News Preview:
- The Global Web3 Ecosystem Innovation and Application Summit will be held on January 5 in Hong Kong's Cyberport;
- Ethena (ENA) will unlock approximately 171 million tokens at 3 PM Beijing time on January 5, with a circulation ratio of 2.37%, valued at about $42 million;
- Binance Alpha will list Brevis (BREV) on January 6;
- Hyperliquid (HYPE) will unlock approximately 12.46 million tokens at 8 AM Beijing time on January 6, with a circulation ratio of 3.61%, valued at about $313 million;
- The Solana ecosystem crypto derivatives exchange Ranger will launch a four-day ICO on the MetaDAO platform at 00:00 (UTC+8) on January 7, 2026;
- The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has confirmed that December employment data will be released on January 9.
January 5
Project Updates:
The PayFi protocol Huma Finance announced on platform X that some users reported their Vanguard badges were revoked after the second quarter airdrop event went live. In fact, holders need to continuously meet the relevant staking requirements to retain their badges, including holding 10,000 HUMA tokens or staking 100% of the received airdrop tokens. However, some users did not fully understand this ongoing requirement. Huma Finance has temporarily restored the Vanguard badges and set a grace period until 00:00 (UTC) on January 5, 2026.
ACDE meeting scheduled to resume on January 5, Ethereum developers will finalize the scope of Glamsterdam
Ethereum core developers have officially named the upgraded version of Glamsterdam as "Hegota," integrating the naming conventions of Bogota and Heze. Developers stated that the main EIP for Hegota will be finalized in February, while the development work for Glamsterdam (the first planned upgrade for Ethereum in 2026) is still ongoing. Ethereum developers have also clarified the development cycle for the network in 2026 and will continue to maintain its biannual release rhythm. The ACDE meeting is scheduled to resume on January 5, where developers will finalize the scope of Glamsterdam. Glamsterdam may launch in the first half of 2026, while Hegota will launch later that year.
Ethereum Foundation and Coinbase-supported x402 hackathon has started, project submissions will close on January 5
EigenCloud tweeted that the x402 hackathon has officially started, with a project submission deadline of January 5, 2026. This event is co-supported by EigenCloud, the Ethereum Foundation, Coinbase, Edge & Node, Merit Systems, Abstract Chain, Crossmint, Polygon, thirdweb, and Corbits, aiming to build the next generation of smart agents and network-native payment applications. This hackathon does not offer cash prizes; participants will receive marketing and distribution support from contributors, mentorship, invitations to major industry events, and potential grant opportunities.
Community Events:
The Global Web3 Ecosystem Innovation and Application Summit will be held on January 5, 2026, at Hong Kong Cyberport, hosted by the U.S. listed company Mega Matrix Inc. (NASDAQ: MPU) and CoinQ Exchange, with co-hosts including Moore Labs, Vitaking, UniOne, Polaris, and several other Web3 organizations.
The conference, themed "Ecosystem Innovation × Practical Application," will gather numerous global regulatory agencies, traditional finance representatives, and over 500 Web3 industry professionals to discuss blockchain compliance and industry applications. This summit aims to provide new opportunities and ideas for the healthy and long-term development of the global Web3 industry, further promoting the implementation and traffic promotion of blockchain technology and ecosystem innovation in practical applications.
Token Unlocking:
Ethena (ENA) will unlock approximately 171 million tokens at 3 PM Beijing time on January 5, with a circulation ratio of 2.37%, valued at about $42 million.
January 6
Exchanges:
Binance Alpha will list Brevis (BREV) on January 6
Binance Alpha will list Brevis (BREV) on January 6. Eligible users can visit the Alpha activity page to claim airdrops using Binance Alpha points after the Alpha trading opens. Further details will be announced separately. Please follow Binance's official channels for the latest updates on the event.
Binance Leverage will remove BCH/FDUSD and other leverage trading pairs on January 6
Binance Leverage will remove the following leverage trading pairs at 14:00 on January 6. Full margin leverage trading pairs: BCH/FDUSD, TAO/FDUSD, AVAX/FDUSD, LTC/FDUSD, SUI/FDUSD, ADA/FDUSD, LINK/FDUSD; isolated margin leverage trading pairs: BCH/FDUSD, TAO/FDUSD, AVAX/FDUSD, LTC/FDUSD, SUI/FDUSD, ADA/FDUSD, LINK/FDUSD.
Community Events:
The "Tech Spring Festival" 2026 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) will be held from January 6-9 in Las Vegas;
Token Unlocking:
Hyperliquid (HYPE) will unlock approximately 12.46 million tokens at 8 AM Beijing time on January 6, with a circulation ratio of 3.61%, valued at about $313 million.
January 7
Project Updates:
Ranger will launch ICO on January 7 on MetaDAO, with a fundraising floor of $6 million
The Solana ecosystem crypto derivatives exchange Ranger will launch a four-day ICO on the MetaDAO platform at 00:00 (UTC+8) on January 7, 2026, with a minimum fundraising target of $6 million and a public pool of 10 million RNGR tokens, accounting for approximately 39.02% of the total supply. Tokens will be 100% unlocked at TGE. Ranger will adopt an "oversubscription + project party determines accepted amount" mechanism and introduce "Ranger Points" to ensure early user priority allocation. Additionally, the project will enable a "buy wall" mechanism within 90 days after the ICO to stabilize initial market liquidity.
ZKsync will stop supporting Etherscan on January 7, fully transitioning to the native block explorer
According to an announcement from the ZKsync development team, ZKsync Era will cease support for Etherscan (data indexing service) starting January 7, 2026, and will focus on supporting its native explorer to better serve interoperability transactions, Gateway settlements, and protocol features such as Solx and other EVM compilers.
Based launches Christmas commemorative soul-bound NFT, application deadline is January 7
The social application Based announced the launch of a Christmas commemorative "soul-bound" NFT. This NFT is only available for users holding more than 1 coin, with the application deadline set for January 7, 2026. Users can log into the Based mobile app to apply.
January 8
Project Updates:
According to official news from Web3 robotics company XMAQUINA, XMAQUINA will collaborate with Virtuals Protocol for the final public sale of the $DEUS token. This sale will be the first community-centered token issuance aimed at promoting the development of open, decentralized, and composable humanoid robots and physical AI ecosystems.
This sale will accept $USDC and $VIRTUAL tokens, with $VIRTUAL being used to provide seed funding for the $DEUS/$VIRTUAL liquidity pool, expected to launch at the token generation event (TGE), with an initial total locked amount exceeding $1 million. The auction will start at 8 PM Beijing time on January 8, 2026, with an initial price of $0.06 for $DEUS, a total valuation of $60 million, with 33% of tokens released at TGE and the remaining 67% unlocked linearly over 12 months.
CoinWarz: Bitcoin mining difficulty is expected to continue to rise to 149 T on January 8
Bitcoin mining difficulty was increased by 0.04% to 148.26 T in the last adjustment on December 25. According to CoinWarz, the next Bitcoin mining difficulty adjustment is expected to occur on January 8, 2026, at block height 931,392, when the network mining difficulty is expected to rise to 149 T.
January 9
Macroeconomics:
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics confirms December employment data will be released on January 9
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics stated that the U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) for December will be released as scheduled on January 13 next year; the December (non-farm) employment report will also be released as scheduled on January 9 next year, marking the first normal monthly data since the record government shutdown ended last year; the actual income data for December will be released on January 13 next year.
Friday 00:00, U.S. December New York Fed 1-Year Inflation Expectations;
Policy Regulation:
Connecticut has issued a ban on the prediction market platform Kalshi, alleging it is conducting unlicensed gambling activities; subsequently, a U.S. judge approved a temporary stay of the ban against Kalshi. On December 2, the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) issued a ban against Kalshi, as well as Robinhood and the crypto exchange Crypto.com, accusing them of "conducting unlicensed online gambling activities in Connecticut through online sports event contracts." The next day, Kalshi filed a lawsuit against the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection. On Monday, U.S. District Court Judge Vernon Oliver ruled that during the court's consideration of the company's request to temporarily block regulatory action, the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection must "refrain from taking enforcement action against Kalshi."
The ruling also stated that the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection must submit a response to the company's motion by January 9, and Kalshi must further submit supporting materials for its motion by January 30, with oral arguments scheduled for mid-February.
Exchanges:
Binance will update the BFUSD trading pair to zero fees on January 9
Binance will update the zero-fee activity for the BFUSD trading pair at 08:00 (UTC+8) on January 9, 2026. Starting from 08:00 (UTC+8) on January 9, 2026, all users trading the BFUSD trading pair will be subject to standard fees.
Token Unlocking:
Movement (MOVE) will unlock approximately 164 million tokens at 8 PM Beijing time on January 9, with a circulation ratio of 5.77%, valued at about $6.1 million.
January 10
Token Unlocking:
Linea (LINEA) will unlock approximately 1.38 billion tokens at 7 PM Beijing time on January 10, with a circulation ratio of 6.34%, valued at about $9.8 million.
January 11
Token Unlocking:
Aptos (APT) will unlock approximately 11.31 million tokens at 10 AM Beijing time on January 11, with a circulation ratio of 0.70%, valued at about $21.6 million.
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