What happened this weekend in the crypto market?

• Tokenized assets reached a record high of $330 billion in market capitalization according to Token Terminal

• Public and private company Bitcoin treasuries increased from 197,000 to 1.08 million BTC since January 2023

• Bitcoin ETFs recorded a net inflow of $286.6 million

• BlackRock's Ethereum ETF had $138.7 million in net inflows this week

• Pakistan adopted Bitcoin as an economic infrastructure and will use 20 GW of surplus energy for mining and AI

• Tether submitted an offer to acquire Juventus football club, rejected by EXOR at $1.3 billion

• El Salvador now holds 7,500 BTC, approximately $667 million

• Fourteen U.S. states purchased over $600 million in MicroStrategy (ex Strategy) shares

• Bitmine bought 14,959 ETH for over $46 million

• ADNOC, the largest fuel distributor in the United Arab Emirates, will accept stablecoins at 980 stations across three countries

• Ether outperformed Bitcoin in December and is approaching the whale's average cost, a historically bullish level

• Ether remains at 37.5% of its all-time high

• Bitcoin reached $90,000, with over $6 billion in leveraged positions at risk of liquidation

• Early Bitcoin holders sold covered call options, limiting its upside potential

• Michael Saylor estimates Bitcoin will grow about 30% annually over 20 years and that accumulation will continue as long as critics persist

• Japan plans to reduce cryptocurrency taxes by 20%, and an interest rate hike may occur after 11 months

• Brazil’s largest private bank recommends allocating 1 to 3% in BTC to diversify its portfolio

• Ripple expands in Europe through a partnership with AMINA for stablecoin payments

• U.S. regulators granted preliminary approval to Ripple, Circle, and others to launch trusted national banks

• The SEC published a guide titled "Crypto Asset Custody Basics for Retail Investors" for individuals

• The UK is preparing new regulations for cryptocurrencies, scheduled to be implemented by October 2027

• Phantom will launch its Phantom Cash debit cards this week in the United States

• Vitalik Buterin sold various tokens for a total of 16,796 USDC

• Aevo confirmed a hack of its old smart contracts from Ribbon Finance, causing a loss of approximately $2.7 million

• Donald Trump announced wanting interest rates at 1% or less starting next year, and claimed to have excellent relations with Xi Jinping, believing inflation is now neutralized

• Kevin Hassett, considered for the Fed presidency, clarified that Trump’s opinions on rates will carry no weight

• Cryptocurrencies could grow exponentially in 2026 according to Anthony Scaramucci

• Bitcoin fell below $100,000 a month ago and now underperforms gold, silver, the S&P 500, and the Nasdaq-100

• Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong emphasized that crypto strengthens property rights and free trade, praising progress with Solana

• The company (ex MicroStrategy) remains a member of the Nasdaq 100

• Virtuals expanded on Solana via a partnership with Blueshift

• Steak 'n Shake announced its employees could be paid in Bitcoin

• EdgeX surpassed Hyperliquid in 24-hour revenue according to DefiLlama

• According to NYDIG, tokenization could grow rapidly if it becomes mainstream

• Galaxy estimates that Tether is becoming one of the most powerful Bitcoin-backed financial empires in the world

• Stablecoins are increasingly taking on the role of banking system in Venezuela

• Whale 0x76AB lost over $3.3 million after several trades on ETH