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A ruble stablecoin outpaced market leaders last year despite international sanctions
A7A5, a ruble-linked stablecoin few outside Russia had heard of a year ago grew the most of any stablecoin, outpacing both USDT and USDC over the past 12 months.

Bitcoin holds near $91,000 as market awaits Trump tariff ruling: Asia Morning Briefing
Prediction markets see low odds of a clear Supreme Court ruling on tariffs, a setup that has previously triggered short-term volatility in bitcoin, which then stabilized.

October's crypto crash left market makers stuffed with coins, slowing trading: BitMEX
BitMEX's annual report details the impact of the Oct crash on market liquidity, basis trades and other key issues.

Solana Accelerate to open Consensus Hong Kong in February
CoinDesk and the Solana Foundation said the developer event will kick off Consensus Hong Kong on Feb. 11, setting the tone for a week focused on builders, capital, and policymakers.

Bitcoin drops below $90,000 after early January pop as BTC ETFs see $480 million outflows
The crypto market's movements are influenced by expectations of Federal Reserve rate cuts and a rally in global government bonds.

Ethereum bumps blob capacity as it gears for Fusaka upgrade
Ethereum increased its data capacity per block, raising the blob target to 14 and the maximum blob limit to 21.

Crypto credit is starting to look like cash savings accounts: Asia Morning Briefing
Flowdesk says record demand met even deeper liquidity, suppressing volatility across staking, stablecoin lending, making crypto credit markets look more like traditional cash plumbing.

Crypto traders can now take leveraged bets on silver via Binance Futures
Binance Futures will launch silver perpetual contracts on Wednesday, offering up to 50x leverage on silver priced in U.S. dollars per troy ounce.

Bitcoin and the Japanese yen are moving together like never before
The 90-day correlation between bitcoin and JPY has risen to a record high of over 0.85.

Bitcoin miners chase AI demand as Nvidia says Rubin is already in production
Miners that look like infrastructure companies may win, while those that rely on pure mining margins face a tougher 2026.

