According to BlockBeats, recent actions by the United States against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro have reignited discussions about Venezuela's potential undisclosed Bitcoin reserves. Investigative journalist Bradley Hope suggests that the Venezuelan government may have converted gold into Bitcoin over the years, potentially amassing up to 600,000 BTC. However, major blockchain analysis firms have yet to find any on-chain evidence supporting this claim. Hope's figure of 600,000 BTC is not based on blockchain data but rather on mathematical calculations derived from Venezuela's gold sales since 2018. Frank Weert, co-founder of Whale Alert, stated that if Venezuela indeed holds such a significant amount of Bitcoin, it would be nearly impossible to completely evade tracking by blockchain analysis firms, and the claim requires "very strong evidence." Despite this, analysts note that Venezuela has long attempted to utilize cryptocurrencies. The country launched a national digital currency, Petro, backed by oil, and has used crypto payments in energy and cross-border transactions. Due to high inflation of its national currency, Venezuela ranks among the top 20 countries globally in cryptocurrency adoption as of 2025. Currently, Venezuela's official holdings of crypto assets remain highly opaque. Institutions such as Arkham, Chainalysis, and Elliptic have not confirmed the existence of large-scale Bitcoin wallets directly linked to the government. Analysts believe that even if such assets exist, they may be highly concealed through mixers, cross-chain transactions, and offshore OTC channels.

According to Odaily, market data indicates that LIT (Lighter) has surged past 3 USDT, currently trading at 3.174 USDT. The cryptocurrency has experienced a 14% increase over the past 24 hours.

Nvidia (NVDA) shares closed slightly lower at around $188. 11 on January 5, 2026, following the company’s unveiling of its next-generation Rubin AI platform at CES 2026. The muted market reaction suggests the announcement was largely priced in, as analysts had already anticipated the platform’s debut source: https://www.ethnews.com/nvidia-stock-edges-lower-after-rubin-ai-platform-reveal-at-ces-2026/

David Duong, Head of Investment Research at Coinbase, stated that approximately one-third of the Bitcoin supply appears vulnerable to remote quantum attacks. Duong believes that the rapid advancements in quantum computing have transformed the threat to Bitcoin from a distant theoretical concern into a structural risk. Currently, the encrypted outputs of wallets containing about one-third of the Bitcoin supply are publicly visible, making them susceptible to brute-force attacks. Duong points out that quantum computing poses both economic and direct risks to Bitcoin. If quantum machines are powerful enough, they could mine Bitcoin blocks more efficiently, distorting the network's incentive structure. Furthermore, quantum computers can derive private keys from publicly available public keys, leading to the theft of funds from affected addresses. While quantum mining is currently a secondary concern due to its scalability limitations, signature security has become a core issue. Previously, BlackRock also listed quantum computing as a risk factor in its revised prospectus for the iShares Bitcoin Trust, filed in May.

Market data shows that LIT (Lighter) has broken through 3 USDT and is currently trading at 3.174 USDT, with a 24-hour increase of 14%.

According to Odaily, glassnode shared on the X platform that the 7-day simple moving average (SMA) funding rate in major perpetual contract markets has shown slight improvement. The average funding rate increased from approximately 0% to around 0.005%, before declining to about 0.003% over the past 24 hours. Historical data suggests that sustained market growth is often associated with funding rates consistently above 0.01%, indicating that the current environment remains supportive but has not yet reached a decisive level.

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Leon Waidmann, Head of Research at Onchain, stated in an article on the X platform that the expansion of crypto payments has exceeded most people's expectations. According to data from Dune Analytics, Visa crypto card spending grew by 525% in 2025, with net spending increasing from $14.6 million to $91.3 million. He believes that consumer payments are just the beginning, with a larger shift coming from the enterprise side. Businesses are managing payments and receipts on-chain, seamlessly converting between cryptocurrencies and fiat currencies, running on-chain treasuries, and generating revenue from idle balances. Data confirms that cryptocurrencies are being used for actual payments rather than just transactions; card payments eliminate friction and reduce complexity, and on-chain balances are increasingly resembling the behavior of currency. Cryptocurrencies are transforming from an alternative to the financial system into its foundation.

Venezuela’s early crypto adoption and gold-to-Bitcoin conversion speculation raise questions about a $60 billion reserve, though analysts have found no proof. source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/venezuela-shadow-60-billion-bitcoin-stash-verifiable-or-not?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Glassnode posted on its X platform that the 7D-SMA funding rate in major perpetual contract markets has improved slightly. The average funding rate rose from approximately 0% to approximately 0.005%, before falling back to approximately 0.003% in the past 24 hours. Historically, sustained market rallies have often been associated with funding rates remaining above 0.01%, indicating that the current environment remains supportive but has not yet reached a decisive level.

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South Korea’s financial authorities are considering a system to freeze crypto accounts suspected of price manipulation, stopping suspects from moving or hiding illegal gains.

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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.

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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