Huobi HTX has launched AERGO perpetual contracts and kicked off a contract trading party.

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.

On January 5, GoPlus posted on social media noting that an account named “ShittymikeSol”—purporting to be a $PNUT project developer—had publicly pushed a “get rich quick” story on social platforms: “turn $1,000 into $18 million in one month.” The account also claimed to lead users to “replicate this success” via live stream. But an investigation found the token showed classic “rug pull” signs, exposing a coordinated scheme to rip off retail investors. On December 29, 2025, ShittymikeSol tweeted about the “first real alpha trade after a year off,” saying they’d put $500 into $HNUT, which skyrocketed to $200,000 in a day—then cashed out at the peak the next day for a $700,000 profit. The tweet also told users to follow suit and join their Telegram group. But the community quickly reported $HNUT crashed 99.99%, pointing to a likely rug pull by the project team. After on-chain analysis of the $HNUT team’s wallet, GoPlus found no significant profits there. Still, tracking early large

**Jan 5 (DefiLlama) — Perpetual DEX Volume Rebounds; Hyperliquid Open Interest Hits 30-Day High** Perpetual decentralized exchange (Perp DEX) total trading volume saw a modest rebound over the past 24 hours, with Aster leading at ~$38.8 billion in 24-hour volume. Concurrently, Hyperliquid’s open interest (OI) continued climbing, rising ~15% week-over-week to a nearly 30-day high — a sign of elevated short-term risk. Key Perp DEX Metrics (24h Volume | TVL | Open Interest): - Aster: ~$38.8B | ~$12.5B | ~$26.3B - Hyperliquid: ~$34.8B | ~$42.3B | ~$81.7B - Lighter: ~$33.9B | ~$12.6B | ~$14B - EdgeX: ~$28.3B | ~$3.58B | ~$8.88B - Paradex: ~$17.8B | ~$1.72B | ~$8.16B - Variational: ~$16.1B | ~$66.18M | ~$8.4B - Pacifica: ~$6.77B | ~$43.11M | ~$77.34M *(Note: All figures from DefiLlama, 24h as of Jan 5)*