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According to CryptoSlam data, NFT sales volume has skyrocketed by 37.41% to $88.29 million, up from last week’s $65.58 million. Summary NFT sales jumped 37% to $88.3M with buyers and sellers rising sharply. $X@AI BRC-20 NFTs led the market with a $17.1M record-breaking sale. Bitcoin overtook Ethereum as the top NFT chain by weekly sales volume. Market participation has continued its strong expansion, with NFT buyers climbing by 22.90% to 342,044 and sellers rising by 24.17% to 242,004. NFT transactions jumped by 10.54% to 937,495. $X@AI BRC-20 NFTs jump with record-breaking sales $X@AI BRC-20 NFTs on Bitcoin have surged into…

Sberbank, Russia’s largest bank, is considering crypto-backed loan products that would allow loans in rubles using digital assets as collateral. Sberbank Deputy Chairman Anatoly Popov stated that the bank is ready to cooperate with regulatory bodies in this area and that contacts are ongoing to create the necessary infrastructure. Popov noted that with the increasing adoption of crypto assets in the financial sector, such products could create new opportunities for both individual and institutional clients. In the planned model, clients would be able to obtain ruble loans by using their digital assets as collateral, thus gaining access to liquidity without…

First Brands creditors have hired Nardello & Co., the same company that investigated the FTX collapse, to dig into how the bankrupt auto-parts supplier handled shady off-the-books financing before crashing into Chapter 11. The job is to dig through the murky disaster of off-the-books financing that First Brands was using before the auto-parts supplier crashed into bankruptcy. According to a court filing from Wednesday, the committee representing unsecured creditors said they officially brought in Nardello on December 1. Their task includes digging into factoring and financing arrangements that money flowed through, and Nardello is also investigating accounts and shell entities…

ChainAware.ai, an AI-led Web3 security and analytics platform, has partnered with Elderglade, a popular Web3 gaming entity. The partnership aims to drive the Web3-based GameFi evolution. As per ChainAware’s official X announcement, the development merges ChainAware on-chain intelligence expertise with the robust player engagement of Elderglade. As a result, this move is set to provide more scalable, safer, and smarter on-chain gaming experiences. https://t.co/tODxqMTUfI x Elderglade 🤝We’re excited to partner with @Elderglade ,a retro-style, turn-based extraction looter where every move can change your fate, powered by $ELDE.Elderglade brings massive player activity and a proven GameFi track record. ChainAware adds… pic.twitter.com/G01AQBuXVn…

Dexter has overtaken Coinbase to become the largest daily facilitator for x402 transactions since December 11, according to data published by Hashed Official. The AI protocol has now facilitated over 19.8 million transactions in total, 14 million fewer than the Base network. The South Korean venture fund cited Dune Analytics data, which showed that roughly half of all daily transactions since mid-December have been processed through Dexter. At the same time, Coinbase’s share has fallen to one-quarter to one-third, depending on the day. Number of x402 transactions per facilitator. Source: Dune The remaining volume is distributed among PayAI and DayDreams,…

Crypto markets struggled throughout December, but a small group of institutional investors managed to close the year in the black. New on-chain data from analytics platform Nansen shows that while prices remained under pressure, several major crypto funds generated millions in realized gains, only to pivot toward aggressive selling as the month progressed. Elite Funds Secure Top Gains Amid Market Downturn According to Nansen, market maker Wintermute emerged as the most profitable fund in December, recording approximately $3.17 million in realized profit. Dragonfly Capital followed closely, with profits spread across multiple wallets totaling $1.9 million, $1.0 million, and $990,000. IOSG…

Key Takeaways Turkmenistan has legalized crypto mining and exchange operations under a new legal framework. The law introduces licensing rules for exchanges, custodians, and miners, effectively legalizing the sector under strict oversight. Mining and exchanging cryptocurrencies is now legal in Turkmenistan, following the adoption of a new law that establishes a formal regulatory framework for digital asset operations. Signed by President Serdar Berdimuhamedov in November 2025, the legislation, “Law of Turkmenistan on Virtual Assets,” introduces licensing rules for exchanges, custodians, and miners. It aims to ensure the secure circulation of digital assets, prevent unlawful activities, protect user rights, and promote…

Binance announced that, following recent evaluations, it has decided to expand the scope of its Monitoring Tag. According to the exchange’s official announcement, four more crypto assets will be added to the Watch Tag list as of January 2, 2026. These assets are Acala Token (ACA), DAR Open Network (D), Streamr (DATA), and Flow (FLOW). Binance emphasizes that tokens bearing the Watch Tag carry higher volatility and risk compared to other listed cryptocurrencies. Projects included in this scope are monitored more closely by the platform and subjected to detailed reviews at regular intervals. The evaluations consider criteria such as liquidity…

Deri Protocol, a well-known decentralized derivatives exchange, has announced the removal of support for key networks. The move occurs after community voting to sunset support for zkSync Era, Polygon zkEVM, and Manta Network. As per Deri Protocol’s official social X announcement, the platform is doing this because of the consistently lower activity. Hence, the consumers with liquidity or open positions on the respective networks must migrate them to some other compatible chains promptly. And the vote has passed! The team will proceed with removing support for @MantaNetwork, @0xPolygon zkEVM, and @zksync Era; users with open positions or liquidity on these…

Solana is the leading chain for yearly revenues, as the chain carried several of the most prominent trends for the year. Hyperliqid’s native chain came second, with $816M in revenues. For 2025, Solana locked in $1.3B in generated revenues, becoming the leader in the most active on-chain economies. Solana went through several leading trends over the past 12 months, including a highly active meme season, AI agent creation, as well as DeFi in the latter part of the year. For more than seven months, Solana also led other chains in terms of app revenues, reflecting real-world usage. The exact numbers…