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Binance launched new perpetual futures contracts tied to gold and silver, expanding the crypto exchange’s derivatives offering beyond digital assets as demand grows for exposure to traditional safe-haven markets.Binance said Thursday it had introduced gold and silver perpetual futures that allow investors to trade the metals around the clock without an expiration date.The contracts are settled in Tether’s USDt (USDT) stablecoin, giving traders onchain access to price movements in precious metals rather than direct ownership of the underlying assets.The new products, listed as XAUUSDT and XAGUSDT, are designed to track the price of gold and silver and are aimed at…

Florida lawmakers are advancing a proposal that would allow the state to create a strategic cryptocurrency reserve, narrowing earlier efforts to a framework that would effectively limit holdings to Bitcoin.According to Florida’s legislative records, Senate Bill (SB) 1038, sponsored by Republican Senator Joe Gruters, was filed on Dec. 30 and was referred to the Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government on Wednesday, where it must clear hearings and votes before advancing to the Senate floor. The bill would establish a Florida Strategic Cryptocurrency Reserve, managed by the state’s chief financial officer (CFO), which would allow the office to purchase,…

Sui (SUI) has entered the new year with renewed momentum, climbing more than 38% since the start of January. The rally has pushed the altcoin to its highest level in nearly two months.On-chain data points to sustainable network activity and overall ecosystem recovery, reinforcing the positive outlook. Amid this, several analysts expect SUI to extend its gains.Sponsored SponsoredSUI Becomes Crypto Market’s Top Gainer TodayBeInCrypto Markets data showed that SUI has continued to close in green for five consecutive days, marking its longest streak since April. In early Asian trading hours today, the altcoin surged to $1.99. This level was last…

From Jan. 1, 2026, DAC8 forces crypto platforms serving EU users to collect KYC and transaction data on trades and withdrawals, including to self-custody wallets. Summary From Jan. 1, 2026, EU DAC8 rules require crypto-asset service providers to collect user identities, tax IDs and detailed transaction histories for EU tax residents.​ Reporting covers crypto‑fiat trades, crypto‑crypto swaps and withdrawals to external addresses, bringing self‑custody destinations inside the tax reporting perimeter.​ Platforms can freeze accounts after two reminders and a 60‑day grace period if users fail to supply a Tax Identification Number, with first full‑year reports due in 2027. Cryptocurrency firms…

Amid widespread budget deficits, several top universities have suspended admissions to their art history graduate programs or cut the size of the cohorts they will admit, along with modifications to other humanities concentrations. Boston University, the University of Chicago, Harvard University, and Princeton University are among those institutions seeing changes. The cutbacks come in the context of a widely discussed crisis in higher education. Philadelphia-based public radio station WHYY reported in November that both public and private colleges and universities are facing “enormous challenges,” including declines in state and federal funding, reductions in the numbers of foreign students owing to…

Anthropic, the company behind the popular artificial intelligence chatbot Claude, is reportedly raising $10 billion and aiming for a valuation of $350 billion.Singapore’s sovereign-wealth fund, GIC, and Coatue Management plan to lead the new round of financing, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The $350 billion valuation nearly doubles Anthropic’s worth from a $183 billion valuation it had in September, which followed a $13 billion Series F round co-led by ICONIQ Capital, Fidelity Management & Research Company, and Lightspeed Venture Partners.The funding reflects continued momentum in AI investment, following 2025’s record $222 billion raised…

A relatively low-profile stablecoin has suddenly taken center stage within the Solana ecosystem. Over the past 24 hours, USD1 recorded more than $260 million in trading volume on Raydium, accompanied by growing speculation around a potential airdrop from World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a DeFi project linked to the family of former U.S. President Donald Trump.The convergence of heavy capital flow, political narrative, and reward expectations is turning $USD1 into one of the most talked about assets on Solana right now.USD1 volume on Solana surpassed $260M in the past 24 hours.Accelerate. 🦅☝️ pic.twitter.com/qvgqXzdEgl— Raydium (@Raydium) January 4, 2026Capital Rotates into $USD1:…

If you’ve launched a token on Solana, you already know the brutal truth: visibility is everything.You can have the best tokenomics, the cleanest contract, and a passionate community — but if your token isn’t trending on DexScreener, most traders will never find it. The top 10 trending tokens on DexScreener receive millions of impressions daily. Everything below position #50 gets almost nothing.That’s where a Solana volume bot comes in. Boost Legends Volume Bot has the best tech to get you trending.In this guide, I’ll break down exactly how Solana volume bots work, what separates effective tools from useless ones, and…

US spot XRP exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded their first net outflow day since launch, with about $40.8 million exiting the products on Wednesday, ending a multi-week streak of uninterrupted inflows. SoSoValue data shows that the pullback marked the first daily reversal after XRP (XRP) ETFs had steadily accumulated assets since mid-November 2025. The outflow day also followed a strong start to the year, with the funds logging consecutive inflow days, pushing their cumulative net inflows to $1.2 billion.The red day coincided with heavy selling pressure across major crypto-linked ETFs. Farside Investors data shows that spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs posted $486 million…

Changpeng “CZ” Zhao-backed YZi Labs has escalated its campaign against CEA Industries over a newly adopted poison pill (a defensive tactic a company’s board uses to make a hostile takeover extremely difficult or expensive), and bylaw amendments that it claims are “stockholder-unfriendly” and intended to entrench the current board. The investment firm, backed by Binance founder CZ, outlined its objections in a Monday filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and in a parallel public X statement on Wednesday.​YZi said it is reviewing CEA’s adoption of a stockholder rights plan and bylaw changes that affect shareholders’ ability to…