The US stock market closed with mixed gains and losses, with the Nasdaq closing down 0.05%

According to Nansen.ai data, Solana's transaction volume in 2025 is approximately six times that of BNB Chain, demonstrating its significant advantage in blockchain trading activities. （Cointelegraph）

[Bitcoin Development Ecosystem Significantly Recovers in 2025, Activity Increases by 60% Year-on-Year] In 2025, the Bitcoin development ecosystem experienced a significant recovery, with Bitcoin Core development activity ending its long-term stagnation. Data shows that discussions on the Bitcoin development mailing list increased by approximately 60% year-on-year, with a total of 135 independent code contributors participating in protocol optimization throughout the year, expanding the developer base. On the technical front, 2025 marked the first third-party security audit in Bitcoin's history, conducted by Quarkslab and funded by Brink. The audit covered the peer-to-peer network layer and found no critical or high-risk vulnerabilities. Bitcoin Core v30 introduced mempool policy updates, driving the development of native Bitcoin applications. In terms of funding support, organizations such as Brink and Btrust enhanced their contributions, while VanEck pledged to donate 5% of ETF profits to support development. Heading into 2026, development priorities will shift toward Lightning Network scalability and improvements in Silent Payments privacy.

[On-Chain PEPE Largest Long Position with $2.05 Million Unrealized Profit] On January 5, according to HyperInsight monitoring, the largest long whale on Hyperliquid opened a 3x leveraged long position on 2,008,865,090 kPEPE (approximately $13.86 million), with an unrealized profit of $2.05 million per token. Previously, this address had only completed 3 transactions, with a cumulative loss of nearly $490,000.

Monitoring shows that on chain institution 7 Siblings currently holds 252000 ETH, with a total value of over 800 million US dollars. Starting from October 2024, the institution has opened a position of 48588.72 ETH at an average price of $3479, with a total value of approximately $169 million. The current cost line is $322 higher than the current price. (Auntie Ai)

Bank of America has started allowing its wealth advisors to recommend cryptocurrency configurations to clients, with the specific implementation date being today. （Cointelegraph）