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**CZ Book Updates** - Jan 25: CZ said his new book will hit shelves in late February or early March, with English and Chinese editions launching simultaneously. - Jan 8: He noted the Chinese version of his memoir may be titled *Binance Life*—it has no connection to any meme token or listing. He embraces meme culture, calling the word “sticky” and easy to remember. - As early as March 14, 2025 (note: this date postdates the preceding 2024 entries, likely a typo): CZ mentioned on X he’d written a ~114,000-word book covering his career, the crypto industry, or personal experiences.

On January 25, a16z Crypto released a detailed article titled “Quantum Computing and Blockchain: Aligning Immediacy with Realistic Threats,” noting that views on quantum computing’s threat are sharply polarized—both overoptimism and overworry are misplaced. Currently, publicly documented quantum computing advances are nowhere near enabling practical use of the Shor algorithm to crack RSA/ECDSA encryption, but long-term risks can’t be fully dismissed. Quantum computing presents vastly different threat timeframes for different cryptographic primitives. Encryption could be vulnerable to “Harvest Now, Decrypt Later” (HNDL) attacks, requiring an early shift to post-quantum encryption. Signatures, by contrast, aren’t easily targeted by HNDL attacks. Rushing to adopt post-quantum signatures, however, may cause performance hits, immature implementations, and new risks like code bugs—calling for a cautious transition plan.

Jan. 25: Strategy founder Michael Saylor again shared an update on its Bitcoin tracker, stating, “Unstoppable orange.” Per historical patterns, Strategy typically discloses its Bitcoin holdings the day after relevant news breaks. Following its latest Bitcoin purchase last week, as of Jan. 19, 2026, Strategy holds 709,715 Bitcoin total—with a cumulative investment of roughly $53.92 billion and an average entry price of ~$75,979 per coin.

**January 25 – Spot gold climbed another 1.01% intraday Wednesday, trading at $4,986.13 per ounce as of press time and inching toward the historic $5,000-per-ounce threshold, per Bitget market data.** Gold has overtaken U.S. Treasuries to become the world’s largest single reserve asset held by central banks — the first such historic reversal since 1996. Latest figures from the World Gold Council show the total value of non-U.S. central bank gold reserves has approached or topped $4 trillion, slightly exceeding the ~$3.9 trillion in U.S. Treasury bonds held by global central banks. In 2025, gold prices skyrocketed nearly 65% and set new all-time highs more than 50 times. On January 1, 2025, the metal traded at $2,624.27 per ounce, with an annual average of $4,318.53. Since the start of 2026, it has gained roughly 15% in just 25 trading days. Emerging market central banks have been the most active gold buyers, using the metal to hedge against geopolitical risks, U.S. dollar c

On January 25, Token Terminal released data showing stablecoin issuers generated roughly $5 billion in revenue in 2025 by deploying stablecoins on the Ethereum blockchain. Stablecoin supply on Ethereum rose by around $50 billion throughout 2025, topping $180 billion by the fourth quarter (Q4). Issuers’ revenue also climbed, hitting roughly $1.4 billion in Q4 alone. A portion of that revenue comes from returns on the reserve assets backing stablecoin supplies. Ethereum remains the primary issuance platform for most major stablecoin issuers.

**January 25th Update** Per Coinglass data, Coinbase’s Bitcoin Premium Index has stayed in negative territory for 10 straight days, with the discount widening to -0.1573%. Over the past 30 days, the index has been negative for 28 total days. **BlockBeats Note** The Coinbase Bitcoin Premium Index tracks the gap between Bitcoin’s price on Coinbase (a leading U.S. crypto exchange) and the global market average. It’s a key gauge for monitoring U.S. market capital flows, institutional investment interest, and shifts in investor sentiment. - **Positive Premium**: Coinbase price > global average → Signals strong U.S. buying pressure, active entry of institutional/compliant capital, ample USD liquidity, and broadly optimistic sentiment. - **Negative Premium**: Coinbase price < global average → Reflects elevated U.S. selling pressure, reduced investor risk appetite, increased market risk aversion, or capital outflows.