Crypto Web3 Today

🚨 BREAKING: 🇺🇸 FED CHAIR POWELL IS STILL SCHEDULED TO GIVE A "BIG" SPEECH DESPITE SHUTDOWN TOMORROW

Markets don’t fear the speech, they fear the signal behind it.

Powell speaking during a shutdown means messaging matters more than policy.

Will he calm markets or test their conviction again?

EXPECT HIGH VOLATILITY!

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$DF
$DYDX

Someone launched a coin and spent seven hours buying it from… themselves. Waited for others to join, nobody did, then rage-sold it all.

I wonder what that was. A tragic little DeFi drama, or a noble act saving the world from one more shitcoin?

$DOGS
$NOT
$BONK

These are some of the best airdrops I'm waiting to see released this year, 2026.

1- DAWN Airdrop

Decentralized broadband. Something new from the @andrena_wifi team.

dawninternet.com

2- Sidra Network Airdrop

Sidra Network (often referred to as Sidra Chain or Sidra Bank) is a decentralized blockchain ecosystem designed specifically to align with Shariah-compliant (Islamic) financial principles. Founded by Qatari entrepreneur Dr. Mohammed Al-Jefairi, it aims to create an ethical, interest-free decentralized finance (DeFi) platform.

3- BEE Network Airdrop.

Bee Network - Mine Crypto on Your Phone Bee.com - The World's Largest Web3 Portal

4- Hot Airdrop

HOT Protocol hotdao

Chain Signature protocol facing the users. Seamless web3 access, seamless cross-chain transactions, seamless gas covering.

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$DCR
$ZEN

#AirdropAlert

#Airdrops_free

#AirdropAlerts

#Airdrop‬

#AirdropSeason

MAJOR MOVE IN CRYPTO & CREATOR ECONOMY

Tom Lee’s Bitmine Immersion Technologies is investing $200M in MrBeast’s Beast Industries.

• Bitmine gains exposure to a brand reaching 450M+ subscribers (Gen Z & Millennials)
• Funds will support Beast Industries’ expansion and a potential DeFi-powered financial platform
• Aligns with Bitmine’s strategy to accumulate 5% of all circulating $ETH
• Bitmine remains the largest corporate holder of ETH (~4.07M ETH, ~$13.6B)

Crypto x creators is officially colliding.

$ETH
$ETC
#MarketRebound

#BTC100kNext?

#USDemocraticPartyBlueVault

#BinanceHODLerBREV

#WriteToEarnUpgrade

BREAKING: Japan's gold reserves rose to a record $120 billion in 2025, up +60% year-over-year.

Gold reserves now reflect 9% of Japan's total reserve assets, more than doubling since 2022.

Meanwhile, the country’s FX reserves are up to $1.17 trillion, the highest since 2021.

As a result, total reserve assets are up to $1.37 trillion, also the highest since 2021.

This comes as Japan is now the largest foreign holder of US Treasuries, at $1.2 trillion, the highest since July 2022.

Gold is boosting reserve assets worldwide.

$FOGO
$BARD
$FRAX

JPMorgan expects a major capital inflow into crypto markets in 2026.

JPMorgan believes that 2026 could mark a turning point for institutional capital entering the crypto industry.

In 2025, inflows were driven mainly by BTC and ETH ETFs and corporate digital asset treasuries (DAT)

More than $68b came from DAT strategies, including ~$23b in purchases by Strategy

DAT activity dropped sharply after autumn

According to JPMorgan, institutional investors — not retail and not corporate Bitcoin treasuries — are expected to become the main growth driver in 2026.

Key reasons:

Clearer and more comprehensive regulation

Rising confidence from traditional finance

Potential impact of the CLARITY Act in the U.S.

Regulatory clarity could trigger a new wave of:

Venture capital investments

M&A activity involving large corporations

IPOs across stablecoins, payments, exchanges, custody, and infrastructure

$FRAX
$DOLO
$DCR

#MarketRebound

#BTC100kNext?

#USDemocraticPartyBlueVault

#StrategyBTCPurchase

#BinanceHODLerBREV

"Crypto Regulation" or Protecting Bank Monopolies? The Truth Revealed Today.

The US Senate cancels the Clarity Act vote

And the real reason is more serious than you think 👇

Today, the CEO of Coinbase officially announced their rejection of the crypto market restructuring bill.

Why? Here are the 3 reasons:

1- Banning returns on stablecoins 💰
The law prohibits any returns for stablecoin holders.

The only beneficiary? Banks... because it kills their competitors.

Even the CFO of JP Morgan admitted: "If we allow returns on stablecoins, we will witness a mass exodus from banks."

2- A de facto ban on tokenized shares 📊
The law forces "tokenized financial instruments" under the SEC's strict framework.

The result? Stifling innovation by imposing centralized compliance oversight and prohibiting peer-to-peer tokenization or decentralized finance.

3- Restrictions that Destroy Decentralized Finance
The law mandates AML/KYC, which effectively bans anonymous and decentralized DeFi.

It also requires user identification and transaction monitoring.

This completely undermines the core purpose of Decentralized Finance.

If you examine all these points closely, you'll notice a common thread:
Most provisions of the Clarity Act are written to benefit the traditional banking industry... not crypto.

Banks don't want to lose their monopoly, so they're trying to stifle innovation in crypto.

The major banks know their days are numbered, and now they've reached the point of "then they'll fight you."

$FRAX
$ZEN
$ETH

🚨 BITMINE BUYS 154K $ETH AS RETAIL REMAINS IN UNCERTAIN

Tom Lee’s BitMine just staked another 154,304 $ETH , bringing its total staked holdings to 1,685,088 $ETH .

At the same time, new $ETH wallets hit an all-time high, with 393,600 created in a single day.

As more ETH is locked in staking and on-chain activity surges, circulating supply tightens; a dynamic that could increase supply pressure and leave retail feeling the impact as prices recalibrate.

$ETH

DeFi projects may abandon Discord amid rampant scam activity.

Scam activity on Discord has reached a level where DeFi projects are reconsidering the platform as a support channel.

Morpho switched its Discord to read-only mode and redirected users to alternative support channels

DefiLlama is also gradually reducing Discord usage in favor of tickets, email, and live support

Even with strict moderation, scammers still manage to reach users via direct messages

Discord’s structure makes it difficult to fully prevent impersonation and social engineering attacks

$ZEN
$DCR
$ICP

A CryptoQuant analyst reported that Bitcoin continues its upward trend as the VDD indicator stabilizes near the 0.53 level, a notably low point.

This suggests a healthy expansion phase in the market, where demand is absorbing supply, while long-term Bitcoin holders continue to hold onto their coins and refrain from selling.

$BTC

When BTC picks a direction, hesitation gets rekt.

Get in clean, get in fast, and let the charts do the talking. This is one of those moments.

Direction looks clearer, but execution still matters. Big positions deserve patience, not rush.

It looks like Bitcoin has decided on its direction.

I'm getting ready to open big positions.

Don't miss this.

$BTC

What Will the Fed’s Interest Rate Decisions Be This Year? ‘Even If They Keep Rates Unchanged in January…’

What can we expect from the Federal Reserve's interest rate decisions this year, under pressure from US President Donald Trump? Here are the expert opinions.

Global banks have significantly divergent expectations regarding the Fed’s interest rate path. Brian Martin, Head of G3 Economic Research at ANZ Bank, argues that the pause in interest rate cuts will not last long, while J.P. Morgan paints a more cautious picture.

According to ANZ, even if the Fed keeps rates unchanged at its January meeting, it could soon return to a rate-cutting cycle. Martin predicts that the Federal Open Market Committee could lower the federal funds target range to 3.00%–3.25% by mid-year with two 25 basis point cuts in March and June. This expectation is based on the view that US inflation will gradually moderate by 2026, with the diminishing impact of tariffs on prices, a slowdown in the pace of wage growth, and a cooling in housing inflation.

In contrast, J.P. Morgan’s chief US economist, Michael Feroli, believes the Fed has completed its rate cuts and will keep policy stable throughout 2026. In a note to clients, Feroli stated, “We expect the Fed to maintain interest rates throughout 2026, with the next move likely to be a rate hike in 2027.”

Feroli’s forecast comes after interest rate cuts in the fall and winter of 2025, which brought mortgage rates to their lowest levels in over a year.

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$DCR
$FRAX

🚨 BREAKING

🇺🇸 FED PRESIDENT TO MAKE AN URGENT ANNOUNCEMENT AT 6:00 PM TODAY.

Urgent announcement = spreads widen, emotions spike.

scheduled urgency isn’t urgency. no leaks no pre-move no positioning stress. market yawning so far. expect noise not chaos.

EXPECT HIGH MARKET VOLATILITY!!

$FRAX
$DCR
$BTC

🇺🇸 The FED is preparing to inject an additional $20 BILLION into the economy.

More liquidity.
Easier financial conditions.
Higher risk appetite.
This is exactly the fuel markets are looking for.

📈 Bullish for equities.
📈 Even more bullish for crypto.

The FED preparing to inject an additional $20 billion means more liquidity and a higher risk appetite, which serves as the exact fuel the crypto market has been looking for. Personally, I believe easier financial conditions will make high-yield assets the primary destination for investors in the coming period. Do you think this liquidity is enough to sustain Bitcoin's bullish momentum, or do we need even larger interventions?

This kind of monetary policy action is what many traders have been waiting for. More liquidity in the system historically correlates with better performance in growth assets and alternative investments.

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$SOL
$ETH

Ripple (XRP) Announces Significant Step Towards Entering the European Market.

Following its move regarding the UK last week, Ripple (XRP) has released another announcement this week concerning the European Union market.

Ripple (XRP) announced a significant step in its expansion strategy within the European Union. The company stated that it has received preliminary approval from the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF), Luxembourg’s financial regulatory body, for an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license.

Ripple stated that this development is a critical milestone in scaling its Ripple Payments product across the EU. With this licensing process, the company aims to expand its institutional-level digital asset infrastructure in Europe.

The company stated that it has obtained more than 75 licenses and registrations to date, processed a total transaction volume exceeding $95 billion, and has access to approximately 90% of the daily global foreign exchange (FX) markets.

The statement also noted that the European Union has taken a leading role in creating a comprehensive regulatory framework for digital assets, and that Ripple supports financial institutions in this process, facilitating their transition from pilot programs to commercial scale. The company stated that it aims to unlock trillions of dollars of idle capital by bridging the gap between traditional and digital finance.

The price of XRP has increased by 1.62% in the last 24 hours.

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Over the past six months, the Bitcoin holdings of public and private companies have increased from approximately 854,000 Bitcoin to around 1.11 million Bitcoin.

This represents an increase of nearly 260,000 Bitcoin, or roughly 43,000 Bitcoin per month.

The data highlights the continued expansion of companies' use of Bitcoin on their balance sheets.

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Bitcoin ETFs See One of Their Strongest Days of Inflows.

US spot Bitcoin ETFs saw inflows of $830 million in a single trading session.

The largest share of these inflows went to the BlackRock ETF (IBIT), which alone attracted $648 million of the total.

$BTC

🚨 Bitwise Chainlink ETF Approved.

📈 The Bitwise Chainlink ETF has been approved for listing on the NYSE Arca exchange and will begin trading tomorrow.

The fund provides regulated exposure to the @Chainlink token through traditional markets.

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LIQUIDITY IS BUILDING TO THE DOWNSIDE.

Heavy liquidity is sitting around $92,500–$93,300.

they flush out weak leverage and set a stronger foundation. a dip to $92.5k would be a gift, not a threat.
bullish on bitcoin's ruthless efficiency in resetting for the next leg.

Would BTC dip to grab liquidity before the next leg up?

Liquidity clusters at $92.5k–$93.3k are just resting orders waiting to be swept. The question for any trader is: does your system have the conviction to fade the initial dip if it triggers those stops, or are you designed to exit and re-enter? Liquidity hunts are profitable only if you can recognize them in real time.

Trump nominating Paul Atkins as SEC Chair = pro-crypto legend replacing Gensler. Regulatory clarity + innovation flood incoming 2026—$BTC & alts about to explode.

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$TRUMP

Mantra restructures and cuts staff after OM token collapse and tough year.

Mantra, a blockchain project, is restructuring and downsizing its staff following the collapse of its OM token and market challenges in 2025. The company faced significant pressure on its business model due to these issues. The decision to cut staff comes as a response to the tough year and financial strain. This move highlights the impact of market volatility on crypto projects and their workforce. Mantra's restructuring sheds light on the challenges faced by companies in the crypto space during turbulent times. It underscores the importance of adaptability and resilience in the ever-changing crypto market landscape.

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