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#CelebratingNewYearOnGateSquare ‼️ Basel Requirements Hamper Cryptocurrency Development
📉 Leaders of crypto companies with Bitcoin on their balance sheets are calling on the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) to reconsider Basel III capital requirements.
Existing standards stipulate that banks holding cryptocurrencies must maintain a reserve of 1250%, compared to 0% for cash or gold, or 400% for private company stocks.
“This is a very subtle way to suppress (cryptocurrency) activity, making these operations too expensive for banks,” says CoinFund President Chris Perkins.
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🇺🇸 Trump stated that he has a backup plan regarding tariffs.
Goldman Sachs: The Supreme Court's decision will not cancel the tariffs; the Trump administration will use an alternative legal basis.
According to analysts, if the tariffs are canceled, the US losses from reimbursing countries for damages caused by Trump's tariffs will exceed $175 billion.

ME News reports that on February (UTC+8), according to GoPlus monitoring data, the skill "What Would Elon Do," which once topped the ClawHub download charts, is actually a Trojan. Malicious actors used bots to increase traffic volume, manipulated ratings and other means to promote it to popularity, encouraging a large number of users to install it.
After installation, this malicious skill will steal users' SSH keys, private keys of crypto wallets, and browser cookies, as well as install a backdoor on the attacker's server, which has already led to actual user asset losses. This incident reveal

President Trump's choice for the next Fed Chair, Kevin Warsh:
"I wish I could understand how transformative Bitcoin and this new technology will be."
"Bitcoin doesn't worry me. I consider it an important asset that can help inform policymakers."

‼️ Outflows from Bitcoin ETFs do not negate their success story
🟠 According to senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas, Bitcoin ETFs still attract $53 billion in total investments, compared to $63 billion at the peak in October 2025.
During this time, Bitcoin's price has nearly halved. However, institutional investors continue to hold their positions for the long term and do not panic or sell them.

‼️ WLFI advances with the tokenization of a resort in the Maldives
📈 The tokenization of the Trump International Hotel Maldives project will be handled by Securitize, one of the leading companies in the RWA sector.
➡️ This was announced by The Trump Organization co-founder Eric Trump during the "World Liberty Forum" crypto summit held at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence.
The plans for tokenizing the resort in the Maldives were announced in November. According to updated information, it is expected to include about 100 beach and overwater villas, with construction scheduled to be completed

👑 The Royal Family of the UAE is forming one of the largest private Bitcoin reserves
Royal Group has already mined 6,782 BTC. And not a single sale.
🟠 All coins were obtained through their own Citadel Mining division, without purchases on exchanges.
At current prices, this is about $454 million.

#CelebratingNewYearOnGateSquare 💥 The Federal Reserve has acknowledged the power of prediction markets
A Federal Reserve study showed that the Kalshi prediction market can reflect expectations for inflation, GDP, and the Federal Reserve rate more quickly and accurately than surveys.
‼️ Kalshi contracts allow real-time assessment of FOMC decision probabilities and tracking market reactions to news within the day.

#CelebratingNewYearOnGateSquare 🪙 Goldman Sachs CEO Admits to Owning Bitcoin
Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon has publicly stated for the first time that he owns Bitcoin.
💬 "I'm not a great Bitcoin forecaster. I'm still trying to understand how Bitcoin behaves," he said.
Previously, Goldman Sachs was firm in its stance against cryptocurrencies, but now it is reconsidering its position.

⁉️ Mysterious owner acquires IBIT shares worth $436 million
🟠 According to documents filed with the U.S. SEC, the largest new participant in the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF by BlackRock is Laurore Ltd, which owned 8.79 million IBIT shares valued at $436 million as of December 31, 2025.
📈 This position makes Laurore the largest new IBIT holder appearing in the Q4 reports, although all that is known about the company is the name of the filer and the registration location.
Discussions about who the actual owner of Laurore is boil down to the fact that it comes from a jurisdiction where cryptocu

💎 The public gold mining company Elemental Royalties has offered shareholders dividends in tokenized gold XAUT from Tether.
This is the first such case among companies in the sector.

Bank of America records record pessimism on the US dollar February survey
A survey of fund managers controlling assets over $440,000,000,000+.
Coindesk: The number of bearish bets on the US dollar has reached a ten-year high, which could positively impact BTC.
▫️Record low since 2012 for US dollar pessimism – investors are reducing their holdings.
▫️87% of investors believe the dollar's share in global reserves will continue to decline – many are already reducing their "American" exposure or hedging currency risks.
▫️Investors are moving out of the US and reallocating into emerging markets #Ce

#CelebratingNewYearOnGateSquare 🇵🇱 Poland risks being left without its own crypto market
President Andrzej Duda has vetoed the MiCA implementation law for the second time, and the deadline — July 1, 2026 — is approaching.
🔴 CASP licenses are not issued in the country, local VASPs will only be able to operate until summer, while foreign exchanges with an EU license will continue their activities without restrictions.
As a result, Polish crypto companies are already relocating licensing to Lithuania and Estonia.

#CelebratingNewYearOnGateSquare ⚡️ Paxos Urges Banks to Adopt Stablecoins
Paxos states that new regulations in the US, EU, and Singapore present significant opportunities for banks in the stablecoin market.
✅ The company emphasizes that the largest issuers, including Tether and Circle, manage over $100 billion, with annual transaction volumes reaching trillions of dollars.
Paxos believes that clear regulation reduces risks and enables banks to profit from issuing, storing, and settling stablecoins.

#CelebratingNewYearOnGateSquare ↗️ Polygon surpasses Ethereum in fees
Polygon has been collecting more daily transaction fees than Ethereum in recent days.
🔮 Analysts attribute this to increased activity in the Polymarket prediction market.
On Friday, Polygon received $407 100 in fees, while Ethereum received $211 700.

❌ ZeroLend Credit Protocol is Closing
The decentralized credit protocol ZeroLend is ceasing operations entirely.
🔗 The reason — a decline in user activity and liquidity on the blockchains where it operated.
According to the team, some of the supported networks have become inactive, making the project unsustainable.

#CelebratingNewYearOnGateSquare ❌ ZeroLend is closing.
The project founder announced a complete shutdown, stating that "the protocol is no longer viable."
Reasons:
▪️ Several supported networks have become inactive or lost liquidity.
▪️ Oracle providers have ceased support for certain blockchains.
▪️ The protocol has been operating at a loss for an extended period.
▪️ Increased hacking attacks.
The locked value volume (TVL) has decreased from approximately $359m (peak in November 2024) to $6.6 million.
❗️The team urges users to withdraw their funds.