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By the beginning of 2026, the international payment platform mBridge processed approximately four thousand cross-border transactions. The overwhelming majority of these operations — about 95% — involved the use of the digital yuan (e-CNY). To date, e-CNY is considered the largest practical experiment in the world for the implementation of a central bank digital currency (#CBDC ).

The President of the United States sharply criticized the leadership of Iran in an interview with Politico, commenting on the publications of the country's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on the social network X, which contained criticism directed at him. According to the American leader, true leadership should be based on respect from the citizens, not on fear, violence, and death.

The trade deficit of the United States during Donald Trump's second presidential term decreased to its lowest level in the last four years. According to official U.S. statistics, in October 2025, the negative balance of foreign trade for the U.S. amounted to $71.4 billion, which is the lowest figure since 2021.

In Greenland and Denmark, mass protests took place against the statements of U.S. President Donald Trump about the possible acquisition of Greenland. According to the organizers, thousands of people participated in the demonstrations, concerned about the threat to the sovereignty of the autonomous territory and the deterioration of relations between the U.S. and Europe.

The first and most well-known cryptocurrency is Bitcoin ($BTC ), which may face a serious crisis within the next 5–7 years. This opinion was expressed by Justin Bons, the founder of the European investment company Cyber Capital, pointing to systemic issues in the current security model of the network.

President of the United States Donald Trump announced his intention to impose trade tariffs on a number of countries that, in his opinion, do not support Washington's position on Greenland. The relevant statement was published by the American leader on his social network Truth Social. This is reported by the publication 'European Truth'.

In Belarus, the possibility of receiving salaries in cryptocurrency has been legally established, including in $BTC . The country has formed a legal framework that allows the integration of digital assets into the real economy and their use alongside traditional financial instruments.

The STRK token of Starknet became available in the Solana ecosystem through cross-chain integration
The native token of the network #STARKNET (STRK) gained direct access to the Solana ecosystem thanks to a new cross-chain integration implemented on the NEAR Intents infrastructure. The official announcement of the launch was made on January 15. This event marked an important milestone in the development of inter-network interaction and the expansion of Starknet's presence in popular #DeFi ecosystems.

The U.S. Department of Defense will soon begin a large-scale increase in military presence in the region adjacent to Iran. This involves not only deploying an aircraft carrier strike group to the Persian Gulf, which is expected to arrive within approximately a week, but also the transfer of additional fighter squadrons and modern missile defense systems. These measures are aimed at enhancing U.S. capabilities in the region and increasing readiness for potential military scenarios.

In 2026, the co-founder of the project, Vitalik Buterin, stated that he intends to reclaim key positions on issues of decentralization and trust. According to him, the platform will no longer compromise on its core values for the sake of accelerated mass adoption.
"All those moments when we had to contemplate whether to dilute our principles for popularity will no longer be ignored," emphasized Buterin.

U.S. President Donald Trump stated that the decision to refrain from striking Iran was made independently and that there was no external pressure on him. In response to reporters' questions, Trump emphasized that neither representatives of Arab countries nor Israel attempted to influence his position. According to him, the final choice was made by himself.

In the corridors of power in Germany, the possibility of a boycott of the 2026 World Cup is being discussed in case the United States undertakes a military annexation of Greenland. This was stated by the foreign policy representative of the parliamentary faction of the CDU/CSU, Jürgen Hardt, who is considered a close associate of Chancellor Friedrich Merz, in an interview with the publication Die Welt.

The New Year began with a sharp escalation of the situation surrounding the so-called shadow fleet — a network of predominantly old tankers of unclear origin, which are used to transport oil and petroleum products from Russia, Iran, and Venezuela in bypassing Western sanctions. The United States has intensified actions against such vessels in the Atlantic, declared a maritime blockade of Venezuela, and detained a tanker under the Russian flag near the shores of Great Britain. Ukraine, for its part, has increased attacks on vessels heading to Russian ports through the Black Sea since the beginning of winter.

Over the past year, more than 11.6 million tokens have ceased to exist in the cryptocurrency market, which is a record high in the entire history of observations. Analysts at CoinGecko attribute the unprecedented level of 'mortality' of digital assets to high market volatility, as well as a sharp decline in interest in the meme coin sector, which turned out to be the most vulnerable in conditions of instability.

Europe has been hit by a wave of severe frosts, which in previous years would almost inevitably lead to a new energy crisis, a sharp rise in electricity and heating prices, as well as increased social tension. However, this time the situation in the European energy market remains relatively stable. This gives experts reason to say that almost four years after the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine and in the fifth year of the gas standoff with the Kremlin, the European Union has managed to adapt to life without supplies of Russian gas.

In 2026, the cryptocurrency market may transition from the experimental stage to a phase of mass adoption and institutional maturity. This is stated in the analytical report by the market-making company Keyrock, prepared in collaboration with the team from the blockchain analytics platform Dune. Experts highlighted key areas of industry development and presented forecasts for the main segments of the crypto market for the current year.

The volume of cryptocurrency transactions in Iran reached $7.78 billion by the end of the year, with a noticeable increase in user activity in recent months. In particular, the number of transactions sharply increased at the end of the year, which analysts associate with internal political and economic instability in the country.

The Kyiv court considered the issue of the preventive measure concerning the former Prime Minister of Ukraine and leader of the Batkivshchyna party, Yulia Tymoshenko, who is involved in a case regarding the possible bribery of members of the Verkhovna Rada. Following the meeting, the court ruled to release her on bail in the amount of 33.3 million hryvnias, which is approximately equivalent to 765 thousand US dollars.

China has completely stopped importing electricity from Russia since January 1, refusing even to purchase minimal volumes. This was reported by sources from the newspaper 'Kommersant'. According to them, the resumption of exports in the near future is unlikely and will most likely not happen at least until 2026.