XRP surged more than 12% on Monday, climbing to its highest level since mid-November and leading a broader crypto market rebound as ETF inflows, technical breakouts, and aggressive short covering combined to fuel bullish momentum.

According to Odaily, Jefferies economist Mohit Kumar has indicated in a report that U.S. President Donald Trump's interventionist policies could hasten the process of de-dollarization, potentially undermining the dollar's status as the world's reserve currency. Kumar stated, "Under the new political order, countries will reduce their reliance on the dollar as their reserve currency." He suggests that the best way to mitigate dollar risk is by increasing holdings in gold and major metal assets.

According to the announcement from Binance, a new campaign on CreatorPad is set to offer verified users the opportunity to unlock 300,000 Walrus (WAL) token voucher rewards by completing simple tasks. CreatorPad, a platform on Binance Square, allows users to earn token rewards through task completion. The activity period spans from 2026-01-06 09:00 (UTC) to 2026-02-06 09:00 (UTC). As of the start date, CreatorPad has updated its leaderboard system to track and measure the quality of users’ content. Participants can earn points by completing tasks, with more points leading to greater rewards. To participate, verified Binance users must register by clicking “Join now” and complete mandatory tasks from sections 1 to 4 to earn points. Eligible winners can unlock a share of the 300,000 WAL token vouchers. Tasks include following the project’s account on Binance Square and X, creating posts on Binance Square and X with specific criteria, and trading a minimum of $10 equivalent in WAL on Binance Spot, Futures, or Convert. Points earned from these tasks will determine users' ranks on the leaderboard. Trading fees apply and are not included in the trade volume calculation. The reward structure is based on the leaderboard results at the activity's end. The top 100 creators on the WAL 30D Project Leaderboard will share 105,000 WAL, while remaining participants who complete all tasks will share 45,000 WAL. A similar reward structure applies to top Chinese creators. Users must complete account verification to receive rewards, and certain accounts are ineligible, including those identified as risk users. Binance reserves the right to amend terms and conditions and disqualify participants who violate guidelines. Rewards will be distributed within 14 working days after the activity ends, with a seven-day validity period for token vouchers.

According to PANews, a user has reportedly lost $230,000 worth of aArbWETH and aEthLBTC after signing malicious permit and increaseAllowance transactions. The incident was detected by GoPlus, highlighting the risks associated with phishing attacks in the cryptocurrency space.

The People's Bank of China (PBOC) held its 2026 working conference on January 5-6. The conference emphasized strengthening supervision and management of the interbank bond market, money market, foreign exchange market, bill market, gold market, and related derivatives. It also stressed the need for enhanced coordinated supervision of financial infrastructure, deepening high-level opening-up of the financial market, and continuing to optimize the "Bond Connect" and "Swap Connect" mechanisms. The conference supported the construction of Shanghai as an international financial center, consolidated and enhanced Hong Kong's status as an international financial center, and maintained the stability and prosperity of Hong Kong's financial market. It also emphasized leveraging the role of interbank currency swaps to facilitate the use of RMB in trade and investment, and promoting improved cross-border financial services by financial institutions. Furthermore, the conference called for improving the infrastructure for cross-border RMB use. It welcomed more eligible overseas entities to issue Panda bonds and expanded the interconnection scope of the fast payment system, promoting cooperation on QR code interconnection. (Jinshi)

Ethereum’s entry queue has climbed to 1. 3 million ETH, while the exit queue falls to near zero. source: https://www.cryptopolitan.com/ethereum-validator-exit-queue-drops/

OKX launched its first user experience campaign for "In-Exchange DEX Trading" on January 6th at 18:00, which will run until January 14th. During the campaign, users who activate and use the OKX in-exchange DEX function for the first time, as well as complete other tasks, will receive rewards, including a 10 USDT compensation voucher, a 10.00 USDT grid airdrop position, and OKX merchandise.

XRP rebounds 25% in 2 weeks, hitting $2. 34 as ETF inflows rise and traders watch key resistance levels at $2. 41 and $2. 5. source: https://cryptopotato.com/ripple-xrp-reverses-2-months-of-pain-with-a-2-week-rally/

ليومين تداول على التوالى يحاول زوج اليورو مقابل الريال السعودى EUR/SAR الارتداد لاعلى بمكاسب توجت بأختبار مستوى المقاومة 4. 40 ريال سعودى لكل يورو أوروبى. وعبر منصات شركات التداول الموثوقة فقد أنتعش زوج العملات من ضغوط بيع قوية أنطلق على أثرها صوب مستوى الدعم 4. 37 ريال سعودى الاسبوع الماضى والادنى لزوج العملات منذ ثلاثة أسابيع source: https://www.tradersup.com/%d8%aa%d8%ad%d9%84%d9%8a%d9%84%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d9%81%d9%86%d9%8a%d8%a9/%d8%aa%d8%ad%d9%84%d9%8a%d9%84-%d8%b3%d8%b9%d8%b1-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%8a%d9%88%d8%b1%d9%88-%d9%85%d9%82%d8%a7%d8%a8%d9%84-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b1%d9%8a%d8%a7%d9%84-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b3%d8%b9%d9%88%d8%af%d9%8a/%d8%b1%d9%8a%d8%a7%d9%84-%d8%b3%d8%b9%d9%88%d8%af%d9%89-eur-sar-%d8%aa%d8%ad%d8%a7%d9%88%d9%84-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b9%d9%88%d8%af%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%89-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d8%b3%d8%a7%d8%b1-%d8%a7%d9%84/151096

According to a report by TD Cowen, comprehensive U. S. crypto market structure legislation is unlikely to pass this year, despite ongoing efforts in Congress. Instead, analysts now expect meaningful legislative progress to slip into 2027, with full implementation of final regulatory rules potentially delayed until 2029 source: https://www.ethnews.com/u-s-crypto-market-structure-bill-likely-delayed-until-2027/

According to ChainCatcher, PeckShieldAlert monitoring has revealed that within the past hour, an address identified as the UXLink exploit has converted 248 WBTC into 23 million DAI. This transfer of funds occurred after the September 22 hacking incident, during which the attacker minted billions of unauthorized tokens and stole crypto assets worth tens of millions of dollars.

Telegram has had $500 million of its bonds frozen in Russia because of Western sanctions, blocking payments to Russian holders. The company’s business continues to grow globally, with strong revenues and plans for a future IPO despite the bond freeze.

China’s leading financial industry bodies have effectively shut the door on real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, officially reclassifying it as a risky and illegal financial activity, signaling Beijing’s intent to remove private-sector blockchain finance from the country’s regulatory landscape altogether.

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NFT Paris 2026 and related events were cancelled with a month’s notice due to weak NFT markets and financial pressures. Ticket holders will be refunded, but some sponsors may not receive their money back.

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Bithumb has uncovered a vast pool of forgotten cryptocurrency, with the value of the digital asset reaching more than $200 million in value, which has been sitting untouched across millions of inactive accounts, some abandoned for more than a decade.

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Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok has been accused of creating sexualised deepfake images without consent, including images involving minors, after users exploited its image editing feature on X. Governments in several countries have launched investigations and warned of legal action, raising pressure on X and xAI to tighten safety controls and stop illegal content from spreading.