ZachXBT: Ledger Experiences User Data Leak Again Due to Security Issue with Payment Provider Global-e

On January 7, the Tempo team launched its native token standard TIP-20, targeted at stablecoin and payment-focused token use cases. Per the official announcement, TIP-20 is ERC-20-compatible and adds features like transfer memos, compliance controls, and reward distribution—aimed at addressing real-world needs for payments, settlements, and fund management. Tempo notes TIP-20 enables customized stablecoin issuance for specific payment scenarios, supports high-throughput transactions with predictable fees, and allows stablecoin trading on Tempo’s native decentralized exchange (DEX). The standard also includes role-based permission management and policy registries to support compliance and operational oversight. Infrastructure providers including AllUnity, Bridge, and LayerZero have already started supporting TIP-20, per official disclosures. Tempo adds the standard works for stablecoin issuers and can be extended to other homogeneous assets, reducing custom development costs an

January 7th, Funkari team member Neks announced that NFT Paris has **canceled** its 2026 NFT Paris and RWA Paris events (launched in 2022) due to depleted funds: organizational costs exceeded sponsorship and ticket revenue. Ticket buyers are promised refunds within two weeks. Below the announcement, sponsor @serc1n shared an email: “Per Article 12 of our agreement, non-refundable event costs have exceeded total sponsorship funds received—so we cannot provide refunds.” Okay Bears founder Kais, another sponsor, confirmed receiving the same message. Sponsors paid for exposure at the event, with goals ranging from driving profitability, selling products, and acquiring users to boosting brand visibility. Now the event is canceled, their sponsorship fees are gone. NFT Paris listed 61 sponsors for 2026; total sponsorship is estimated at over €500,000. A key detail: Sources say the core team that operated NFT Paris for three years left shortly before the incident. If true, this amount

January 7th: Per GMGN monitoring (link: https://t.me/gmgnaibot?start=i_m4TE56o8), a trader purchased Solana-based meme coin WhiteWhale via 49 transactions 34 days ago, with a total outlay of $5,836.13. To date, the trader has cashed out $16,000 from sales and still holds WhiteWhale tokens valued at $456,500—securing an unrealized per-token gain exceeding 77x.

On January 7, on-chain analyst Ai Auntie (@ai_9684xtpa) reported that WLFI Strategic Reserve has fully swapped $15.07 million worth of WBTC (withdrawn from Aave) into WETH. As of this transaction, all WBTC in the associated address has been fully liquidated. The tokens were purchased on January 2, 2024, at an average price of $104,710.55 per WBTC, resulting in a $1.978 million loss from the sale. The transaction yielded 4,611.65 WETH, with an average cost of $3,260.88 per token.

Jan. 7 — Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong addressed X users’ questions about his ongoing COIN stock sales in a post on the platform. “I’ve been selling, but I’ve been with Coinbase for 13 years now,” he said. “Wouldn’t it be crazy to keep 99.999% of my net worth in a single stock? This was a deliberate choice. That said, most of my net worth is still in COIN, and I’m bullish on the future. I’ve also used a portion of the proceeds to help launch additional companies.”

**January 7** Bitwise advisor Jeff Park highlighted an overlooked point in a social media post: Morgan Stanley’s Bitcoin ETF launch is an "epic bullish signal" for Bitcoin, with three key drivers: 1. **Unmet demand = early-stage growth**: Even as IBIT (the first spot Bitcoin ETF) became the fastest ETF ever to hit $80 billion in AUM, Morgan Stanley sees significant unmet real demand—signaling the market is still in its early days, especially for attracting new clients. 2. **Economic + social client value**: The firm bets Bitcoin isn’t just economically meaningful to clients, but socially important. Even if the ETF doesn’t become a "phenomenal hit," the intangible brand lift will boost its influence. 3. **Defensive move against decentralization/fee leakage**: With IBIT already aggregating liquidity at scale, Morgan Stanley’s launch acknowledges a critical truth: controlling distribution channels, not product superiority, is what truly owns the customer.