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BlockBeats News, January 7th, US December ADP employment change was 41,000, expected 47,000, previous -32,000. (Jin10)

Odaily Planet Daily reports that LM Funding America, Inc. (NASDAQ: LMFA) released its December 2025 operational report today. The company set a new monthly Bitcoin production record by successfully mining 7.5 Bitcoins. Recently, the company raised approximately $6.1 million through equity financing to purchase 47 Bitcoins (at an average price of about $87,400 each) and to expand its immersive mining facility in Oklahoma. As of December 31, 2025, LMFA held 356.3 Bitcoins, with a total value of approximately $31.4 million, equivalent to $1.46 per share, well above the $0.44 share price on that day. (Globenewswire)

Odaily Planet Daily News: Spot silver falls below $78/oz, down 3.99% intraday. NYMEX silver drops 4.00% intraday, currently at $77.80/oz. (Jin10)

BlockBeats News, January 7th, according to Fortune, Babylon announced the completion of a $15 million financing round, with a16z Crypto participating. The specific valuation data has not been disclosed yet. Babylon is expected to integrate its technology with the lending protocol Aave in the second quarter of this year.

Foresight News reports that Babylon has completed a $15 million funding round, led by a16z Crypto under Andreessen Horowitz. The project's valuation was not disclosed. The company plans to integrate its technology with lending protocols in the second quarter of 2026.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that BitFuFu released its unreviewed Bitcoin production and operational update for December 2025 on January 7. As of December 31, 2025, BitFuFu held 1,780 Bitcoins, an increase of 16 from the previous period. Among them, the staked Bitcoin amount decreased to 274, enhancing the company's asset-liability liquidity and financial flexibility.
In December 2025, the company produced a total of 188 Bitcoins, including 151 from cloud computing mining and 37 from self-operated mining. During the same period, the company managed a computing power scale of 26.1EH/s, with a power management capacity of 478MW, and an average miner efficiency of 18.3 J/TH.
Leo, Chairman and CEO of BitFuFu

PANews January 7 News, according to Fortune magazine, the decentralized protocol Babylon, co-founded by Stanford University professor David Tse, has completed a $15 million funding round. The round was led by a16z Crypto under Andreessen Horowitz, and the project's valuation was not disclosed.
Babylon developed a protocol called BTCVaults, aimed at allowing Bitcoin holders to directly use their Bitcoin as collateral without going through third parties (such as exchanges or stablecoin issuers), while retaining control of their assets. The protocol plans to integrate with the lending protocol Aave in Q2 2026. Tse stated that their goal is to leverage cutting-edge technology to help users bypass intermediaries and generate more direct yields from Bitcoin assets. Babylon was established in 2021, currently has a team of over 40 people, and has not yet generated revenue.

BlockBeats News, January 7 — According to MLM monitoring, the "super whale" holding 30,060 stETH (worth $97 million) and having deposited $370 million assets on the Aave platform has deposited a total of $15.5 million USDC into Hyperliquid in the past 33 hours, went long on 2,070 BTC, worth $191 million, and set a take-profit price of $93,300.

Liberty Ecosystem Project Announces Accelerated Deployment in the RWA Sector, Focusing on Multi-Asset On-Chainization Around USD1, and Launches the USD1 Trading Competition, Aiming to Observe Real Trading Behaviors and Market Liquidity, and to Validate USD1's Coordination Ability and Settlement Efficiency in RWA Scenarios.

On January 7th, gold prices hit a record high. Bitunix launched the XAUT Gold-themed event, including perpetual contract trading competitions and XAUT financial products, with a maximum annualized return of 100%. The event features a generous prize pool aimed at increasing user participation and understanding of on-chain gold trading.

ChainCatcher News, according to market reports, Vanadi Coffee purchased 12 BTC, increasing its total holdings to 173 BTC, and moved the company up to the 91st position in the Bitcoin Top 100 ranking.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that, according to market sources: Vanadi Coffee purchased 12 BTC, increasing its total holdings to 173 BTC, and moved the company up to the 91st position in the Bitcoin Top 100 ranking.

Strategy's perpetual preferred stock Stretch regained $100 in pre-market trading on Wednesday, potentially raising funds through market price issuance to purchase BTC. The STRC price previously dipped close to $90 before rebounding.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that according to precious metals market trends, spot gold has fallen below $4,440 per ounce, down 1.23% intraday. (Jin10)

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin mining company Riot Platforms has officially released an unaudited production and operations update for December 2025. The report discloses that last month, the mining output was 460 BTC. Although this is an increase from the 428 BTC mined in November 2025, the total Bitcoin holdings have decreased to 18,005 BTC due to the sale of 1,818 BTC (netting approximately $161.6 million in profit).

BlockBeats News, January 7, According to Globenewswire, Rumble and Tether announced the joint launch of the non-custodial crypto wallet Rumble Wallet, which can be directly integrated into the Rumble platform. The wallet will support USDT, gold token XAUt, and Bitcoin, allowing users to tip creators directly in cryptocurrencies.

ChainCatcher reports that, according to The Block, Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan stated in the latest client briefing that although Bitcoin and Ethereum both rose about 7% in early 2026, the crypto market needs to overcome three major challenges to sustain this momentum.
The first challenge is to avoid a large-scale market crash similar to October 10, 2025, which caused over $20 billion in futures liquidation. Hougan believes this challenge has been essentially addressed; the second challenge is to advance the passage of the U.S. Clarity Act crypto bill, which is currently under review in Congress and is expected to be marked in the Senate on January 15; the third challenge is to maintain stability in the stock market and prevent a significant decline that could drag down all risk assets.
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Rumble and Tether jointly launch the non-custodial crypto wallet Rumble Wallet, supporting USDT, XAUt, and BTC. Users can directly tip creators, eliminating middlemen and increasing creator earnings.

BlockBeats News, January 7th, according to Beijing Daily, Prince Group founder and chairman Chen Zhi was arrested in Cambodia and has been deported back to China to undergo investigation by relevant authorities.