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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.

Zcash governance clash tanked the token. Here's why it may not be as big as it seems.
While Electric Coin Company’s development team departed to form a new company, it will still be working on Zcash.

Tokenized Brazilian credit card debt offers 13% yield through BlackOpal's GemStone platform
The initiative leverages the Plume Network to tokenize credit card receivables, while giving merchants immediate access to cash.

Digital assets to move from speculation to infrastructure in 2026, B. Riley says
Regulatory clarity, tokenization and bank adoption will push crypto firms from balance-sheet accumulation toward real operations.

Memecoins, DeFi lead declines as caution seeps in: Crypto Daybook Americas
Your day-ahead look for Jan. 8, 2026

Bitcoin falls below $90,000 as altcoins slide in thin trading: Crypto Markets Today
Bitcoin retreated to five-day lows during as repeated failures to break through $94,500 reinforced a tight trading range.

Aptos' APT falls amid a decline in wider crypto markets
The token retreated in quiet trading conditions as it remained tightly coupled with broader crypto market movements.

BNB falls below $900 even after network upgrade, ecosystem developments as market declines
The BNB Chain's layer-2 network, opBNB, recently completed a major upgrade, the Fourier hard fork, which doubled transaction throughput.

The Protocol: Ledger customer data breached from Global-e platform
Also: Starknet goes down, Vitalik Buterin's goals for Ethereum and ETH staking queues cleared.

Fireblocks expands into crypto financial reporting with $130 million TRES acquisition
TRES helps companies generate compliant financial records from blockchain activity, enabling them to meet audit standards and regulatory requirements.

