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Crypto rallies, US captures Maduro, memes lead gains

Crypto

• BTC: 92.5k (+1%) | BTC.D: 59.3% (+0.2%)

• ETH: 3165 (+1%) | BNB: 900 (+2%) | SOL: 135 (+1%) 

• Top Gainers: RENDER, HYPE, XRP, KAS, ENA

• BTC ETFs: +$471m | ETH ETFs: +$175m

• Crypto rallies as market digests Maduro capture

• Last democrat at SEC, Crenshaw departs

• Crypto exchange volume fell at 15-month low

• Clients can invest 4% of portfolio in crypto: BofA

• BTC Core development activity rebounded in 2025

• 40% BTC treasury firms trade below NAV

• ETH daily transactions hit ATH

• BitMine continues to increase ETH staking

• Bezos’ Blue Origin now accept ETH for space travel

• ETH Foundation establishes dAI team

• PwC to deepen crypto engagement

• Bitfinex hacker Lichtenstein is being released early

• Coinbase to pause Peso services in Argentina

Macro & General

• NASDAQ: 23.2k (0%), Gold: 4443 (+3%)

• This week: PMI, Jobs and Consumer Sentiment data

• US captures Maduro, Energy prices fall

• Trump warns Venezuela to meet US demands

• Trump allows Venezuela’s VP to lead the country

• US oil firms to spend billions in Venezuela: Trump

• After Venezuela, Colombia could be next for US

• China calls on US to release Maduro

• Khamanei vows crackdown as unrest drags on

• We need Greenland for national security: Trump

• Fed expands balance sheet to $6.6T

• Trump blocks chip deal on China concerns

• China expected to advance market reform this year

• JGB 10yr yield climb to fresh 1999 high

• Ueda highlights BoJ’s intention to keep raising rates

• UK set to need to raise taxes again

• Thousands stranded as Greek airspace disrupted

• X payouts increase by a factor of 3-4x

Left Curve Corner

• Hot coins: PEPE, FARTCOIN, BONK, REKT, PENGU

• Hot NFTs: Pudgies, BAYC, Milady, Moonbirds, Azuki

• Memes top performers in early 2026, PEPE up 70%

• Big spike in action on memecoin launchpads

• Nick Shirley coin pumps after Ansem bull-post

• Aave may share non-protocol rev with token holders

• Jupiter team proposes a halt to buybacks

• Punks rally, Smiling Cowboy Punk sells for $529k

• Most top NFT collections up 20-40% in a week

• Infinex ICO live, tepid interest

• FOGO airdrop, mainnet set for Jan 13

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