U.S. CPI: +2.9% YEAR-OVER-YEAR (EST. +2.9%); U.S. CORE CPI: +3.2% YEAR-OVER-YEAR (EST. +3.3%)

Jan. 5: Trump family-backed Bitcoin miner American Bitcoin Corp (ABTC) added 329 BTC to its holdings, now totaling 5,427 BTC.

January 5th: Official sources report Depinsim (ESIM) is now live on Binance Alpha.

On January 5, on-chain sleuth ZachXBT shared in his personal channel that community rumors point to another data breach at Ledger—this time linked to payment service provider Global-e, which exposed customers’ personal data including names and contact information. Earlier today, Ledger customers reportedly received the following email notification from Global-e: “Global-e recently detected unusual activity on some of our networks. After identifying irregularities in our cloud systems, we took immediate action to contain and secure the systems. We’ve engaged independent forensic experts to investigate the incident and confirmed unauthorized access to certain personal data, including names and contact information.”

Per official announcements, OKX will list BREV (Brevis) and convert its BREV Perpetual Swap Contract to a standard perpetual contract on January 5, 2026. The detailed timeline is as follows: - BREV Deposits Open: January 5, 2026, 7:30 PM UTC+8 - BREV Auction Period: January 6, 2026, 9:00 PM to 10:00 PM UTC+8 - BREV/USDT Spot Trading Goes Live: January 6, 2026, 10:00 PM UTC+8 - BREV Perpetual Contract Conversion: Within 3 hours starting at 10:00 PM UTC+8 on January 6, 2026 - BREV Withdrawals Open: January 7, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC+8

January 5th — Per Coinglass data, following a recent rebound in the crypto market, current funding rates for mainstream centralized (CEX) and decentralized (DEX) exchanges show the market remains overwhelmingly bearish on altcoins, while Bitcoin holds a neutral rate. Specific funding rates for major coins are detailed in the attached image. **BlockBeats Note**: A funding rate is a fee set by crypto exchanges to align perpetual contract prices with the underlying asset’s spot price. It operates as a capital transfer mechanism between long and short traders—exchanges do not collect this fee. The rate adjusts the cost or profit of position holders to keep contract prices closely tied to the underlying asset. A 0.01% funding rate serves as the baseline: rates above 0.01% signal a broadly bullish market, while rates below 0.005% indicate a broadly bearish market.

On January 5th, Starknet’s official team announced via social media that its network is currently experiencing downtime. The team is actively investigating the issue and working to restore full functionality as soon as possible.