2026 tax refunds in the U.S could average about $4,000, as retroactive 2025 deductions combined with unchanged IRS withholding leave many Americans, especially higher earners, with bigger payouts.💰 #USGovernment #USNonFarmPayrollReport $ANIME $XRP $SOL
Japan's 2026 Tax Reform Proposes New Crypto Tax Framework Aligning With Traditional Financial Products.
Japan's ruling coalition unveiled a 2026 tax reform blueprint proposing to treat cryptocurrencies more like traditional financial products such as stocks and funds. The reform contemplates separate taxation for spot crypto trading, derivatives, and crypto ETFs, while staking and lending rewards might remain under general tax rules. Loss carryforwards for crypto transactions may be introduced, but loss offsetting across different asset classes is unlikely, and NFTs are not clearly addressed. #CryptoUpdate #BoJ $BTC
Trust Wallet Security Breach Causes Over $7 Million Theft:
A critical vulnerability in Trust Wallet’s Chrome browser extension version 2.68 led to over $7 million of user funds being stolen across multiple blockchains including Bitcoin, Solana, and EVM-compatible chains. The breach involved a backdoor extracting seed phrases and transferring assets to centralized exchanges like KuCoin. Trust Wallet advised immediate update to version 2.69 and Binance founder CZ confirmed full reimbursement of losses. #CZ $BTC $SOL
According to BlockBeats, CME’s FedWatch data shows that markets see only a 15.5% chance of the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates by 25 basis points in January next year. Meanwhile, there is a much higher 84.5% probability that the Fed will keep interest rates unchanged. #Fed
Brad Garlinghouse: “We’re moving real payment flows using XRP.”
A trillion-dollar market could soon be routing directly through the #XRP Ledger.
THIS SHIFT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO UNLEASH TRILLIONS IN CAPITAL ACROSS XRPL, AS REAL TOKEN (BUILT ON XRPL) TAKES AIM AT THE ENORMOUS $650 TRILLION GLOBAL REAL ESTATE MARKET. DYOR/NFA #xrp $XRP
Evernorth Holdings, backed by Ripple executives and the largest institutional XRP holder, is facing over $200 million in unrealized losses due to XRP’s recent 16-25% price drop amid a broader market correction. Despite XRP’s decline, US-listed XRP ETFs continue to attract significant inflows exceeding $1 billion, highlighting institutional interest amidst volatility. Meanwhile, Bitcoin and Ethereum also encountered institutional-level losses as market weakness persists late in 2025. $BTC #ETH #XRP
🇯🇵BOJ SIGNALS MORE PRESSURE BOJ: JAPAN YEN AT RISK 😱
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda says Japan’s underlying inflation is steadily accelerating toward the 2% target, driven by tighter labor markets & rising wages.
Wages + prices are changing fast. More policy shifts coming.
Despite Bitcoin’s challenges, US-listed XRP ETFs have attracted over $1 billion in inflows amid XRP's recent 16% price drop, highlighting growing investor interest in altcoins with clearer regulatory frameworks. Ethereum shows resilience, with whale investors accumulating over 4.8 million ETH (4% of supply) since late November, supporting repeated price rebounds at key cost levels near $2,300. However, Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs have experienced outflows, reflecting a rotation toward select altcoins like XRP and Solana. #BTC #Xrp🔥🔥 #solana $BTC $XRP $SOL
[IMPORTANT ANNOUNCMENT] BXE Token expands into the U.S. on January 21 with a new U.S.-supported exchange listing, enabling journalists to convert on-chain earnings into fiat. BanxChange, supported by iOS and Android apps, powers decentralized media payments. Backed by Banx Media, the platform replaces centralized, gate-kept media with decentralized truth, allowing journalists to publish freely and earn directly on-chain via the XRP Ledger—with no middlemen or censorship. #xrp $XRP