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On January 2, 2027, the OECD’s Cryptocurrency Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) will officially go into effect. Before that, starting January 1, 2026, the first group of 48 countries has required local crypto service providers to begin collecting users’ crypto wallet and transaction data to prepare for future international tax information sharing. Per the OECD, organizations taking part in data collection include centralized exchanges, some decentralized platforms, crypto ATMs, and brokers. CARF’s core goal is to boost tax transparency, fight cross-border tax evasion and money laundering, and make sure taxpayers meet their tax obligations regardless of where they trade crypto. Along with the initial 48 countries, 27 more jurisdictions (including Australia, Canada, Switzerland, and others) will start collecting data in 2027 and join the information sharing system in 2028. While CARF is officially intended for tax purposes, industry insiders note that the collected data could lat

**January 2, 2026** Per official sources, MGBX will launch the ZAMA (Zama) pre-trading pair on **January 2, 2026, 18:00 SGT**. Key Timelines: - Deposit Open Time: TBD - Trading Launch Time: January 2, 2026, 18:00 SGT - Withdrawal Open Time: TBD About Zama: Zama is a cryptography firm building open-source fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) tools for developers. FHE enables data to be processed without decryption—a capability that powers privacy-preserving smart contracts on public, permissionless blockchains, where only authorized users can view transaction data and contract states.

On January 2nd, Solana reported record real-world asset (RWA) tokenization activity heading into 2026, building on momentum from late 2025. December data shows Solana’s on-chain RWA value grew nearly 10% month-over-month to a new high of $873 million, while the number of RWA holders rose 18.4% to 126,000. Solana’s RWA ecosystem is currently dominated by U.S. Treasury-like assets: BlackRock’s $255 million BUIDL Fund and Ondo’s $176 million USD Yield Product lead the pack. Tokenized stocks (Tesla, NVIDIA) and institutional funds are also ramping up on the chain. The network is on track to become the third public blockchain to top $1 billion in RWA value, trailing only Ethereum (≈$12.3 billion) and BNB Chain (over $2 billion). Bitwise recently noted that passage of the U.S. CLARITY Act (a crypto market structure bill) in 2026 could supercharge the tokenization wave—with Solana poised to be a top beneficiary. Though SOL has pulled back from its all-time high, a spot Solana ETF

On January 2, per Coinglass data, Bitcoin (BTC) recorded a 24-hour cumulative net outflow of 3,029.44 BTC from centralized exchanges (CEXs). Leading the outflow rankings were three major platforms: - Binance: 2,839.48 BTC - Kraken: 2,667.09 BTC - Coinbase Pro: 349.97 BTC Notably, OKX topped the inflow list, with 3,119.46 BTC entering the exchange.

Jan 2nd — CoinGecko data shows Upbit’s 24-hour trading volume rose 6.4% to $8.894 billion. The IP/KRW trading pair leads the KRW-based market with a 16.09% volume share, followed by four tokens: XRP, AERGO, BTC, and USDT.

On January 2, Coinglass data highlights two critical Bitcoin liquidation thresholds for major centralized exchanges (CEXs): - If Bitcoin breaks above $90,000, cumulative short liquidation intensity will hit $541 million. - Conversely, a drop below $87,000 will trigger $703 million in cumulative long liquidation intensity. BlockBeats Note: Liquidation charts do not show the exact number or value of contracts being liquidated. The bars instead reflect how significant each liquidation cluster is relative to nearby clusters—this is defined as "intensity." In short, the chart indicates how strongly a price level will impact the market: taller bars mean the price hitting that level will spark a more intense reaction due to a liquidity cascade.