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ChainCatcher reports that the Crypto Fear and Greed Index rose to 40 on Sunday, turning to "Neutral" for the first time, indicating an improvement in investor sentiment. Despite the positive sentiment, geopolitical tensions and lack of retail interest may pose challenges in 2026.

Since the Fusaka upgrade on December 3, 2025, activity on the Ethereum network has increased significantly, with the number of new addresses growing by approximately 110%. The HODL Waves indicator shows an increase in medium-term holders, with some investors taking profits, raising concerns about potential sell-off risks.

BlockBeats News, January 5 — Recently, U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo publicly clarified that the United States does not intend to directly govern Venezuela, but instead applies structural economic pressure through oil sanctions, seizure of oil tankers, and regional military deployments. This statement is seen as a cooling of Trump's "takeover theory," but essentially indicates that Washington has locked its strategic focus on Venezuela's energy lifeline and capital flow, rather than short-term political takeover. From a macro perspective, this move is equivalent to tightening potential constraints on global crude oil supply once again. Against the backdrop of rising geopolitical uncertainties in the Middle East and Latin America, the risk premium on energy prices is unlikely to dissipate quickly. Uncertainty in inflation expectations and interest rate paths will once again influence global asset pricing, and market risk appetite may remain highly volatile. For the crypto market, this "undeclared war but high-pressure sanctions" strategy often supports the medium- to long-term narrative of Bitcoin.

Gate News Bot message, January 5th. According to CoinMarketCap data, DOGE (Dogecoin) is currently trading at $0.15, up 2.29% in the past 24 hours. The highest price reached $0.15, and the lowest dropped to $0.12. The current market capitalization is approximately $25.528 billion, an increase of $571 million compared to yesterday.
Dogecoin is an open-source peer-to-peer digital currency built on blockchain technology, featuring a highly secure decentralized information storage system. As the people's cryptocurrency, Dogecoin adheres to the philosophy of "Do Only Good Every Day" (Do Only Good Everyday) and has a friendly and vibrant community. The core value of Dogecoin lies in its practicality as a true currency, with extremely low transaction fees. Since its inception, it has been used as a currency.

ChainCatcher News, Vitalik Buterin states that Ethereum is approaching a solution to the long-standing "Blockchain Trilemma" at the practical operational level. He points out that the two key upgrades, PeerDAS and ZK-EVM, are making Ethereum a "completely new, more powerful decentralized network."
Vitalik says that PeerDAS went live on the mainnet in 2025, and although ZK-EVM is still in the security enhancement stage, it has already reached production-level performance and is expected to be used on a small scale in the network starting in 2026. Vitalik further plans that in the coming years, Ethereum will gradually achieve a balance of decentralization, security, and high throughput by increasing the gas limit, adjusting the state structure, and introducing more ZK-EVM-based verification methods. He emphasizes that this

The total amount of crypto venture capital in 2025 is expected to reach $18.9 billion, despite a 60% plunge in trading volume. Funds are mainly concentrated in later-stage projects, with early-stage financing slowing down. Investors are more focused on fundamentals and expect a mild recovery in 2026. The market is paying attention to areas such as stablecoins and institutional infrastructure, with overall capital allocation becoming more rational.

Gate News Bot message, January 05, according to CoinMarketCap data, as of press time, SOL (Solana) is trading at $136.82, up 2.32% in the past 24 hours, with a high of $137.35 and a low of $122.43. The 24-hour trading volume reached $3.359 billion. The current market capitalization is approximately $77.067 billion, an increase of $1.749 billion compared to yesterday.
## Important recent news about SOL:
1️⃣ **Major upgrade to the consensus mechanism drives leapfrog network performance improvements**
Solana plans to roll out the "Alpenglow" consensus upgrade in phases from early to mid-2026. This upgrade will fundamentally reconstruct the existing Tower BFT and historical proof mechanisms. The new architecture introduces the Votor component, which adopts a lightweight voting aggregation model, allowing block

Odaily Planet Daily reports that SlowMist Technology Chief Information Security Officer @im23pds posted on the X platform warning users about a new type of "2FA security verification" scam involving MetaMask, urging users to stay vigilant.

Gate News Bot Message, January 05, according to CoinMarketCap data, as of press time, PONKE (Ponke) is currently priced at $0.06, up 84.56% in the past 24 hours, with a high of $0.07 and a low of $0.03. The 24-hour trading volume reached $55 million. The current market capitalization is approximately $32.9 million, an increase of $15.1 million from yesterday.
Ponke is a hilarious monkey character that has gone viral on social media, securing a place in internet culture through repeated viral moments. The project has developed into a comprehensive platform covering GIF content, merchandise, community governance, and more. The total supply of PONKE tokens is 555 million, launched fairly and fully circulating. The project has achieved multi-chain deployment, operating on both Solana and Base blockchains, to provide users with

BlockBeats 消息，1 月 5 日，据 Coinbureau 报道，沃尔玛现已支持通过 OnePay Cash 在结账时启用比特币支付。

The Memecoin sector experienced a strong rebound at the start of 2026, with market capitalization rising from $38 billion to $47.7 billion and trading volume surging. DOGE, SHIB, and PEPE all saw significant gains, and market risk appetite increased, potentially affecting other altcoins such as Solana.

BlockBeats News, January 5 — Analyst Serenity revealed that based on public information, the Maduro regime in Venezuela has accumulated a "shadow reserve" of over $60 billion worth of Bitcoin and USDT, established since 2018 through "gold swaps" and by demanding USDT settlement for oil exports to evade sanctions. Previously, due to the failure of Venezuela's "Oil Coin" experiment, the Maduro regime shifted to using USDT as a substitute for petrodollars during crude oil sales. As they realized that USDT still has the function of freezing addresses, Venezuela began converting USDT into Bitcoin. The estimated holdings in Venezuela are roughly as follows: Bitcoin accumulated through gold swaps from 2018 to 2020, with gold proceeds converted into Bitcoin at an average price of $5,000, currently valued at approximately 450