed with Moscow. Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) provided the details. “Kasatkin was exchanged for French citizen Vinatier, Laurent Claude Jean-Louis, who, as an employee of the Swiss non-governmental organization Center for Humanitarian Dialogue, collected military and military-technical information,” the agency said.

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XRP cenas prognoze: 325 miljoniņu būru akumulācija liecina par pozitīvu noskaņojumu, kad investori ikdienā iegūst 18 700 USD pasīvā ienākuma, izmantojot NAP Hash Cloud minēšanu. Pēdējās datu analīzes par tīklu parāda, ka XRP būru aktivitāte ir pieaugusi, ar lielākiem turētājiem, kas palielinājuši akumulāciju pēc nesenām cenas kritumiem. Šī palielinājusies vērtības transakciju skaits — tagad tuvu trīs mēnešu maksimālajam līmenim — liecina, ka galvenie tirgus dalībnieki saglabā pārliecību par XRP pieaugumu īsā un vidējā termiņā, pievēršot atkal uzmanību tās cenas prognozei.

Stablecoin kartes 2026. gadā kļūst par noteicošo spēku kriptomaksājumos, pēc Dragonfly pārvaldības viedokļa.

Stablecoin kartes iegūst pieprasījumu, kad apjomi pieaug, finansējums palielinās un regulējums uzlabojas visā pasaulē.

Augstākā līmeņa Dragonfly pārstāvis teica, ka šīs kartes ātri izplatās pa reģioniem. Viņš saistīja šo tendenci ar dziļāku kriptovalūtu integrāciju ikdienas maksājumu sistēmās.

Stablecoin transakciju augšana atbalsta kartu izvēršanu

Haseeb Qureshi, Dragonfly pārvaldības partneris, izteica savu viedokli X. Viņš teica, ka stablecoin pamatotās kartes strauji pieaug globālajos tirgos.

Microsoft ievieš pirkšanas pieredzi Copilot, kurā tiek izmantots Stripe, lai lietotāji varētu veikt pirkumus sarunā.

Šī opcija ļauj ASV patērētājiem pārlūkot un pasūtīt produkciju, neiziet no Copilot, kas ir solis uz AI balstīto tirdzniecību.

Microsoft norādīja, ka markas kā Etsy un Urban Outfitters būs pieejama iebūvēta izmaksu plūsma lietotājiem, kas izmanto Copilot. Tās pieredze balstās uz Stripe maksājumu infrastruktūru, lai nodrošinātu drošas un vienmērīgas transakcijas.

Finanšu pasaule radīs unikālu vidi uzņēmumiem, kas gatavi piedāvāt inovatīvas pieejas un paplašināt iespējas savu lietotāju priekšā. LotmentCapital ir spīdīgs piemērs tam, kā labi pārdomāta attīstības stratēģija un klientu vajadzību uzmanība ļauj izveidot ievērojamas risinājumus. Pēdējā laikā uzņēmums pabeidza svarīgu aktīvu saraksta paplašināšanu, kas ir svarīgs solis tā pozīciju nostiprināšanā un atver jaunas iespējas tiem, kuri vēlas efektīvi izmantot modernas rīkus.

Chain4Coins ilgstoši ir nostiprinājis savu pozīciju kā uzņēmumu, kas droši nosaka sava nozares kvalitātes standartus un augstu pakalpojumu līmeni. Īpaši vērts uzsvērt nesen veikto svarīgu soli: liela drošības sistēmas atjaunojumu. Tas ir rūpīgi izstrādāts ieguldījums droša vide klientu aktīviem un datiem, kas liecina par brokeri nopietno pieeju ikvienam darbības aspektam.

Uzņēmums atšķiras ar iespēju apvienot tehnoloģijas, rūpīgi izstrādātas risinājumus un dziļu lietotāju vajadzību sapratni. Chain4Coins cenšas izveidot rīkus, kas palīdz klientiem justies droši un ērti neatkarīgi no viņu pieredzes un mērķiem. Šis pieejas veids pārvērš platformas izmantošanu par ērtu un motivējošu procesu, kā arī pārvērš brokeri par partneri, kas atbalsta savus klientus ikvienā posmā.

Coinbase has announced the addition of copper and platinum futures trading on its application. The development came after its CEO, Brian Armstrong, said the exchange has plans to make Coinbase a platform where everything can be exchanged.

According to the post shared on the official Coinbase handle on X, users on the exchange will be able to trade copper and platinum futures from January 26, making them the latest addition to its commodities futures suite, which already offers gold, silver, and oil. The futures contract for both metals will be facilitated by Coinbase Derivatives and available to both retail traders and institutional whales via approved FCM partners listed on the derivatives site.

Coinbase debuts copper and platinum futures trading

The move aligns with Coinbase’s broader push to become an “everything exchange.” The company has been working overtime to achieve this, making major investments in product quality and automation to support the expansion. In addition, the plan also positions Coinbase as a rival of traditional brokerages even as it expands beyond its core digital asset business.

Additionally, Coinbase is planning to expand into tokenized securities and event-based markets that have attracted billions in recent trading volume. However, it is important to note that Coinbase is not the only exchange doing something like this. Bitget and Binance recently made similar announcements, dipping their toes into traditional commodity derivatives.

Last December, Bitget deployed a private beta for “Bitget TradFi,” which saw it offer CFD-style trading of precious metals like gold or silver, commodities, forex, indices, and stocks, all to be settled in USDT directly via the exchange. The initiative became fully public this year with 79 instruments available. This week, Binance launched regulated USDT-settled perpetual futures for gold and silver under what it tagged a new TradFi category.

In the future, there are plans to expand to other traditional assets, including crude oil and equity indices. News of the new additions to Coinbase exchange’s commodities stack comes just as Bank of America (BofA) upgraded its Coinbase (COIN) to a “buy” rating, citing the exchange’s ambition, which has gone beyond crypto trading and its increasingly diversified business model.

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United States President Donald Trump has stated that he will not issue a pardon to Sam Bankman-Fried, the former FTX CEO serving 25 years in prison for his role in the FTX exchange collapse.

Trump made this known in an interview with The New York Times on Thursday. The president also ruled out pardons for music producer Sean Combs and former New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez. Bankman-Fried, often called by his initials SBF, has been locked up since August 2023 after a federal judge took away his bail ahead of his criminal trial.

Donald Trump will not issue a pardon to SBF

During the same conversation, Trump responded to questions about possible conflicts of interest involving the cryptocurrency business. The president and members of his family have ties to American Bitcoin, a company that mines Bitcoin, and World Liberty Financial, which runs the USD1 stablecoin. Trump also has his own digital token called Official Trump, currently trading at $5.36. “I got a lot of votes because I backed crypto, and I got to like it,” Trump said.

A judge handed Bankman-Fried his 25-year prison term in March 2024 after a jury found him guilty on seven felony charges. Those charges related to how customer money was mishandled at FTX. Two other former executives got shorter sentences after they made deals with prosecutors. Caroline Ellison, who ran Alameda Research, and Ryan Salame, who was co-CEO of FTX Digital Markets, both received less time.

Some reports indicated that Bankman-Fried might have tried to get a pardon from Trump by claiming he had a “good relationship” with Republicans and getting close to conservative personalities like Tucker Carlson. On Polymarket, people betting on whether Trump would pardon SBF before 2027 only put the odds at 6%. Meanwhile, Trump has given pardons to other people connected to the crypto world.

In January, soon after he started his term, he pardoned Ross Ulbricht, who founded the Silk Road marketplace. Trump also surprised many in October by pardoning Changpeng Zhao, known as CZ, who used to run Binance and served four months in prison. Trump later said he did not know Zhao. Even though a pardon from Trump is off the table, Bankman-Fried still has ways to challenge his conviction and sentence through the courts.

In November, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit listened to arguments from SBF’s lawyers who want to overturn the former CEO’s conviction. As of Thursday, the court had not posted any decision to the public record, but a ruling is expected at some point. If the appeals court says no, Bankman-Fried could take one final shot by asking the Supreme Court to review his case.

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By 2025, with the US policy in support of the stablecoin, the transactions of stablecoins have surged to 33 trillion. 

Stablecoin transactions proliferated in institutions and retail users with more transparent guidance.

The volume of transactions in stablecoins increased by 72% annually, indicating a high demand for dollar-related digital currencies. Analysts associate the expansion with regulatory assurance and more widespread acceptance in standard finance.

Stablecoin transactions driven by regulatory clarity

The momentum of stablecoin transactions has been boosted following the improvement of a pro-crypto approach by the United States in 2025. In July, with the introduction of the GENIUS Act, a clear procedure for the issuance and control of stablecoins was established.

According to what was said by market participants, the rules made it possible to lower the compliance risks of firms and financial institutions. The move prompted companies to add stablecoins to their payments, treasury management, and settlement systems.

A number of international firms indicated that they were planning to introduce proprietary stablecoins. According to industry disclosures, these are Standard Chartered, Walmart, and Amazon.

World Liberty Financial Inc. is a DeFi platform associated with the Trump family, which released a USD1 stablecoin in March. According to analysts, these launches helped in increasing the volumes of transactions in the year.

USDC leads stablecoin transactions while USDT dominates supply

In 2025, USDC reported an approximate of 18.3 trillion in transactions of stablecoin. In common with approximately $13.3 trillion of transaction volume, Tether USDT came next.

The two assets combined formed the majority of the stablecoin business. Nonetheless, their market functions varied according to the usage trends.

According to the CoinGecko statistics, USDT was still the largest stablecoin in terms of market value. Its overall circulation amounted to approximately, $187 billion as compared to the USDC market worth of approximately 75 billion.

The data provided by Artemis had emphasized the fact that USDC was at the top of transactions despite poor circulation. The analysts reported that USDC is mostly applied by traders who exchange money frequently.

Artemis co-founder Anthony Yim said that the same stablecoin is recycled by DeFi traders. He further mentioned that USDT is typically ussed as a payment or a store of value.

Global adoption rises as firms and users shift behavior

In 2025, analysts noticed a decrease in the use of stablecoins on the decentralized platform. This trend implied the use in mainstream financial environments.

According to Yim, the instability in the world was forcing users into assets that were dollar-based. He observed that stablecoins provide easier access to US dollars in economies affected by inflation.

The Chief Strategy Officer of Circle Dante Disparte stated that regulation increased confidence in USDC. He argued that the rules increased liquidity and trust worldwide.

Tether did not respond to the findings. A representative of Artemis said that Tether has less than one percent of the company.

A record high in stablecoin transactions occurred in 2025, with the change of adoption conditioned by the policy clarity. Analysts believe that stablecoins will continue to play a key role in the digital finance sector.

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San Francisco, 8. janvāris, 2026 — Zerion, vadošais vairāku ķēžu maciņš un Web3 datu platforma, šodien paziņoja par stratēģisko TRON tīkla integrāciju savā vairāku ķēžu maciņa platformā. Šis lielās nozīmes atjauninājums nodrošina lietotājiem iespēju pārvaldīt, sekot un apmainīt digitālos aktīvus TRON tīklā Zerion drošajā, paškontrolējamā saskarnē, kas atzīmē svarīgu soli, paplašinot piekļuvi vienam no pasaules aktīvākajiem Web3 ekosistēmām.

Šī integrācija atzīst TRON nozīmi kā galveno ietvaru globālajā stabilo valūtu darījumu un maksājumu regulēšanas infrastruktūrā. Pievienojot TRON atbalstu, Zerion ļauj lietotājiem izmantot augsto ātrumu un zemas transakcijas izmaksas, kas padarījušas TRON par pirmo izvēli ikdienas kriptovalūtas maksājumiem un stabilo valūtu likviditātei. TRON pašlaik uztur vairāk nekā 80 miljardus ASV dolāru apgrozāmās stabilo valūtu apjoma un kalpo vairāk nekā 357 miljoniem lietotāju kontu, apstrādājot vairāk nekā 12 miljardus kopējā transakciju apjoma.

2026. gadā Bitcoin tirgus atrodas parastā atveseļošanās fāzē. Lai arī cenas turpinājušas augt no minimumiem, galvenie tehniskie pretestības apgabali tiek atkārtoti pārbaudīti, taču līdz šim nav bijusi nozīmīga izlaušanās. Tirgus noskaņojums pakāpeniski mainās no ekstremālas pesimismā uz piesardzīgu optimismu, un bulls un bearu cīņa intensificējas. Šajā kontekstā īstermiņa nevienmērīgums palielinās, un neskaidrā tirgū nodrošināt stabilu naudas plūsmu ir kļuvis par galveno uzmanības punktu investoriem.

Anchor Mining ar savu stabilo diennakts atdeves $3 697 piedāvā investoriem efektīvu veidu, kā uzkrāt kapitālu pirms nākamā bulla tirgus, parādot savu unikālo vērtību.

Geneva, Switzerland, January 8, 2026 — TRON DAO, the community-governed DAO dedicated to accelerating the decentralization of the internet through blockchain technology and decentralized applications (dApps), welcomes the recognition of the T3 Financial Crime Unit (T3 FCU) in a recent report published by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). As a global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog, FATF helps set international standards and drive policy aimed to prevent these illegal activities and the harm they cause to society through national legislative and regulatory reforms. In its latest publication, FATF recognized the T3 FCU as a prime example of an effective public-private collaboration to combat illicit activity on the blockchain, highlighting the initiative’s comprehensive monitoring capability, which enables T3 FCU to work across borders, identifying and disrupting criminal operations in real-time, making it an invaluable resource for law enforcement agencies worldwide.

T3 FCU is a first-of-its-kind public-private initiative launched by TRON, Tether, and TRM Labs in September 2024 to combat illicit activities on the blockchain. This groundbreaking public-private partnership works directly with law enforcement agencies around the globe to identify and disrupt criminal networks. Since its inception, and in just over one year, T3 FCU has frozen more than $300 million in criminal assets across five continents, established rapid response capabilities to address threats, and demonstrated how industry collaboration can effectively combat financial crime while supporting blockchain innovation. 

In its report, the Financial Action Task Force noted that the T3 FCU “is designed to expand public-private collaboration to combat illicit activities on the blockchain” and highlighted the unit’s role in supporting law enforcement efforts across multiple jurisdictions. The report further detailed that, since its launch in September 2024, T3 FCU has analyzed millions of transactions globally, monitored more than $3 billion USD in total volume, and supported the freezing of over $250 million USD in illicit assets.

“FATF’s recognition of the T3 Financial Crime Unit reflects a real shift in how illicit finance on public blockchains is being addressed,” said Ari Redbord, VP, Global Head of Policy and Government Affairs at TRM Labs. “Criminal networks move fast, and effective responses have to move faster. T3 was built to enable rapid identification, seizure, and disruption of illicit activity. This is not about information sharing alone — it’s about coordinated action. T3 shows how law enforcement, stablecoin issuers, and blockchain intelligence can work together to stop harm quickly, at scale, and in ways that were not possible before.”

In a recent blog post examining the FATF’s asset recovery guidance and best practices, TRM Labs notes a shift toward real-time interdiction, observing that traditional post-investigation recovery models are increasingly ineffective for fast-moving virtual assets. It emphasizes the importance of coordinated public-private action, supported by blockchain intelligence and close collaboration among law enforcement, virtual asset service providers, and stablecoin issuers, to identify, restrain, and disrupt illicit funds before they can be dispersed, underscoring the growing role of operational models that enable timely cross-border enforcement.

The FATF’s recognition affirms T3 FCU as an industry-first model of how blockchain-based systems can reinforce global financial integrity through structured collaboration with public authorities. It further reinforces TRON DAO’s commitment to responsible blockchain adoption and effective financial crime prevention, serving as meaningful validation of coordinated, cross-sector efforts to address illicit activity at scale as regulators continue to evaluate the role of public blockchains in the global financial system.

About TRON DAO

TRON DAO is a community-governed DAO dedicated to accelerating the decentralization of the internet via blockchain technology and dApps.

Founded in September 2017 by H.E. Justin Sun, the TRON blockchain has experienced significant growth since its MainNet launch in May 2018. Until recently, TRON hosted the largest circulating supply of USD Tether (USDT) stablecoin, which currently exceeds $80 billion. As of January 2026, the TRON blockchain has recorded over 358 million in total user accounts, more than 12 billion in total transactions, and over $25 billion in total value locked (TVL), based on TRONSCAN. Recognized as the global settlement layer for stablecoin transactions and everyday purchases with proven success, TRON is “Moving Trillions, Empowering Billions.”

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Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour has expressed his support for the new bill introduced by Democratic Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.) aimed at banning insider trading on prediction platforms, particularly by government officials with access to private information.

According to reports, the CEO shared a post on LinkedIn on Wednesday, January 7, noting that, “Kalshi backs the bill that Ritchie Torres plans to introduce to reinforce the ban on insider trading in prediction markets.” This situation prompted reports to reach out to the industry executive for clarification on this decision. Responding to this request for comment, Mansour declared that the American web-based prediction betting platform supports Torres’ new bill because they already effected this regulation.

Kalshi CEO shows support for bill targeting insider trading risks

The United States Representative’s new bill was submitted earlier this month. This regulation prohibits federal elected officials, political appointees, and executive branch employees from participating in bets related to government policy, government action, or political outcomes on prediction market platforms. The Representative suggested it after reports showed that some insiders bet on the events in Venezuela before they happened.

According to several reports, an anonymous user placed a bet that the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, would be demoted from his position by the end of January on the world’s largest prediction market, Polymarket. After the bet was placed, reports said US authorities captured Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, with prosecutors alleging the pair was involved in a cocaine-trafficking conspiracy. They had ties to cartels designated as terrorist organizations.

As a result, the user collected a total of around $400,000. This incident raised concerns, as the government illustrated a likelihood that some insiders have direct access to confidential information. Meanwhile, to illustrate Mansour’s strong commitment to fostering change on prediction market platforms, the industry executive noted in his LinkedIn message his intention to reduce Kalshi’s connections with other prediction market platforms involved in insider trading cases.

However, the CEO did not unveil the names of these prediction market platforms. Concerning the news about firms facing insider trading accusations, Mansour argued that there is a possibility that some recently released announcements from reports have confused unregulated and regulated prediction markets that operate outside the United States.

“What non-American, unregulated platforms do has no connection to what regulated American platforms do,” he said. When asked to outline the strategy Kalshi applies to its operation, Mansour began by stating that Kalshi is a federally regulated platform. Afterwards, he highlighted that the prediction market platform strictly adheres to the same insider trading regulations as the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq.

He added that the platform restricts users from conducting trades when they are suspected of having access to confidential information regarding a market. Mansour declared that Torres’ new bill only impacts US-based firms that are regulated, not those that are unregulated and situated outside the US. According to him, these unregulated companies located outside the US encounter significant challenges.

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BNB Smart Chain is preparing for the Fermi hard fork on January 14. The upgrade comes after the Fourier hard fork on BNB Chain, which was completed on January 7.

BNB Smart Chain will follow the overall upgrade of the Binance decentralized ecosystem. The Fermi hard fork is expected on January 14, with the main goal of decreasing block time and increasing transaction output. The hard fork will accelerate BNB Smart Chain to 0.45-second blocks, reaching a major protocol milestone. It builds on previous Pascal and Maxwell forks.

BNB Smart Chain prepares for the Fermi hard fork

The upgrade will push BNB Smart Chain closer to the limits of block propagation, retaining predictable uptime with a higher transaction load. Nodes will upgrade to version 1.6.4 and later 1.6.5 to run the updated network parameters. The BNB decentralized ecosystem gave way to Solana in terms of popularity, but remained a staple in trading and other apps.

As reported by Cryptopolitan, BNB Chain is fourth in terms of app revenues, standing behind Solana, TRON, and Ethereum. The chain moved ahead of Base, with $21M in revenues for the past month. The Opinion prediction market, GMGN perpetual futures DEX, and PancakeSwap are the biggest fee generators on the chain. Op BNB Chain also completed its hard fork, coming into force on January 7.

The fork’s key change was PR #305, decreasing block time from 500 to 250 milliseconds. All nodes are upgraded to propagate the new blocks. Op BNB Chain is one of the main Layer 2 networks, working to scale the overall ecosystem. BNB Chain remains one of the most active networks, retaining relatively low transaction fees.

Despite the leadership of Ethereum and Solana in terms of liquidity and trading value, BNB Chain leads in market share based on transactions and general on-chain activity. The Binance on-chain ecosystem accounts for up to 40% of overall traffic in early 2026. The increased demand was one of the main drivers for the network upgrades. BNB Chain and BNB Smart Chain carry a growing ecosystem of decentralized swaps, DeFi, wrapped tokens, and other apps.

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