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📈 Ethereum Raises Blob Limit; Dow Jones Taps Polymarket
Ethereum ups blob limit for rollup scaling, Dow Jones to integrate Polymarket data, MSCI affirms crypto treasury firm inclusion, and more.
Bernadette Winston
January 07, 2026
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Crypto markets wobbled as Bitcoin slipped below $92K, with more than $322 million in liquidations underscoring the fragility of the recent rally. Meanwhile, Ethereum increased its blob limit to allow more transactions to be batched via rollups at lower cost, Polymarket scored a major visibility win through Dow Jones, and MSCI reaffirmed the inclusion of digital-asset treasury firms in key global indexes.
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News Roundup
Artificial Intelligence
EU Condemns Grok Over Illegal Child Images (Decrypt)
AI Dating Goes Offline as EVA AI Plans New York Pop-Up Café (Decrypt)
xAI Raises $20B as Regulatory Pressure Mounts Around Grok (Decrypt)
China Reviews Meta’s Manus Deal as Founder’s Crypto Ties Surface (Bitfish)
Researchers Warn AI-Driven Collective Crypto Trading Is Ripe for Exploitation (DL News)
AI Steals the Spotlight at CES 2026 as Blockchain Fades Into Background (Decrypt)
Decentralized, Centralized, & Traditional Finance
Ripple Rules Out IPO as Private Growth Strategy Continues (The Block)
Barclays Backs Ubyx in First Direct Investment on Regulated Stablecoin Infrastructure (The Block)
Ripple’s GTreasury Buys Solvexia to Automate Reconciliation and Compliance (Solvexia)
Morgan Stanley Files for Ethereum Trust as Crypto Push Expands (SEC)
Tokenized Stocks Cross $1B AUM as Onchain Equities Accelerate (Dune)
JPMorgan Expands JPM Coin to Canton Network (The Block)
Ex-Brazil Central Banker Launches Yield-Bearing Real Stablecoin (CoinDesk)
FINRA Adds Crypto Policy Veterans Behnam and Gallagher to Board (The Block)
Fireblocks Acquires TRES Finance to Expand Into Onchain Accounting and Complianced (The Block)
Wyoming Debuts First State-Issued U.S. Stablecoin (The Defiant)
Exchanges
BitMEX Pushes Into Tokenized Equity Trading With 24/7 Perp Contracts (Cointelegraph)
Coinbase to Launch Spot Trading for Brevis Token (Coinbase Markets)
Binance to List Binance Life and zkPass on January 7 (Binance)
Bitget CEO Gracy Chen Seeks Builders With Real Grit, Not Hype (Cointelegraph)
Binance Proof of Reserves Shows Rising BTC, ETH, and USDT Holdings (Binance)
Binance Courts the Ultra-Rich With ‘Prestige’ Crypto Service (CoinDesk)
Exchange-Traded Funds
On Jan. 6, U.S. Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded $243.24 million in net outflows.
U.S. Ethereum spot ETFs attracted $114.74 million in net inflows on Jan. 6.
On Jan. 6, U.S. Solana spot ETFs saw $9.22 million in net inflows.
U.S. XRP spot ETFs posted $19.12 million in net inflows on Jan. 6.
Coinbase Adds RAY, ENERGY, ELSA, and FUN to Listing Roadmap (Coinbase)
Infrastructure
Kraken’s Ink Layer 2 Crosses $500M TVL as Liquidity Rises but Usage Slips (The Defiant)
Ethereum Highlights Breakout 2025 as DeFi, L2s, and Institutional Adoption Scale (Ethereum)
opBNB Cuts Block Time in Half With Fourier Mainnet Hardfork (BNB Chain)
Ethereum Raises Blob Limit to Accelerate Rollup Scaling (Cointelegraph)
Rumble Rolls Out Crypto Wallet for Creator Tipping With Tether Support (The Block)
Markets
Crypto Markets Steady as Bitcoin Dips, Ethereum Outperforms (The Defiant)
Bitcoin Slides to $92K as $440M in Liquidations Expose Fragile Rally (Decrypt)
U.S. December ADP Employment Increased by 41k, 47K Expected, -32k Previously (ADP)
Flare Brings First XRP Spot Trading to Hyperliquid via FXRP (The Block)
Dow Jones to Embed Polymarket Data Across Flagship Financial News Sites (Bitcoin Magazine)
Meme Coins
PumpFun Hits $2B Daily Volume as Solana Meme Trading Rebounds (DeFiLlama)
Mining
Riot Platforms Sells Nearly $200M in Bitcoin as Miners Pivot Toward AI (Decrypt)
Non-Fungible Tokens
Nike Quietly Exits Web3 With Sale of RTFKT Unit (OregonLive)
Politics & Regulation
Token Generation Events
Infinex Overhauls ICO Structure After Weak Investor Participation (The Defiant)
Treasuries
MSCI Keeps Digital Asset Treasury Firms in Global Indexes After Review (MSCI)
Strategy Jumps After MSCI’s Decision to Keep Digital Asset Treasury Firms in Indexes (CoinDesk)
Metaplanet Doubles Down on Bitcoin With $451M Buy as Treasury Stocks Rebound (DL News)
Upexi Plans Higher-Yield Solana Treasury Push for 2026 (The Block)
Venture Capital
Other News
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Treasury allocations to digital assets picked up in December, marking the strongest inflow month since September.
Source: DeFiLlama
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