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DL News has identified six cryptocurrency companies to watch for potential initial public offerings (IPOs) next year. The list includes: 1. Kraken: Targeting an IPO in the first half of 2026 with a valuation of $20 billion. 2. Consensys: Working with JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs on an IPO, valued at $7 billion. 3. BitGo: Aiming for a first-quarter 2026 IPO with a valuation of $1.75 billion. 4. Animoca Brands: Expected to list on Nasdaq next year with a valuation of $6 billion. 5. Ledger: Also targeting an IPO in 2026. 6. Bithumb: Aiming for a listing on the South Korean stock market.

Trend Research, a subsidiary of LD Capital, recently purchased an additional 11,520 ETH valued at $34.93 million, according to Lookonchain. The firm reportedly began accumulating ETH in November when the price was $3,400 and now holds a total of over 580,000 ETH.

Zerobase (ZBT) surged approximately 55% in five hours, triggering a total of $1.2 million in forced liquidations across major exchanges. According to data from Coinglass, the majority of these were short positions. The token is currently trading around 270 won ($0.19) on the South Korean exchange Upbit amid a short-term spike in trading volume. ZBT's market capitalization is approximately $44 million.

South Korean crypto exchanges Upbit, Bithumb, and Coinone announced that they have added Flow (FLOW) to their delisting watchlists. The exchanges cited potential risks to users, referencing virtual asset trading support guidelines that take into account past security incidents such as hacking.

The Flow (FLOW) Foundation, which recently suffered a $3.9 million hack, has withdrawn its plan to roll back the chain. In an announcement on X, the foundation said it will instead pursue an isolated recovery plan developed in consultation with bridge, exchange, and infrastructure partners. Under the new plan, there will be no network rollback or transaction reprocessing, and over 99.9% of all accounts are expected to operate normally once the network restarts. Accounts that received tokens generated by the hack will be temporarily restricted. The foundation explained that the recovery will proceed in stages, with the fraudulent tokens being transparently burned on-chain following verification by a forensics agency. Bridges and exchanges will resume operations after confirming stability. The foundation's initial announcement of a network rollback had drawn criticism from some in the community, who described it as a unilateral decision made without prior communication.

The People's Bank of China (PBOC) has issued new guidelines for the development and improvement of the digital yuan, the 21st Century Business Herald reported. Effective Jan. 1, 2026, the central bank will further strengthen the digital currency's infrastructure and governance by including it in deposit reserves and classifying wallets by liquidity. Additionally, the PBOC will establish a digital yuan management committee and operate a center for its domestic and international operating systems to ensure continuous management and supervision.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has risen above $90,000. BTC is trading at $90,000 on the Binance USDT market.

The following shows estimated liquidation volumes and position ratios for major crypto perpetual futures over the past 24 hours: - ETH: $28.6 million liquidated (80.75% shorts) - BTC: $26 million liquidated (88.83% shorts) - SOL: $10.34 million liquidated (87.88% shorts)

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has risen above $89,000. BTC is trading at $89,072.21 on the Binance USDT market.

South Korea's Financial Security Institute (FSI) has undergone a reorganization to expand its team dedicated to the security of digital assets, including stablecoins, Yonhap News reported.

According to Tokenomist, major token unlocks for this week (Dec. 29 - Jan. 4) include: Dec. 29 - 7:30 a.m. UTC: HYPE unlocks 9.92 million tokens ($251.68 million), 2.87% of circulating supply. Dec. 30 - 12:00 a.m. UTC: SVL unlocks 234.81 million tokens ($7.11 million), 3.06% of circulating supply. - 12:00 a.m. UTC: ZORA unlocks 166.67 million tokens ($7.09 million), 4.17% of circulating supply. - 9:00 a.m. UTC: KMNO unlocks 229.16 million tokens ($11.65 million), 5.35% of circulating supply. Dec. 31 - 12:00 a.m. UTC: OP unlocks 31.34 million tokens ($8.57 million), 1.65% of circulating supply. Jan. 1 - 12:00 a.m. UTC: GPS unlocks 707.87 million tokens ($3.47 million), 24.30% of circulating supply. - 12:00 a.m. UTC: ZETA unlocks 44.26 million tokens ($3.17 million), 3.88% of circulating supply. - 4:00 a.m. UTC: EIGEN unlocks 36.82 million tokens ($14.39 million), 9.74% of circulating supply. Jan. 2 - 7:00 a.m. UTC: ENA unlocks 40.63 million tokens ($8.45 million), 0.56% of circulating supply.

Many companies holding digital asset treasuries (DATs) are facing an existential crisis heading into next year, Cointelegraph reported, citing multiple experts. Altan Tutar, founder of the revenue platform MoreMarkets, said that DATs, which proliferated after the Bitcoin bull run, are experiencing sharp declines in their market capitalization due to the market slump. He noted that firms with treasuries focused on altcoins will likely be the first to disappear. Ryan Chow, co-founder of Solv Protocol, added that investing in BTC is not a guaranteed solution for infinite growth and that companies unable to generate returns beyond simply holding assets will struggle to survive a bear market. Vincent Chok, CEO of First Digital, commented that for DATs to operate successfully, they need prudent portfolio strategies and sufficient operational liquidity. Chok also projected that for DATs to compete with spot ETFs in the long run, they will need to integrate with traditional financial infrastructure to ensure regulatory compliance.

CoinMarketCap's Altcoin Season Index currently stands at 19, indicating a Bitcoin season. The index measures whether 75% of the top 100 altcoins by market capitalization—excluding stablecoins and wrapped tokens—have outperformed Bitcoin over the past 90 days. A reading closer to 100 suggests an altcoin season, while a low score signifies that Bitcoin's performance is dominant.

CME Bitcoin futures opened at $88,200 today, creating a gap of approximately $375 from the previous trading day's close of $87,825. A CME futures gap represents the difference between Friday's closing price and Monday's opening price. This occurs because the CME is closed on weekends, while the Bitcoin spot market operates 24/7. The gap's size typically reflects the spot price's volatility over the weekend. Consequently, investors are watching to see if the futures price will move to fill this gap.

Here are the major financial events for the fifth week of December: - Dec. 30, 19:00 UTC: U.S. FOMC meeting minutes - Dec. 31, 13:30 UTC: U.S. initial jobless claims - Jan. 1: Major global stock markets closed - Jan. 2, 14:45 UTC: U.S. December manufacturing PMI

The Crypto Fear & Greed Index stands at 24, unchanged from yesterday and holding within the extreme fear range, according to data from Alternative. The index gauges market sentiment on a scale from 0 (extreme fear) to 100 (extreme optimism). Its calculation is based on several factors: volatility (25%), trading volume (25%), social media mentions (15%), surveys (15%), Bitcoin's market capitalization dominance (10%), and Google search volume (10%).

BC Card has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with global digital asset firm Coinbase to explore introducing payments with the USDC stablecoin in South Korea, EBN Industrial News reported. The two companies plan to jointly conduct a proof-of-concept project that will integrate BC Card's QR payment solution with a wallet built on the Base network. This would allow customers holding USDC to make payments at domestic merchants.

The price of spot silver has broken through $80 per ounce, setting a new all-time high. It is currently trading at $82.4, up 3.94% from the previous day's closing price.

Hyperliquid (HYPE) co-founder iliensinc announced on Discord that Hyperliquid Labs plans to unstake 1.2 million HYPE and distribute the tokens to its team on Jan. 6, 2026. The co-founder added that any subsequent distributions will take place on the 6th of each month.

World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a project linked to the Trump family, has put forward a governance proposal to allocate less than 5% of its unlocked token supply to an incentive program, BeInCrypto reported. The initiative aims to secure partnerships within the cryptocurrency sector to expand the use cases for its native stablecoin, USD1. The vote on the proposal is scheduled to end on Jan. 4 and currently holds an approval rate of 53.22%.

The NFT-focused Layer 1 blockchain Flow (FLOW) plans to conduct a network rollback to address a recent exploit, The Block reported. An attacker previously stole $3.9 million by illicitly minting FLOW, WBTC, WETH, and various stablecoins. The price of FLOW fell approximately 40% immediately following the incident. However, the decision has drawn criticism from some quarters, who argue the Flow team made the move unilaterally without prior communication.

U.S. President Donald Trump said he had an excellent meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, according to Walter Bloomberg. Trump stated that they discussed many issues and are getting "a lot closer" to an agreement, perhaps even being "very close." He noted, however, that one or two difficult issues remain in the Russia-Ukraine negotiations. President Zelenskyy also commented that he had made progress with President Trump.

Mirae Asset Group is considering an acquisition of Korbit, South Korea's fourth-largest digital asset exchange, according to a report from Chosun Biz. The financial services giant is reportedly in discussions to purchase the stakes held by Korbit's largest shareholder, NXC (60.5%), and its second-largest shareholder, SK Planet (31.5%). The potential acquiring entity is said to be Mirae Asset Consulting, a non-financial affiliate of the group, with the deal estimated to be valued between 100 billion and 140 billion won (approximately $72.5 million to $101.4 million).

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has risen above $88,000. BTC is trading at $88,004 on the Binance USDT market.

Whale Alert reported that 100,000,000 UNI has been transferred from Uniswap to Burn Address. The transaction is valued at about $592 million.