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Hardware wallet manufacturer Ledger has experienced a large-scale customer data leak, U.Today reported. The breach is believed to have originated from one of Ledger's partners, payment processing solution provider Global-e. For now, the compromised information appears to be limited to customer names and contact details. There is currently no evidence that seed phrases or passwords were leaked or that any funds have been stolen.

Global investment bank Goldman Sachs has upgraded its rating for Coinbase from Neutral to Buy while downgrading the mobile investment app eToro from Buy to Neutral, CoinDesk reported. The bank raised its price target for Coinbase from $294 to $303 and lowered its target for eToro from $48 to $39. Goldman Sachs explained that Coinbase's revenue is projected to grow at an average annual rate of 12% through 2027, significantly outpacing the competitor average of 8%. In contrast, the bank noted that while eToro is seeing steady growth, intensifying competition in its core markets is likely to drive up customer acquisition costs.

The China Financial Industry Association has issued a statement defining the tokenization of real-world assets (RWA) as an illegal financial activity, Wu Blockchain reported. The association stated that RWA tokenization involves unlicensed fundraising and trading and has not received approval from regulatory authorities. It also warned that such activities risk constituting illegal fundraising or securities issuance. The group emphasized that supporting domestic or overseas RWA projects could lead to legal liability.

EZ Labs, formerly Binance Labs, has issued a statement criticizing the board of Nasdaq-listed CEA Industries, a company that has been concentrating its investments in BNB. EZ Labs accused the board of ignoring shareholder voices while excessively expanding its own authority. The firm argued that the board's attempt to introduce a "poison pill"—a right for existing shareholders to buy shares at a discount to fend off a takeover—is not a shareholder-friendly action. EZ Labs also claimed that while most shareholders invested in CEA Industries due to its BNB-focused strategy, the board is now attempting to change this approach. The statement concluded by asserting that the board is prioritizing its personal interests over those of the company.

Grayscale announced that it will distribute staking profits from its Ethereum ETF (ETHE) to investors. This marks the first time a U.S. Ethereum ETP has paid out staking rewards.

Bitmain purchased an additional 32,977 ETH last week for approximately $100 million, according to Lookonchain. The company now holds a total of 4,143,502 ETH.

The WOO Network DAO, a liquidity platform, has submitted a governance proposal to burn 300 million WOO, equivalent to 15% of the token's circulating supply, Unfolded reported.

Chain abstraction stablecoin protocol River announced that it has secured a strategic investment from Maelstrom, the family office of BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes. The funds will be used for system development and expansion across the digital asset space.

An anonymous whale has staked 33,499 ETH, valued at approximately $100 million, Onchainlens reported.

The South Korean crypto exchange Upbit announced it has temporarily suspended withdrawals for Starknet (STRK), citing network issues.

Michael Saylor announced that Strategy purchased an additional 1,287 BTC last week, between Dec. 29 and Jan. 4. The company acquired the bitcoin at an average price of $90,391 for a total of $116 million. Strategy now holds a total of 673,783 BTC.

Web3 RPG game Astra Nova has announced the buyback of 660 million of its native RVV tokens. The repurchased tokens are now stored in a public wallet.

South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb has announced the temporary suspension of deposits and withdrawals for Starknet (STRK), citing network issues.

American Bitcoin (ABTC), a mining company founded by Eric Trump, the second son of U.S. President Donald Trump, announced that it held 5,427 BTC as of Jan. 2.

OKX has announced the listing of the BREV/USDT spot trading pair, scheduled for 2:00 p.m. UTC on Jan. 6. The exchange also stated that BREV pre-market futures will be converted into standard perpetual futures within three hours of the spot listing.

Bank of America (BofA) has authorized its advisors to directly recommend spot BTC ETFs to clients, Cointelegraph reported. Previously, transactions were only permitted on a limited basis when qualified investor clients made unsolicited requests. Now, advisors can suggest that clients allocate around 1% to 4% of their portfolios to cryptocurrency. The officially recommended spot BTC ETFs are BlackRock's IBIT, Bitwise's BITB, Fidelity's FBTC, and the Grayscale BTC Mini Trust (BTC).

Starknet (STRK) is experiencing a delay in block production. The team is currently debugging the issue to identify its cause.

Bitcoin traders are increasingly betting on call options with a $100,000 strike price for January expiry, CoinDesk reported. Data from Deribit shows that total open interest for these options stands at $1.45 billion, with $828 million of that amount maturing this month. The open interest for these contracts has grown by 420 BTC in the last 24 hours. According to analysis from QCP Capital, demand for these call options could surge if BTC surpasses $94,000. The firm noted that the funding rate for BTC perpetual futures on Deribit has exceeded 30%, placing options dealers in a short gamma position where they must buy BTC to hedge their losses. QCP Capital added that this buying pressure from dealers would intensify if BTC's price continues to rise.

Binance announced that it has selected Brevis (BREV) for its next Hodler Airdrop and will list the token at 2:00 p.m. UTC on Jan. 6. Users who subscribed to BNB Simple Earn and On-Chain Yield products between 12:00 a.m. UTC on Dec. 17 and 11:59 p.m. UTC on Dec. 19 are eligible for the airdrop.

Trading volume on South Korea's won-denominated cryptocurrency exchanges has plummeted by 80% compared to the same period last year, signaling a rapid market contraction, ZDNet Korea reported. The total trading volume across the five major South Korean exchanges over the past month (Dec. 6, 2025, to Jan. 5, 2026) was approximately 77.6 trillion won ($57.5 billion). This represents a steep decline from the 371.4 trillion won ($275.1 billion) recorded during the corresponding period a year earlier (Jan. 6 to Feb. 5, 2025). During this period, trading volume on the South Korean exchange Upbit fell by approximately 82%, from 271.6 trillion won to 49.0 trillion won. Bithumb saw its volume decrease by 74%, from 91.9 trillion won to 23.6 trillion won.

Digital asset investment products recorded a net inflow of $582 million last week, reversing a two-week trend of net outflows, CoinShares reported in its weekly fund flow analysis. For the full year of 2025, these products attracted a total of $47.2 billion in net inflows, a figure comparable to the $48.7 billion recorded in 2024, CoinShares noted. Within the 2025 total, inflows into Bitcoin products fell 35% year-over-year to $26.9 billion, while Ethereum products saw a 138% surge to $12.7 billion. XRP and Solana also posted strong growth, with inflows of $3.7 billion and $3.6 billion, respectively. However, inflows into other altcoins decreased by 30% from the previous year.

Bybit has announced the listing of BREV at 12:00 p.m. UTC on Jan. 6.

A single contract deployer on the Arbitrum (ARB) network has lost $1.5 million after their account privileges were compromised, according to blockchain security firm CyversAlerts. The attacker reportedly gained control of the deployer account for the USDG and TLP projects and then deployed a new contract. The stolen funds were subsequently bridged to the Ethereum network and deposited into the crypto mixer Tornado Cash.

South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb announced it will temporarily suspend deposits and withdrawals for Qtum (QTUM) and Qi (QI) beginning at 9:00 a.m. UTC on Jan. 11 to support a network upgrade.

The South Korean government has decided to permit the issuance of won-denominated stablecoins, starting with consortia in which banks hold a majority stake of over 50%, the Seoul Economic Daily reported exclusively. Under the plan proposed by South Korea's Financial Services Commission, these bank-centric consortia will be allowed during the initial phase of stablecoin adoption. The framework also recognizes the ability of a technology company to be the largest single shareholder. This structure is expected to enable the formation of consortia where multiple banks share ownership, while a tech firm like Kakao could hold the largest individual stake.