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The Bybit wealth management division has shown exceptional resilience by closing the year 2025 with returns exceeding 20%. According to the annual Private Wealth Management (PWM) report, its top-performing fund reached an APR of 20.3% driven by USDT-based strategies.

BitMine Immersion Technologies, recognized as the largest known corporate ETH holder worldwide, has started 2026 with a highly aggressive accumulation strategy. The company executed a 105 million dollar purchase in ETH, according to data revealed by the Arkham platform. With this acquisition, the firm now custodians a total of 4.07 million tokens in its corporate treasury. This figure represents approximately 3.36% of the total circulating supply of the Ethereum network currently.

The development team behind the privacy-focused cryptocurrency Zcash has staged a historic break with the Bootstrap board this week. Josh Swihart, CEO of Electric Coin Company (ECC), announced that the entire staff left the organization this Wednesday. According to the executive, this decision responds to a lack of alignment with the fundamental goals of the project. The team plans to found a new company to continue the protocol’s development independently.

On January 7, Lloyds Bank, Archax and the Canton Network executed the United Kingdom’s first gilt purchase settled with tokenised bank deposits, marking a live demonstration of distributed ledger technology inside regulated finance. The trade converted on‑balance‑sheet sterling deposit tokens into a tokenised UK government bond, showing immediate interoperability between blockchain settlement and conventional banking accounts.

Tether launched the Scudo unit for its Tether Gold (XAUT) token on January 6, a move designed to make tokenized gold practical for everyday payments. Scudo is defined as one-thousandth (1/1,000) of a troy ounce of gold — or 1/1,000 of an XAUT token — and the company said the unit will simplify pricing and lower the barrier to fractional gold ownership.

Nike has discreetly sold its digital products and non-fungible token (NFT) subsidiary, RTFKT, a year after ceasing its internal operations. This decision marks a definitive strategic shift for the company, moving away from the digital collectibles market to focus on its traditional business. The transaction took place on December 16, representing a new chapter for the brand’s virtual community.

Investment banking giant Morgan Stanley filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for an Ethereum Trust. This new Morgan Stanley Ethereum Trust represents a firm step in its expansion strategy toward digital assets. Thus, the institution seeks to expand its offering of regulated products for its most sophisticated clients during this early part of 2026.

Grayscale announced the inaugural staking distribution for its Ethereum Staking ETF (ETHE), declaring a payout of $0.083178 per share tied to a January 5, 2026 record date. Shareholders who held ETHE on that date are eligible for the payment; the fund plans to disburse the staking rewards on January 6, 2026.

BNB has ticked higher after a period of tight price compression, as traders priced in a series of network upgrades on the BNB Chain. The token consolidated in the high-$890s to low-$900s before testing resistance near $910, a setup that technical analysts say often precedes decisive moves.

The Japanese government has started 2026 with strong support for traditional financial market infrastructure as the gateway to digital assets. Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama stated this Monday that crypto regulations in Japan are essential to ensuring that citizens benefit from blockchain technology. During the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the official described this period as the first year of full-scale digitalization in the nation.