[Bulgaria Joins the Eurozone as the 21st Member State] European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde announced that Bulgaria has officially joined the Eurozone, becoming the 21st member state. The number of decision-makers on the ECB Governing Council has also increased to 27. Bulgarian National Bank Governor Radev stated that joining the Eurozone is not only an economic decision but also more than just a monetary choice. Bulgaria previously sold approximately 213,500 confiscated bitcoins in 2018 for $3.5 billion, while the current market value of these bitcoins has exceeded the country's total public debt.

Approximately 26 major encryption attacks occurred in December 2025, resulting in a total loss of $76 million, a decrease of over 60% from November's $194.27 million. Among them, wallet addresses 0xcB80... 819 lost $50 million due to address poisoning, and multi signature addresses 0xde5f... e965 were stolen $27.3 million due to private key leakage. （PeckShieldAlert）

[Whale Activity Reduces, Significant Position Adjustments for Both Long and Short Positions] From 10:00 to 20:00 (UTC+8) on January 1, Hyperinsight monitoring revealed the following: On the long side, a whale address 0xEa6 opened long positions on 11 altcoins with $8 million in principal, bringing the total position value to $13.76 million. Jez (@aerobatic) created a new wallet linked to Hyperliquid and deposited 2.06 million USDC, using 20x leverage to go long on BTC, ETH, and SOL. On the short side, a whale closed a $70.72 million BTC short position with 20x leverage, transitioning from long to short, and realized a profit of $143,800. Meanwhile, trader at address 0xf970f opened a short position on 2,000 SOL using 3x leverage, with an average entry price of $124.91.

[BNB Chain 2025 Report: Over 700 Million Unique Addresses, Daily Transactions Reach 10.78 Million] On January 1, BNB Chain released its 2025 summary report, showing that network activity reached record highs in terms of user numbers, liquidity, and transaction volume. Total value locked (TVL) increased by 40.5%, with an average daily transaction volume of 10.78 million and a peak of 31 million transactions, all achieved with zero downtime. The total number of unique addresses exceeded 700 million, while the daily active users on BSC and opBNB surpassed 4 million. The market cap of stablecoins doubled at its peak to $14 billion, the scale of real-world assets exceeded $1.8 billion, and institutional participation increased.

[Binance Alpha to Launch AI Avatar Airdrop on January 2] Binance Alpha officially announced that it will launch the AI Avatar (AIAV) airdrop on January 2. Eligible users can go to the Alpha Events page to claim the airdrop using Alpha Points after trading opens.