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ALT5 Sigma Congratulates WLFI on USD1 Stablecoin Surpassing $3 Billion Market Cap
ALT5 Sigma Corporation congratulated its strategic partner World Liberty Financial (WLFI) as its USD1 stablecoin exceeded $3 billion in market capitalization, highlighting leadership in the competitive stablecoin market. CEO Tony Isaac emphasized benefits from their ecosystem partnership, with ALT5 exploring USD1 integration into its ALT5 Pay and Prime platforms that have processed over $5 billion in transactions.
This milestone underscores WLFI's execution capabilities and potential for expanded collaboration.
Ethereum's Fusaka Upgrade Removes Data Ceiling with PeerDAS
Ethereum's Fusaka upgrade, released in December 2025, introduced PeerDAS, enabling nodes to verify random data chunks, boosting rollup data capacity by 8x. It also added Blob-Parameter-Only forks for demand-responsive capacity increases without full hard forks.
This follows Pectra's Q1 restructuring, including raising max validator balance to 2,048 ETH.
BLAQclouds Launches Redesigned ApolloCASH User Interface
BLAQclouds unveiled a simplified ApolloCASH UI on December 30, 2025, streamlining secure, blockchain-powered cross-border remittances without requiring blockchain knowledge. It supports funding via PayPal, Venmo, and others, with atomic execution, replay-proof codes, and privacy via Apollo Chain records.
CEO Shannon Hill stressed making payments 'quieter' by enhancing legacy tech with blockchain.
BNB Chain Unveils 2026 Tech Roadmap After Zero Downtime Year
BNB Chain released its 2026 roadmap following 2025's zero downtime, record 31 million daily transactions, 0.45-second block times, and 20x fee reductions. The plan aims to evolve it into an optimized trading chain while maintaining validator rewards.
This builds on strong performance handling peak traffic uninterrupted.
MEXC Launches AI Copy Trading Competition with Top AI Models
MEXC launched 'AI-Masters Copy Trading' on December 30, 2025, pitting DeepSeek, ChatGPT, Gemini, and others against mysterious traders in a 14-day futures competition on BTC, ETH, SOL, etc. Users can one-click copy or reverse copy strategies with a 20,000 USDT reward pool.
COO Vugar Usi highlighted AI's role in democratizing crypto trading access.
Mastercard Highlights Stablecoins and Crypto as Top 2025 Stories
Mastercard named stablecoins, cybersecurity, and instant payments as 2025 top stories, supporting multiple stablecoins via its Multi-Token Network post-U.S. GENIUS Act. Blogs covered crypto possibilities, AI's cybersecurity impact, and digital identity for faster global money movement.
Executive insights emphasized frameworks for user protection and cross-border trust.
Top 5 Fintech IPOs Mark Comeback in 2025
Fintech IPOs rebounded strongly in 2025 after market freezes and slumps, with the top 5 highlighted amid tariff uncertainty. This resurgence signals renewed capital market access for the sector.
The year saw major activity post-2023 challenges.
Grayscale Predicts Regulation Shaping Crypto Markets in 2026 Over Quantum Fears
Grayscale forecasts regulation, not quantum threats, as the key shaper of crypto markets in 2026, despite L1 tokens underperforming in 2025 amid regulatory wins. Institutional progress noted across major blockchains.
This outlook prioritizes policy over technical risks.
Prenetics Abandons Bitcoin Treasury Strategy After Raising $48M
David Beckham-backed Prenetics Global reversed its bitcoin accumulation plans less than three months after raising $48 million for the treasury strategy. The fintech pulled back amid shifting priorities.
This marks a retreat from aggressive crypto holdings.
XRP Faces Risk of Dropping to $1 on Weakening Support
XRP struggles with weakening momentum despite rising activity, potentially dragging toward $1 if key support fails, as volume expands and traders reposition. Warning signals flash amid price pressures.
This clashes with broader market trends.
Bitcoin and Ethereum Traders Urged Caution Ahead of Key Data Releases
Traders should watch FOMC minutes on December 30 and Jobless Claims on December 31, which could sway BTC above $90K or toward $87.5K based on easing signals. Liquidity thinning heightens volatility risks.
Dovish tones may boost risk assets.
Base Rollup Model Proves Revenue Powerhouse in 2025
Coinbase’s Base generated more revenue than many L1s, pioneering 'Based Rollups' that delegate sequencing to Ethereum L1 validators, addressing L2 centralization. This 'Based' shift favors viable businesses.
It redefined rollup economics.