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Standard Chartered a crescut prognoza pe termen lung pentru Ethereum, proiectând ca activul digital să ajungă la 40.000 $ până în 2030.

Banca se așteaptă ca Ethereum să depășească Bitcoin, susținut de dominanța DeFi, actualizările viitoare de scalabilitate și condiții regulate favorabile.

Ethereum se așteaptă să depășească Bitcoin

Îmi place această perspectivă de la @vaneck_us despre ethererum $ETH – în cazul de bază, până în 2030, $ETH → 22.000 $ – în cazul optimist, $ETH → 154.000 $ https://t.co/hCjsZNL61A pic.twitter.com/C10yq3QRfX

— Thomas (Tom) Lee (nu bătătorul) FSInsight.com (@fundstrat) 9 ianuarie 2026

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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Ediția viitoare a Unchained Summit din Dubai anunță prima rundă de vorbitori și confirmă locația W Dubai – The Palm, în timp ce Aeternum consolidează evenimentul ca principal platformă Web 3.0 pentru flux de afaceri și networking serios.

Luni, 15 decembrie 2025, Dubai, UAE: Organizat de Aeternum, firma de evenimente B2B specializată în tehnologia emergentă, Unchained Summit va reveni la Dubai în 1 și 2 mai 2026 cu o echipă de vorbitori care reflectă maturitatea crescută a sectorului global Web 3.0. Susținut de Partenerul Media Oficial Coin Edition, summitul se așteaptă să atragă peste 1.500 de creatori, investitori, dezvoltatori și decidenți. Primul val de vorbitori anunțat în această săptămână semnalează tipul de discuții pe care organizatorii doresc să le stimuleze: bazate pe adoptarea reală, claritatea reglementărilor și scalabilitatea instituțională.

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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Consumatorii din Statele Unite au recunoscut că presiunile prețurilor au scăzut semnificativ după ce au observat că nivelurile inflației au crescut ușor în ultimele zile ale anului 2025.

Ca urmare, mai mulți analiști au previzionat că indicele principal al prețurilor cu amănuntul ar urca cu 2,7% în decembrie față de 2024. În ceea ce privește previziunea analiștilor, sursele au declarat că această prognoză era ușor peste creșterea anuală de 2,6% înregistrată în noiembrie. În ciuda acestuia, rapoartele au declarat că acest record a demonstrat cea mai mică creștere de la începutul anului 2021.

Apple a văzut acțiunile sale să-și prelungească seria de scăderi la opt sesiuni consecutive de tranzacționare, deși experții financiari de la Evercore ISI cred că gigantul tehnologic ar putea inversa situația atunci când va publica rezultatele trimestriale mai târziu în această lună.

Acțiunile au scăzut cu 0,8% în vineri, închizând la 257,07 dolari. Performanța reprezintă a opta zi consecutivă de scăderi, începând cu 30 decembrie. Scăderea nu este mare, cu acțiunile doar în scădere cu 6,1% în acea perioadă, dar este neobișnuită pentru producătorul de iPhone să vadă o astfel de scădere prelungită. Această serie corespunde celei mai lungi perioade de scăderi a Apple de la o scădere similară de opt zile în mai, conform datelor de pe Dow Jones Market Data. Dacă acțiunile vor scădea din nou luni, ar fi cea mai lungă serie de scăderi de la 1991.

Autoritățile din Franța au eliberat un cetățean rus acuzat de Statele Unite că a participat la atacuri cibernetice asupra companiilor pentru răscumpărare în criptomonedă.

Omul a fost schimbat cu un cetățean francez detinut în custodia rusă, în loc să fie predat SUA. Schimbul a fost comparat cu cazul Griner. Daniil Kasatkin, un jucător de baschet din Rusia care a fost arestat în Paris vara trecută, a fost eliberat și a primit permisiunea de a se întoarce în țara sa. „Kasatkin a fost eliberat din închisoare ieri seară. A fost pus pe un avion și a ajuns deja în Moscova”, a declarat avocatul său, Frédéric Belot.

Proiecția prețului XRP: Acumularea de către balene a unui volum de 325 de milioane semnalează o atitudine bullishă, în timp ce investitorii câștigă 18.700 USD pe zi în venit pasiv prin mineritul NAP Hash Cloud. Datele recente de pe lanț arată o creștere a activității balenelor XRP, cu deținători importanți care își măresc acumulările în timpul retragerilor recente ale prețului. Această creștere a tranzacțiilor de mare valoare — care se apropie de un maxim de trei luni — sugerează că participanții cheie ai pieței rămân încrezători în potențialul de creștere pe termen scurt și mediu al XRP, atrăgând din nou atenția asupra perspectivei de preț.

Stablecoin cards are emerging as a defining force in crypto payments in 2026, according to Dragonfly Management. 

Stablecoin cards are gaining traction as volumes rise, funding grows, and regulation improves worldwide.

A senior Dragonfly executive said these cards are spreading fast across regions. He linked the trend to deeper crypto integration within everyday payment systems.

Stablecoin transaction growth supports card expansion

Haseeb Qureshi, managing partner at Dragonfly, shared his view on X. He said stablecoin-powered cards are growing rapidly across global markets.

The comments followed new data showing sharp growth in stablecoin activity. Transaction volumes climbed 72% to $33 trillion, based on Artemis Analytics figures.

Policy support in the United States has helped drive this growth. President Donald Trump has maintained a pro-crypto stance that encouraged adoption.

Qureshi argued that stablecoins now play a growing role in global payment flows. He said users increasingly interact with crypto without realizing it.

Rain funding highlights rising investor confidence

Qureshi highlighted Rain as a fast-growing fintech firm. His remarks followed Rain’s $250 million funding round, which valued the company at $1.95 billion.

Dragonfly joined the round alongside ICONIQ, Sapphire Ventures, Bessemer, Lightspeed, and Galaxy Ventures. The investment reflects strong confidence in stablecoin payment infrastructure.

Rain enables partners to issue stablecoin-backed cards on the Visa network. Users can spend, withdraw cash, and access basic banking services.

The cards are accepted in more than 150 countries. They support stablecoins like USDT and USDC across multiple blockchains.

Rain’s services target regions with unstable local currencies. Users can transact in dollars with minimal friction.

Qureshi said many users focus on usability, not the underlying technology. He noted that payments work seamlessly across borders.

Rain CEO Farooq Malik said the funding supports regulatory engagement. The firm plans to expand across the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa.

Debate continues over incentives and regulation

Despite strong growth, some analysts remain cautious. Sheel Mohnot of Better Tomorrow Ventures questioned long-term adoption.

He argued stablecoin payments lack exclusivity and strong consumer incentives. He said existing card systems already meet most needs in developed markets.

Other investors disagree with this view. Pantera Capital’s Mason Nystrom said stablecoins offer faster payouts and better merchant protections.

Regulatory momentum is also building. The US passed the GENIUS Act, which clarified stablecoin rules.

Canada and the UK are advancing similar frameworks. Institutional interest is also rising.

Western Union plans a stablecoin settlement system on Solana. It also plans a stablecoin card for emerging markets in early 2026.

Stablecoin cards continue to attract capital, users, and regulatory attention. Supporters see them reshaping payments, while critics question incentives. The trend remains one of the most-watched themes in crypto for 2026.

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Microsoft introduce o experiență de cumpărături în interiorul Copilot care folosește Stripe pentru a permite utilizatorilor să facă achiziții într-un chat. 

Opțiunea permite consumatorilor din SUA să navigheze și să comande produse fără a părăsi Copilot, ceea ce reprezintă un pas către comerțul bazat pe inteligență artificială.

Microsoft a stabilit că un brand precum Etsy și Urban Outfitters va avea un flux de plată integrat disponibil pentru utilizatorii Copilot. Experiența sa se bazează pe infrastructura de plată a Stripe pentru a asigura că tranzacțiile sunt sigure și fără întreruperi.

Lumea financiară creează un mediu unic pentru companiile dispuse să ofere abordări inovatoare și să extindă orizonturile pentru utilizatorii lor. LotmentCapital este un exemplu strălucitor al modului în care o strategie de dezvoltare bine gândită și atenția acordată nevoilor clienților permit crearea unor soluții impresionante. Compania a finalizat recent o extindere semnificativă a listei sale de active, marcând un pas important în consolidarea poziției sale și deschiderea unor noi orizonturi pentru cei care doresc să utilizeze instrumentele moderne într-un mod cât mai eficient.

Chain4Coins s-a stabilit de mult timp ca o companie care se înalță cu încredere la standardele sale de calitate și la un nivel ridicat de servicii în industrie. Merită subliniat un pas important recent: o actualizare majoră a sistemului de securitate. Este o contribuție bine gândită la crearea unui mediu sigur pentru activele și datele clienților, subliniind abordarea serioasă a brokerului față de fiecare aspect al operațiunilor sale.

Compania se deosește prin abilitatea sa de a combina tehnologia, soluțiile bine gândite și o înțelegere profundă a nevoilor utilizatorilor. Chain4Coins își propune să creeze instrumente care să ajute clienții să se simtă încrezători și confortabili, indiferent de experiența și obiectivele lor. Această abordare transformă interacțiunea cu platforma într-un proces convenabil și inspirator, iar brokerul însuși într-un partener care susține clienții la fiecare etapă.

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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Până în 2025, cu politica SUA în sprijinul stablecoin-urilor, tranzacțiile de stablecoin au crescut la 33 de trilioane. 

Tranzacțiile de stablecoin s-au răspândit în instituții și utilizatori retail, cu ghidare mai clară.

Volumul tranzacțiilor în stablecoin a crescut cu 72% anual, indicând o cerere ridicată pentru monedele digitale legate de dolar. Analiticienii asociază extinderea cu asigurarea reglementării și o acceptare mai largă în finanțele tradiționale.

Tranzacțiile de stablecoin impulsionate de claritatea reglementării

San Francisco, 8 ianuarie 2026 — Zerion, unul dintre principalele portofeluri multi-lanț și platforme de date Web3, a anunțat astăzi integrarea strategică a rețelei TRON în platforma sa de portofel multi-lanț. Această actualizare importantă permite utilizatorilor să gestioneze, urmărească și să schimbe active digitale pe rețeaua TRON în cadrul interfeței securizate și cu custodia proprie a Zerion, marcând un punct de cotitură semnificativ în extinderea accesului la unul dintre cele mai active ecosisteme Web3 din lume.

Această integrare recunoaște rolul esențial al TRON ca suport al activității globale de stablecoin și al infrastructurii de plată și compensare. Prin adăugarea suportului pentru TRON, Zerion îi permite utilizatorilor să acceseze viteza ridicată și costurile reduse ale tranzacțiilor care au făcut din TRON rețeaua principală pentru plăți zilnice în cripto și lichiditatea stablecoin. TRON abiază în prezent peste 80 de miliarde de dolari în ofertă circulantă de stablecoin și servește peste 357 de milioane de conturi utilizator, procesând peste 12 miliarde în volum total de tranzacții.

În 2026, piața Bitcoin se află într-o fază tipică de recuperare. Deși prețurile au continuat să crească de la nivelurile joase, zonele cheie de rezistență tehnică sunt testate repetat, fără un rupere semnificativă încă. Sentimentul pieței se schimbă treptat de la o pessimism extrem la o optimism prudent, iar lupta dintre cumpărători și vânzători se intensifică. În acest context, incertitudinea pe termen scurt crește, iar asigurarea unei fluxuri stabile de numerar într-o piață incertă devine o preocupare principală pentru investitori.

Anchor Mining, cu returnarea zilnică stabilă de 3.697 USD, oferă investitorilor o metodă eficientă de acumulare a capitalului înainte de următorul bul market, demonstrând valoarea sa unică.

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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