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Prediction markets and analysts clash over bitcoin’s future in 2026. While Polymarket gives only a 27% chance for bitcoin to reach $150,000, some experts expect much higher peaks. Between economic uncertainties and institutional adoption, what should we really expect?

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Polymarket bettors estimate a 27% chance that bitcoin will reach $150,000 in 2026.
Analysts like Bernstein and Grayscale maintain ambitious targets ($150,000 to $200,000), despite macroeconomic risks.
2026 could be contradictory, between institutional adoption and bearish BTC scenarios, requiring caution and critical analysis.

Bitcoin in 2026: Polymarket Estimates Only 27% Chance to Reach $150,000 
Data from Polymarket, a decentralized prediction platform, reveals only a 27% probability that bitcoin will reach $150,000 by the end of 2026. This figure contrasts with expectations of some investors. According to the latest updates, 36% of bettors believe this goal could be achieved by December 2026, but the majority remains skeptical. Meanwhile, 61% of participants think BTC could stay below the symbolic $100,000 mark in 2026.

Polymarket bettors believe only 27% in bitcoin hitting $150,000 in 2026.
These figures are set in a context of high volatility. Indeed, after nearly reaching $126,000 in October 2025, bitcoin fell below $90,000 at year-end, highlighting the market’s sensitivity to macroeconomic fluctuations. Analysts at Bernstein and Fundstrat remain optimistic, citing targets between $150,000 and $200,000, while others, like Peter Brandt, do not rule out a bearish scenario at $25,000.

The Impact of Institutional Flows on BTC Volatility in 2026
The year 2026 promises to be a turning point for bitcoin, marked by the growing influence of institutional flows. In this regard, Bitcoin ETFs, now adopted by major financial players, have altered market dynamics. According to Geoff Kendrick, analyst at Standard Chartered, these instruments have made BTC more sensitive to macroeconomic fluctuations, such as interest rates or inflation. In 2025, this sensitivity manifested in a 30% drop after the October peak, illustrating the risks linked to this new era.

Additionally, “digital asset treasuries” (DATs), which long supported the market, see their influence waning. ETFs, now pillars of demand, could either stabilize BTC by attracting sustainable capital or amplify its volatility in case of massive withdrawals. Therefore, 2026 will be a year of transition, where bitcoin must prove its resilience against these new challenges. For investors, this means increased vigilance and risk management adapted to an uncertain environment.

Bitcoin Predictions in 2026… Who to Believe?
Predictions for bitcoin in 2026 are more contradictory than ever, especially now as Polymarket bettors only believe in a 25% chance of a $150,000 boom. On one side, institutions like Bernstein and Grayscale maintain ambitious targets, between $150,000 and $200,000. These optimists rely on:

Growing adoption of ETFs;
Bitcoin’s scarcity;
BTC’s historical cycles that suggest a rebound after each major correction. 

On the other hand, models like Elliott Wave analysis predict a very different scenario with a bear market in 2026. Facing these divergences, what should investors do? Strategies vary: some advocate diversification, others rely on technical indicators like the SuperTrend to guide their decisions. One thing is certain: 2026 will be a year to watch closely, where information and prudence will be the best allies.

Bitcoin in 2026 remains a topic of passionate debate. While Polymarket bettors express their skepticism, financial institutions maintain bold forecasts and experts anticipate a historic bull run. In such a volatile market, one question persists: should one follow trends or rely on fundamentals?

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Eddy S.

The world is evolving and adaptation is the best weapon to survive in this undulating universe. Originally a crypto community manager, I am interested in anything that is directly or indirectly related to blockchain and its derivatives. To share my experience and promote a field that I am passionate about, nothing is better than writing informative and relaxed articles.

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It was looking like a lost year for the airline industry for much of 2025 but the sector's resilience bodes well for 2026.

The engineering and construction giant is navigating some messy near-term challenges.

Fluor (FLR 1.66%), one of the world's leading engineering and construction firms, may seem like a stable long-term investment. Yet in 2025, its stock declined 20% as the S&P 500 rose 17%.

A large portion of that decline occurred after the company's second-quarter earnings report on Aug.1, which missed analysts' top and bottom-line expectations. It reduced its full-year outlook and abruptly disclosed cost overruns, scheduling delays, and design problems in its most significant infrastructure projects -- including the Gordie Howe Bridge and several Texas highways. Its backlog (orders for future contracted work) also shrank as it grappled with those challenges.

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Fluor's unexpected guidance reduction and execution issues triggered a class action lawsuit from some of its investors, who allege that the company made "materially misleading" statements regarding its growth prospects in the months before its second-quarter report.

Fluor also agreed to pay Santos, an Australian oil and gas exploration and production company, $653 million to resolve a protracted legal dispute during the third quarter of 2025. It booked that charge as a reduction to its third-quarter revenue (to deduct its previous sales from the project) instead of an expense, which exacerbated its top-line decline for the rest of the year.

Can Fluor overcome these issues over the next 12 months, or will its stock sink even lower? Let's review its upcoming challenges and catalysts to make an informed decision.

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What happened to Fluor over the past year?
In 2024, Fluor's revenue increased by 5% as the growth of its urban solutions segment offset declines in its energy solutions and mission solutions revenues. However, its adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) still sank 14% as it generated lower profits from its cyclical energy solutions segment and won fewer contracts.

On a generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) basis, Fluor's earnings per share (EPS) surged from $0.54 in 2023 to $12.30 in 2024. That big jump can be entirely attributed to the sales of its shares in NuScale Power (SMR 0.98%). Its adjusted EBITDA, which excluded those volatile one-time transactions, stayed choppy throughout most of 2025.

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Fluor's aforementioned settlement with Santos significantly reduced its revenue in the third quarter, and its backlog shrank year over year for four consecutive quarters as it completed its existing projects more quickly than it could secure new contracts.

Its disclosures of cost overruns and execution issues in its most significant projects also likely prevented new customers from signing up, and it intentionally shifted toward smaller and lower-risk contracts to diversify its business and reduce its long-term dependence on massive infrastructure projects. Its investment and partnership with NuScale, which is developing small modular reactors (SMR) for its nuclear plant in Romania, also likely distracted its management from the issues that are now affecting its projects in Michigan and Texas.

Where will Fluor's stock be in a year?
For the full year, analysts expect Fluor's revenue and EBITDA to decline 4% and 19%, respectively. For 2026, they expect its revenue and EBITDA to rise by 7% and 10%, respectively, as the business gradually stabilizes. With an enterprise value of $4.5 billion, it still looks like a bargain at nine times next year's EBITDA and less than one times next year's sales.

That low valuation should limit its downside potential over the next year. Starboard Value, the activist investor that acquired nearly 5% of Fluor's shares in October, has also been pressing the company to monetize its 39% stake in NuScale with open-market sales or a tax-free spin-off. Fluor could then plow that cash into big buybacks while its stock still trades at depressed levels.

Based on these facts, I believe Fluor's stock will gradually rise over the next 12 months. It won't soar, but the bulls will likely return if it resolves its execution issues, its backlog grows again, and it finds fresh ways to monetize its stake in NuScale.

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Berkshire already has a few AI investments in its portfolio.

With legendary CEO Warren Buffett's time complete with Berkshire Hathaway, many investors are wondering where the company will go under the direction of new CEO Greg Abel. Buffett and Berkshire have been staunch value investors for multiple decades, but could this transition indicate a shift in investment philosophy?

I wouldn't be surprised if Berkshire becomes more aggressive with Abel at the helm, and maybe invests in an artificial intelligence (AI) stock or two. But which one will it buy?

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Berkshire already owns some AI stocks
The number of companies that fall under the artificial intelligence investing umbrella is quite large. There are software applications, facilitators, hardware plays, or even infrastructure, including energy companies. Berkshire already owns a few stocks that I'd consider AI plays, including Amazon (AMZN 0.70%) and Alphabet (GOOG 0.12%) (GOOGL 0.16%). Berkshire added Alphabet to its portfolio during Q3 2025, and this recent addition has already made it a ton of money.

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The next AI stock Berkshire may purchase could be one it already owns, and I wouldn't be surprised if Amazon is one of the next stocks it adds to. Berkshire first took a stake in Amazon in 2019 and has added to that position over time, but hasn't purchased any Amazon shares in a while. Berkshire owns an even 10 million shares of Amazon, which sounds like a ton. However, Amazon is only a 0.8% stake in Berkshire's investment portfolio. With Amazon being an undersize portion of Berkshire's portfolio compared to the outsize returns it could generate, it makes sense that the conglomerate may elect to add shares in 2026.

After a so-so start to 2025, Amazon is really starting to gain momentum in the second half of 2025. Net sales rose 13% year over year to $180 billion, with recent high growth rates in several of its key business units. Amazon Web Services (AWS, its cloud computing segment) and advertising services each posted the best growth in multiple quarters. This is key, as both of these business units have much greater operating margins than other commerce-focused business units.

In Q3, AWS made up 66% of Amazon's total operating profit despite only generating 18% of total sales. With AWS' growth reaccelerating and it projected to continue that strength into 2026, that bodes well for Amazon's profit picture.

Amazon doesn't break out the advertising service's operating margin as it does with AWS. Still, if you look at other advertising-focused businesses like Alphabet and Meta Platforms (META 0.85%), it's clear that this business unit likely has operating margins in the 30% to 40% range, which is far higher than the whole company's operating margin.

GOOGL Operating Margin (TTM) data by YCharts

Continued success of these two business units is key for Amazon, but is it enough for Berkshire to warrant purchasing shares?

One of the possible minds behind the first Amazon purchase is gone
Buffett wasn't the only portfolio manager at Berkshire Hathaway. Todd Combs and Ted Weschler also had some purchasing power, and they were known to purchase more tech-focused investments than Buffett did. Todd Combs is no longer a part of Berkshire, as he accepted a position at JPMorgan Chase. If Combs was the original purchaser of Amazon shares, this may not bode well for Amazon's future inclusion in Berkshire's investment portfolio. But if it was Ted Weschler, it may be on his shopping list.

One of Berkshire's core investment philosophies is to buy great companies at good prices. Most investors would agree that Amazon is a great company, but what's a good price?

The best metric to value Amazon's stock is the operating price-to-earnings ratio. The standard P/E ratio isn't a great measure for Amazon, as it has a significant investment portfolio whose gains and losses can cause its diluted earnings per share (EPS) metric to rise and fall, even if Amazon didn't sell any of its investments. By this metric, Amazon is the cheapest it has been in some time.

AMZN Operating PE Ratio data by YCharts

With Amazon trading at the bottom end of its recent range and expected to have a strong 2026, I wouldn't be surprised if Berkshire decides to add some more Amazon shares to its portfolio. Time will tell where Greg Abel wants to lead this business, but I'd be shocked if he didn't start spending some of the cash Buffett piled up during his last few years as CEO.

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SummaryRimini Street offers an affordable alternative for enterprise software support in a $33.7 billion addressable market.RMNI's new AI-powered Agentic ERP, built on ServiceNow, and restored confidence post-Oracle litigation, position it for market share gains.Q3 2025 results show stable revenues, healthy cash, and improved profitability, with litigation costs declining.My conservative model indicates a 25% increase, which makes RMNI an attractive purchase in the context of lower litigation expenses. MUNTHITA LAMLUE/iStock via Getty Images

Investment Thesis Rimini Street (RMNI) is a company that offers support and maintenance for enterprise software to 3,155 clients within a high-growth market estimated at $352 billion, in which a company of its scale can

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Salt Lake City, UT, Dec. 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HUMBL, Inc. (OTC: HMBL) today announced that it has initiated a strategic corporate rebrand to TAP Real Estate Technologies, Inc. (“TAP Real Estate”), reflecting the company’s sharpened focus on real estate asset acquisition, ownership, and blockchain-enabled real estate tokenization. In connection with the rebrand, the company will also be submitting an application to change its ticker symbol, subject to regulatory approval.

The rebrand marks a formal repositioning of the company toward the next generation of real estate capital formation, where traditional property ownership models converge with digital wallets, blockchain registries, smart contracts, and tokenized investment infrastructure.

Initial Capital Raise and Strategic Focus on Blockchain-Enabled Real Estate

As part of this transition, TAP Real Estate has secured $500,000 in initial investment capital to establish operations and support early-stage execution. The company is actively evaluating a pipeline of residential, commercial, and hospitality real estate opportunities for potential fractional or full contribution to its balance sheet, alongside select tokenization opportunities to be offered through the TAP Invest platform.

Property evaluations are being conducted with a disciplined focus on asset quality, cash-flow durability, jurisdictional suitability, and long-term value creation. Particular emphasis is being placed on identifying properties that are well-positioned to support blockchain-tokenized capital inflows, interest-bearing yield structures, and digital ownership frameworks anticipated under emerging U.S. regulatory guidance expected in 2026.

A Public Company Model for the Next Era of U.S. Real Estate

In support of this strategy, TAP Real Estate has entered into a licensing agreement with TAP, Inc., a private technology company headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, granting TAP Real Estate the right to utilize the proprietary TAP Platform technologies specifically for real estate use cases.

This agreement establishes a public company model designed to combine the benefits of a publicly held company (TAP Real Estate) with a patented, vertically integrated blockchain technology and intellectual property platform held as a private company (TAP, Inc.).

Under this structure, TAP Real Estate will hold and manage select real estate assets, while leveraging licensed digital infrastructure to tokenize ownership interests, manage investor participation, and support compliant issuance and lifecycle administration.

The objective is to create a repeatable, compliant model for how real estate can be acquired, structured, tokenized, and administered within U.S. capital markets, serving as a blueprint for the broader industry.

“The convergence of public markets, real estate, and blockchain infrastructure represents one of the most important structural shifts in our industry going into 2026,” said Brian Foote, CEO of TAP, Inc. “We expect banks, broker-dealers, real estate operators, and individual asset owners to increasingly adopt blockchain-enabled payments, registries, and tokenized ownership as a way to unlock new liquidity, lending pathways, transparency, and operational efficiency across traditional asset classes.”

TAP Technology Platform: A Patented Rail System for Real Estate Transactions

The TAP Platform products that will be licensed by TAP Real Estate, specifically for tokenized real estate listings, includes:

TAP AI Analyzer - In addition to its core features of investment portfolio insights and tailoring, the analyzer is being developed to define real estate listings metrics and quality of properties for inclusion in the portfolio.

TAURUS AI-Agent - Serves as an agentic customer service agent, and, in the future, an automated payments agent across the lifecycle of real estate transactions.

TAP Wallet - Serves as an investor’s access and identity layer for tokenized real estate, helping abstract blockchain complexity while supporting security and compliance controls. The wallet is intended to hold tokenized interests, receive income distributions, and support permitted voting or corporate actions, while enabling onboarding and investor eligibility gating through KYC, accreditation verification (as applicable), and jurisdiction-based rules.

TAP Token Engine - Provides an issuance and lifecycle layer that converts approved real estate holding structures (such as SPVs) into tokenized interests with defined parameters. This includes supply configuration, ownership caps, transfer restrictions, and jurisdictional limitations where required. The Token Engine is intended to support the ongoing lifecycle of tokenized interests, including primary issuance, permitted secondary transfers, redemptions or buybacks, and select corporate actions.

TAP Smart Contracts - Encodes and enforces key rules of a tokenized real estate offering at the transaction level, including who can hold tokens and under what conditions transfers are permitted. The smart contract layer is intended to automate functions such as distributions, governance/voting, and other real estate specific mechanics, reducing reliance on manual processing and improving auditability.

TAP Invest - An investment platform with integrations across stocks, Mutual Funds, ETFs, digital assets, precious metals and real world assets with integrations across major brokerages, digital asset exchanges and broker-dealers such as Public, E*TRADE, Fidelity, Coinbase, Gemini, Kraken, Binance and more.

TAP Registry - Serves as the asset “source of truth” for the platform, operating as a private, semi‑private, and public registry environment for real‑world assets. The registry is intended to maintain the canonical record of each underlying real estate holding and its lifecycle events such as structuring, approvals, liens, transfers, redemptions, anchoring those records to a combination of public blockchains and permissioned infrastructure. For each asset, TAP Registry is designed to store structured metadata, document references such as deeds, appraisals, inspections, insurance, and compliance attestations in a tamper‑evident format, while separating public verification data from confidential owner, counterparty, and transaction details. This registry layer is intended to power authentication, registry, and transfer of tokenized interests across the TAP platform, and to provide an auditable history that can be consumed by the TAP Wallet, TAP Token Engine, TAP Smart Contracts, and downstream real estate ecosystem partners such as title, mortgage, brokerage, and marketplace platforms, for integrations.

TAPs - TAP Real Estate and TAP, Inc. will also collaborate on the structure and issuance of Tokenized Asset Portfolios (TAPs), being designed as a next-generation evolution beyond legacy real estate investment trusts (REITs). These portfolios are intended to modernize real estate capital formation, ownership, and liquidity through blockchain-enabled infrastructure, and can be developed in coordination with ecosystem partners across real estate, title, mortgage, and adjacent transactional industries.

How The TAP Platform Will Drive Real Estate Tokenization and Revenues

At a high level, the TAP platform will operate through a streamlined, end-to-end lifecycle designed to ensure regulatory compliance, operational integrity, and investor transparency. Each real estate asset will first be approved and structured through a formal legal and compliance review. Once approved, the issuance is configured within the Token Engine, including token supply, investor permissions, and economic parameters. Purpose-built smart contracts are then deployed to enforce transaction logic and compliance at the protocol level. Investors are onboarded through the Invest Platform, where identity verification and eligibility checks are completed prior to participation. Following onboarding, the primary issuance is executed and tokens are delivered directly to investor wallets. After issuance, the platform supports ongoing administration, including distributions, governance actions, and permitted transfers, providing a fully managed and auditable post-issuance environment.

TAP Real Estate plans to drive revenues through a blend of management fees, listing fees and success fees on tokenized listings of real estate listings; as well as adding to the balance-sheet value any properties that are attributed to the TAP Real Estate portfolio after vetting by the TAP Real Estate team.

“The new administration is paving the way for modern, compliant, trading market rails across new asset classes,” said Alfonso Arana Jr., Co-Founder at TAP, Inc. “At TAP, that innovation shows up in the suite of TAP AI evaluation and investment platform tools, which will be using machine learning to stress-test property metrics, cash flow and more, developing repeatable and scalable modeling for tokenized investment listings and portfolio properties.”

Patented Intellectual Property and Regulatory Alignment

The TAP intellectual property portfolio includes U.S. Patent 12,118,613, “System and Method for Transferring Currency Using Blockchain” (Foote et al., valid through 2041). The patent contemplates the transfer of stablecoins, digital assets, and tokenized currencies between digital wallets and computer systems, with direct applicability across escrow, payment, and settlement workflows in real estate, title, and mortgage transactions. Additional patents are pending in areas related to blockchain tokenization of assets, multi-asset tokenized baskets, and real-world assets.

TAP Real Estate is actively monitoring developments in the U.S. regulatory environment, including proposed frameworks such as the CLARITY Act and GENIUS Act anticipated in 2026. The company is aligning its strategy with the broader real-world asset market, estimated to exceed $300 trillion in total value, with real estate representing one of the largest and most impactful categories for tokenization.

“We see a rare convergence of regulatory clarity, patented technology readiness, and industry demand,” said Greg Hopkins, CEO of TAP Real Estate. “Our goal is to help define real estate as a modern, tokenized asset class with improved access, liquidity, and transparency for investors and issuers alike.”

TAP Real Estate Advisory Board Appointments

In support of its growth strategy, TAP Real Estate is also assembling a TAP Advisory Board consisting of experienced professionals across residential, commercial, and hospitality real estate sectors, particularly in the Mountain West and Hawaii, and has made its first appointment, adding Tyler Greene to the TAP Advisory Board.

Mr. Greene was the CEO and founding partner of Surface Development and brings more than 25 years of experience in real estate as a developer, principal, and commercial broker. Over his career, he has participated in more than $1,000,000,000 in real estate transactions and developments across residential, multifamily, hospitality, and land assets.

Mr. Greene began his career with Colliers International in Salt Lake City, advising multiple Fortune 500 clients on their real estate initiatives. Mr. Greene later co-founded GreeneWaters, where he spent 12 years developing and transacting approximately $450 million in projects throughout Hawaii. Previously, he founded Bridge Properties Group, a land development and commercial brokerage firm serving markets across Arizona, California, Nevada, and Utah. More recently, he established Mill Creek Residential’s development platform in the Salt Lake City market and now holds a position as VP of Development with Gilbane, Inc. Mr. Greene studied accounting and entrepreneurship at the University of Utah and divides his time between Oahu, Hawaii, and Park City, Utah, with his wife and two sons.

“The U.S. real estate market is poised, alongside broader stock markets, to begin moving onto blockchain tokenization in 2026 at scale,” said Tyler Greene, TAP Real Estate Advisor. “I look forward to working with TAP Real Estate to capture this exciting convergence of government regulation, patented technology readiness, and real estate industry timing in the United States and globally.”

About TAP Real Estate

TAP Real Estate Technologies, Inc. is a publicly held real estate company focused on the acquisition, management, and tokenization of real estate. The company seeks to combine established real estate fundamentals with emerging digital and blockchain tokenization technologies in order to enhance transparency, operational efficiency, and investor access in the real estate industry. To determine whether your real estate or other real-world assets may be right for a TAP Real Estate program, visit: TAPRealEstate.com.

Contact: [email protected]

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About TAP, Inc.

TAP, Inc. is a privately-held, Utah technology company focused on blockchain payments, tokenization and registry. The TAP Platform is comprised of the TAP AI-Analyzer, TAURUS AI-Agent, TAP Invest, TAP Wallet and TAP Registry. The TAP Platform is also available for enterprise partners in areas such as financial services and real estate. TAP is built on patented technology, including its: U.S. Patent 12,118,613, System and Method for Transferring Currency Using Blockchain, (Foote et al.), issued through 2041.

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This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable securities laws. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the planned corporate rebrand, proposed ticker symbol change, use of investment proceeds, potential property acquisitions, licensing negotiations, technology implementation, regulatory developments, and anticipated market opportunities. These statements are based on current expectations and assumptions and are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially. Such factors include, but are not limited to, regulatory approvals, the execution of definitive agreements, market conditions, and general economic factors. The company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements except as required by law.

NEW YORK, Dec. 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of securities of Perrigo Company plc (NYSE: PRGO) between February 27, 2023 and November 4, 2025, both dates inclusive (the “Class Period”), of the important January 16, 2026 lead plaintiff deadline.

SO WHAT: If you purchased Perrigo securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.

WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Perrigo. class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=48085 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email [email protected] for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than January 16, 2026. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.

WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources, or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually litigate securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved, at that time, the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs’ Bar. Many of the firm’s attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.

DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, defendants made materially false and/or misleading statements and or failed to disclose that: (1) the infant formula business acquired from Nestlé suffered from significant underinvestment in maintenance; (2) Perrigo needed to make substantial capital and operational expenditures above Perrigo’s outwardly stated cost estimates to remediate the infant formula business; (3) there were significant manufacturing deficiencies in the facility for Perrigo’s infant formula business; (4) as a result of the foregoing, Perrigo’s financial results, including earnings and cash flow, were overstated; and (5) as a result of the foregoing, defendants’ positive statements about Perrigo’s business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.

To join the Perrigo class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=48085 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email [email protected] for information on the class action.

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NEW YORK, Dec. 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of securities and sellers of put options of Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFM) between June 4, 2025 and October 29, 2025, both dates inclusive (the “Class Period”), of the important January 26, 2026 lead plaintiff deadline.

SO WHAT: If you purchased Sprouts securities and/or sold put options during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.

WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Sprouts class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=48630 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email [email protected] for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than January 26, 2026. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.

WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources, or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually litigate securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm achieved, at that time, the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs’ Bar. Many of the firm’s attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.

DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, defendants provided investors with material information concerning Sprouts’ growth potential for the fiscal year 2025. Defendants’ statements included, among other things, confidence in Sprouts’ customer base to remain resilient to macroeconomic pressures and that Sprouts would instead benefit from the perceived tailwinds from a more cautious consumer. Defendants provided these overwhelmingly positive statements to investors while, at the same time, disseminating materially false and misleading statements and/or concealing material adverse facts concerning the true state of Sprouts’ growth potential; notably, that a more cautious consumer could result in significant slowdown in sales growth and the purported tailwinds would be unable to dampen the slowdown or would otherwise fail to manifest entirely. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.

To join the Sprouts class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=48630 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email [email protected] for information on the class action.

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BEIJING, China, Jan. 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Li Auto Inc. (“Li Auto” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: LI; HKEX: 2015), a leader in China's new energy vehicle market, today announced that it delivered 44,246 vehicles in December 2025. This brought the Company's fourth-quarter deliveries to 109,194. As of December 31, 2025, Li Auto's cumulative deliveries reached 1,540,215.

HONG KONG, Dec. 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- VS Media Holdings Limited (NASDAQ: VSME, the "Company"), a leader in managing a global network of digital creators, today announced that it plans to implement a 1-for-20 share combination of its Class A ordinary shares (“Class A Ordinary Shares”) and Class B ordinary shares (“Class B Ordinary Shares”) (the "Share Combination"), effective on or around January 9, 2026.

Beginning with the opening of trading on January 9, 2026, the Company's Class A Ordinary Shares will begin trading on a post-Share Combination basis on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the same symbol "VSME", but under a new CUSIP number of G9517U111. The objective of the Share Combination is to enable the Company to regain compliance with Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 5550(a)(2) and maintain its listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market. Upon the effectiveness of the Share Combination, every twenty issued and outstanding Class A ordinary shares of no par value each and Class B Ordinary Shares, no par value per share will automatically be converted into one issued and outstanding Class A Ordinary Share of no par value each and Class B Ordinary Shares, no par value per share, respectively. No fractional shares will be issued as a result of the Share Combination. Instead, any fractional shares that would have resulted from Share Combination will be rounded up to the next whole number. The Share Combination affects all shareholders uniformly and will not alter any shareholder's percentage interest in the Company's outstanding ordinary shares, except for adjustments that may result from the treatment of fractional shares.

The Share Combination was approved by the Company's board of directors on December 4, 2025 and its shareholders on December 31, 2025.

About VS Media

VS Media Holdings Limited (NASDAQ: VSME) manages a network of leading digital creators across Asia Pacific that powers content-driven social commerce and offers local and effective marketing services to brands. Founded in 2013, VSME partners with over 1,500 creators and over 1,000 brands to promote and merchandise their products and services. The Company is currently growing internationally across Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Singapore, and beyond. For more information, visit https://www.vs-media.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this announcement are forward-looking statements, including, for example, statements about potential activity under share repurchase plan. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are based on the Company's current expectations and projections about future events that the Company believes may affect its financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs. These forward-looking statements are also based on assumptions regarding the Company's present and future business strategies and the environment in which the Company will operate in the future. Investors can find many (but not all) of these statements by the use of words such as "may," "will," "expect," "anticipate," "aim," "estimate," "intend," "plan," "believe," "likely to" or other similar expressions. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent occurring events or circumstances, or changes in its expectations, except as may be required by law. Although the Company believes that the expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot assure you that such expectations will turn out to be correct, and the Company cautions investors that actual results may differ materially from the anticipated results and encourages investors to review other factors that may affect its future results in the Company's registration statement and other filings with the SEC.

Contact information:
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Society Pass Incorporated

NEW YORK, Dec. 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Society Pass Incorporated (Nasdaq: SOPA) (the “Company”), Southeast Asia’s (SEA) next generation e-commerce ecosystem, today announced the closing of its previously announced best efforts public offering of an aggregate of 1,500,000 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $2.00 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of $3 million, before deducting the placement agent’s fees and other offering expenses payable by the Company. The offering was priced at a premium to market under Nasdaq rules.

Rodman & Renshaw LLC acted as the exclusive placement agent for the offering.

The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for working capital and general corporate purposes, including operating expenses and capital expenditures.

The securities were offered and sold pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-292060), which was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on December 29, 2025. The offering was made only by means of a prospectus forming part of the effective registration statement relating to the offering. Electronic copies of the final prospectus may be obtained on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may also be obtained by contacting Rodman & Renshaw LLC at 600 Lexington Avenue, 32nd Floor, New York, NY 10022, by telephone at (212) 540-4414, or by email at [email protected].

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities described herein, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction.

About Society Pass Inc.
Founded in 2018 as an e-commerce ecosystem in the fast-growing markets of Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand, which account for more than 80% of the SEA population, and with offices located in Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City, Jakarta, Manila, and Singapore, Society Pass Incorporated (Nasdaq: SOPA) is an acquisition-focused holding company operating 3 interconnected verticals (digital media, travel, and lifestyle). Society Pass leverages technology to tailor a more personalised experience for customers in the purchase journey and to transform the entire retail value chain in SEA.

Society Pass completed an initial public offering and began trading on the Nasdaq under the ticker SOPA in November 2021.

For more information on Society Pass, please visit:

Website at https://www.thesocietypass.com or

LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/societypass or

Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/thesocietypass or

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Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/societypass/.

Cautionary Note Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbour” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding the intended use of the proceeds from the offering. You can identify forward-looking statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. These statements may include words such as “anticipate”, “estimate”, “expect”, “project”, “plan”, “intend”, “believe”, “may”, “will”, “should”, “can have”, “likely” and other words and terms of similar meaning. Forward-looking statements represent Society Pass Incorporated’s current expectations regarding future events and are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by the forward-looking statements. Among those risks and uncertainties are market conditions, including the trading price and volatility of Society Pass Incorporated’s common stock and risks relating to Society Pass Incorporated’s business, including the Company’s ability to develop and successfully change its business model and the Company’s ability to identify new investments and spin-off acquisitions.

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Why: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, continues to investigate potential securities claims on behalf of shareholders of National Grid plc (NYSE: NGG) resulting from allegations that National Grid plc may have issued materially misleading business information to the investing public.

So What: If you purchased National Grid securities you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement. The Rosen Law Firm is preparing a class action seeking recovery of investor losses.

What to do next: To join the prospective class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=41344 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email [email protected] for information on the class action.

What is this about: On July 2, 2025, Reuters published an article entitled "'Preventable' National Grid failures led to Heathrow fire, findings say." The article stated that a "fire that shut London's Heathrow airport in March, stranding thousands of people, was caused by the UK power grid's failure to maintain an electricity substation, an official report said on Wednesday, prompting the energy watchdog to open a probe." Further, the article stated that the United Kingdom's Energy minister, Ed Miliband, had "called the report "deeply concerning", after it concluded that the issue which caused the fire was identified seven years ago but went unaddressed by power grid operator National Grid[.]"

On this news, National Grid American Depositary Shares' ("ADSs") fell 5%, on July 2, 2024.

Why Rosen Law: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources, or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually litigate securities class actions.  Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company at the time. At the time Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.

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Why: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of securities of Telix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (NASDAQ: TLX) between February 21, 2025 and August 28, 2025, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important January 9, 2026 lead plaintiff deadline in the securities class action first filed by the Firm.

So what: If you purchased Telix securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.

What to do next: To join the Telix class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=43778  or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email [email protected] for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than January 9, 2026. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.

Why Rosen Law: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources, or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually litigate securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved, at that time, the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.

Details of the case: According to the lawsuit, defendants throughout the Class Period made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) defendants materially overstated the progress Telix had made with regard to prostate cancer therapeutic candidates; (2) defendants materially overstated the quality of Telix's supply chain and partners; and (3) as a result, defendants' statements about Telix's business, operations, and prospects were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages. 

To join the Telix class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=43778   or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email [email protected] for information on the class action.

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Bitcoin has managed to reclaim the $88,000 level, yet it continues to struggle below the key $90,000 threshold, failing to sustain any meaningful breakout since early December. Despite several recovery attempts, upside momentum remains weak, reinforcing a broader sense of indecision across the market.

As fear and apathy dominate investor behavior, a growing number of analysts are now openly calling for a bear market to unfold in 2026, arguing that the current structure lacks the conditions needed for a renewed bullish phase.

This cautious outlook is reinforced by on-chain data shared by top analyst Axel Adler. According to his latest report, short-term holders (STHs) are firmly underwater, with Bitcoin trading well below their average cost basis. The STH Realized Price continues to trend lower, a signal that new demand entering the market is weak and increasingly price-insensitive.

Adler notes that this environment reflects pressure from above rather than outright capitulation. While sellers are active, the market has not yet reached the type of forced liquidation typically associated with cycle lows.

Instead, Bitcoin appears trapped in a prolonged stress regime, where confidence erodes gradually and rallies are sold into rather than followed through. Until short-term holder profitability improves, sentiment is likely to remain constrained.

Short-Term Holder Stress Persists
Adler’s latest analysis of Short-Term Holder (STH) Realized Price highlights why Bitcoin remains locked in a stress regime despite recent attempts to stabilize. The chart compares BTC price with the STH Realized Price—the average cost basis of coins held for less than 155 days—alongside stress indicators and weekly changes in that cost basis.

Bitcoin STH Realized Price | Source: Axel Adler
In this framework, the black line represents Bitcoin’s market price, while the orange line tracks the STH Realized Price. Additional overlays, including the STH Stress Score and weekly percentage changes, help contextualize shifts in short-term positioning.

According to Adler, Bitcoin has traded consistently below the STH Realized Price since October 17, confirming that stress mode remains active. The weekly change in STH Realized Price has stayed in negative territory and recently reached local lows, signaling that short-term holders continue to redistribute coins at lower prices rather than accumulate at higher levels. This behavior reflects weak incoming demand and reinforces overhead pressure.

Price performance across timeframes remains mixed. While Bitcoin has shown modest stabilization over shorter horizons—up roughly 0.9% on the week and 2.3% on the month—the broader picture remains fragile.

The 90-day performance is deeply negative at −26.7%, indicating that stress dominates across all major timeframes. Adler’s forecast model points to continued downside pressure, with an expected weekly decline of around 3% if current conditions persist.

Crucially, the declining STH Realized Price lowers the resistance “ceiling,” reducing the distance required to return to healthier conditions. However, it also underscores persistent weakness in new demand. A meaningful improvement would require the STH Realized Price to stabilize and turn higher while Bitcoin holds current price levels.

Bitcoin Holds Structure But Remains Capped Below Resistance
The weekly Bitcoin chart highlights a market caught between long-term structural support and persistent overhead resistance. BTC is trading near the $88,000–$89,000 zone, a level that has acted as a pivot since late November. While price has managed to reclaim this area, it has repeatedly failed to sustain a breakout above $90,000, signaling hesitation rather than renewed bullish momentum.

BTC consolidates above key level | Source: BTCUSDT chart on TradingView
From a trend perspective, Bitcoin remains above its 200-week moving average, which continues to slope upward and currently sits well below price, preserving the broader bullish market structure. The 100-week moving average is also rising and has provided dynamic support during recent pullbacks, reinforcing the idea that long-term buyers are still defending key levels. However, the 50-week moving average has flattened and now acts as immediate resistance, aligning with the broader supply zone between $90,000 and $95,000.

After a surge in activity during the sharp correction from October highs, recent weeks show declining volume, suggesting reduced participation and growing apathy among market participants. This environment often precedes a directional move but does not yet favor a clear upside resolution.

Technically, as long as Bitcoin holds above the rising 100-week moving average, downside risk appears structurally contained. However, failure to reclaim the 50-week average keeps the market vulnerable to extended consolidation or a deeper corrective phase before any sustainable recovery can develop.

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TLDR:

Tether withdrew 8,888.8 BTC to reserves on January 1, 2026, completing its fourth quarter acquisition plan.
The company’s Bitcoin reserve address holds 96,185 BTC valued at $8.42 billion, ranking fifth globally.
Ember CN calculated average acquisition cost at $51,117 per coin, generating $3.524 billion unrealized profit.
Tether allocates 15% of quarterly profits to Bitcoin purchases under policy established in May 2023.

Tether accumulated 8,888.8888888 BTC during the fourth quarter of 2025, according to CEO Paolo Ardoino. 

The USDT issuer transferred substantial Bitcoin holdings to its reserve address over the period. Blockchain monitoring firm Ember CN tracked the movements and estimated total purchases at approximately 9,850 BTC. 

The transactions totaled roughly $876 million in value. Tether’s strategic Bitcoin accumulation continues a policy established in May 2023. The company allocates 15% of quarterly profits toward Bitcoin reserves.

Transaction Timeline and Acquisition Strategy
Paolo Ardoino announced the acquisition through social media on January 1, 2026. The CEO disclosed the precise figure of 8,888.8888888 BTC for Q4 2025 purchases. 

Ember CN’s on-chain analysis provided additional transaction details throughout the quarter. The monitoring revealed two major withdrawal events from exchange platforms.

The first transaction occurred on November 7, 2025, when Tether withdrew 961 BTC from Bitfinex. This transfer represented approximately $97.18 million at the time of execution. 

The company moved these coins to its designated Bitcoin reserve address. The withdrawal marked an early phase of the quarter’s accumulation strategy.

On January 1, 2026, Tether executed a larger transfer of 8,888.8 BTC. This movement valued at $778 million completed the quarter’s buying program. 

The company typically transfers quarterly Bitcoin purchases on the last day of each quarter or the first day of the next. This pattern has remained consistent since the reserve policy began in mid-2023.

Reserve Holdings and Market Position
Tether’s Bitcoin reserve address now holds 96,185 BTC worth approximately $8.42 billion. This position ranks as the fifth-largest Bitcoin wallet globally. 

The company has built these holdings systematically over multiple quarters. The reserve represents a substantial portion of corporate Bitcoin holdings worldwide.

Ember CN calculated the average acquisition cost at roughly $51,117 per Bitcoin. Current market valuations place the holdings at approximately $87,500 per coin. 

The difference generates an unrealized profit of $3.524 billion across the portfolio. These gains reflect Bitcoin’s price appreciation since purchases began.

The reserve policy demonstrates Tether’s commitment to Bitcoin as a treasury asset. The company converts a fixed percentage of operating profits into BTC each quarter. This approach mirrors strategies employed by other corporations holding Bitcoin reserves. 

Tether maintains transparency by transferring coins to publicly observable on-chain addresses. The fifth-place ranking among Bitcoin wallets places Tether among major institutional holders.

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Prenetics, the Nasdaq-listed health sciences group backed by soccer star David Beckham, has paused its plan to keep buying Bitcoin for the company treasury.

According to reports, the firm stopped its daily purchases on December 4, 2025, and will hold the coins it already owns rather than add more. The company still retains roughly 510 BTC on its books.

The move comes after a stretch of weak crypto markets and a recent $48 million equity raise that executives say will be used to back its consumer health brand.

Prenetics Halts Daily Bitcoin Buying
According to Bloomberg and other news outlets, Prenetics had been testing a treasury approach similar to models used by other public firms that purchased Bitcoin as a reserve asset.

The company began accumulating Bitcoin earlier in 2025, but management signaled a change in course as market conditions grew harder.

Reports have disclosed that the board and leadership looked at the math and decided pausing purchases would better protect cash and shareholder value while preserving the existing crypto holding.

Bitcoin is currently trading at $88,730. Chart: TradingView
IM8 Growth Takes Center Stage
Based on reports, a large part of the shift is driven by the rapid growth of IM8, Prenetics’ consumer health and nutrition brand co-founded with Beckham. The company has said IM8 reached over $100 million in annualized recurring revenue within 11 months of operations.

Management has also provided guidance that IM8 could generate about $180 million–$200 million in revenue in fiscal 2026, numbers that have helped persuade investors the business can stand on its own.

The $48 million round completed in October 2025 was seen as funding to both back IM8 expansion and to support the earlier Bitcoin plan; now the emphasis is being redirected.

Market Reaction
Shares of Prenetics have shown relative stability even after the announcement, reflecting some investor support for the health business strategy.

Analysts and market watchers say the company’s decision mirrors a wider reassessment among several firms that had adopted crypto treasury strategies earlier in the year.

Where some companies doubled down, others chose caution as Bitcoin fell from its highs and volatility persisted.

Reports point out that holding the existing 510 BTC lets Prenetics keep potential upside without committing fresh capital while it focuses on product growth.

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January 1, 2026

Spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) experienced approximately $355 million in net inflows, marking a reversal after a seven-day period of net outflows. This development occurred during the year-end holiday period and highlights a renewed interest from institutional investors, according to market data.

An analyst indicated that these inflows demonstrate persistent demand from institutional players, despite recent market fluctuations. This influx is significant as it underscores the role of institutional investments in stabilizing the crypto market, even in traditionally quieter trading periods.

The cryptocurrency sector has been closely observing the activities surrounding bitcoin ETFs, given their potential impact on broader market dynamics. These funds allow investors to gain exposure to bitcoin without directly holding the cryptocurrency, thus appealing to those concerned with security and regulatory issues.

Bitcoin ETFs have had mixed performance in the past, often swayed by regulatory developments and market sentiment. The recent inflows could signal a positive shift in sentiment, although it remains uncertain how this trend will evolve in the coming weeks.

Institutional interest in bitcoin ETFs is often seen as a barometer for the cryptocurrency’s acceptance in mainstream finance. This development could pave the way for further financial products linked to digital assets, enhancing liquidity and market stability over time.

However, challenges remain. The cryptocurrency market is prone to volatility, and regulatory uncertainties persist. The inflows, while promising, do not entirely shield the market from potential risks, such as regulatory crackdowns or significant price corrections.

As the market moves into the new year, observers will be watching for regulatory updates and further investment patterns to gauge the health and direction of the cryptocurrency sector.

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Posted: January 1, 2026

Canton Network [CC], the institutional-layer blockchain, has seen its native token, CC, climb again as liquidity flows back into the market.

Perpetual traders have played a major role in this capital inflow.

However, investors on Binance, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges, are increasingly positioned for a potential decline. Here is what is unfolding in the market.

Capital influx lifts CC price action
Investor confidence in CC has remained elevated, as the asset gained 14% within 24 hours. Currently, 72% of 5,200 traders are positioned on the bullish side.

This optimistic outlook follows a sharp rise in capital within the perpetual market for CC. Liquidity levels have climbed to $39.4 million, marking a 50% increase from the previous day.

The increase in perpetual market capital alongside price appreciation within the same period points to strong interest from long traders.

These participants appear positioned to capitalize on the trend, with expectations of further upside.

Source: CoinGlass

Broader market strength has also remained intact. Trading volume surged 120% to $252 million. In the perpetual market, the Long/Short Ratio has increased as well.

This metric measures which side of the market controls more trading volume over a given period.

At present, long traders dominate activity, with the ratio standing at 1.058. When the Long/Short Ratio remains above 1, as seen here, it typically reflects bullish market conditions and suggests room for additional upside.

Technical indicators support the trend
Technical indicators suggest the market remains positioned to extend the bullish trajectory established over the past day.

The Accumulation/Distribution (A/D) indicator has been particularly supportive of this outlook. It shows CC remains firmly in an accumulation phase, with volume reaching 200 million.

Accumulation refers to a market phase in which investors continue buying an asset with expectations of a rally over the short to long term.

Source: TradingView

This signal aligns with the Parabolic Stop and Reverse (SAR) indicator, which assesses trend direction based on whether its dots form above or below price action.

Currently, Parabolic SAR dots are forming below price, indicating that trend strength remains tilted in favor of further upside.

Binance traders push back against the rally
Despite these bullish signals, Binance traders appear positioned on the opposite side, as selling pressure continues to build.

Data from Binance’s top traders shows a long-to-short ratio of 0.854, while the broader Binance trader ratio stands lower at 0.715. Ratios below 1 typically indicate heightened selling activity.

This positioning is notable given Binance’s dominance in CC trading. The exchange leads in both trading volume and open interest, at $122.86 million and $12.71 million, respectively.

Source: CoinGlass

A sustained rise in selling pressure from an exchange of this scale could significantly influence CC’s price trajectory.

With funding rates hovering near neutral levels, CC still faces the risk of entering a brief corrective phase before any continuation of its upward move.

Final Thoughts

CC perpetual markets are seeing a rise in liquidity levels, with volume across exchanges supporting the ongoing rally.
Binance investors, both retail and large holders, are positioning against a sustained rally, signaling expectations of a pullback.