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🔈🔈 BD Ventures is proud to be an official Community Partner of Consensus 2026 – Miami Edition!

💥 Consensus returns — bringing the #1 destination for dealflow and the most influential crypto gathering to the Miami Beach Convention Center!

👑 About Consensus 2026
Built on CoinDesk’s legacy of independent journalism, Consensus has become the world’s leading event across digital finance, blockchain, and AI.
✔️ 20,000 attendees from over 100 countries
✔️ $4T AUM represented at Consensus 2025
✔️ Recognized as “The Super Bowl of Blockchain, the World Cup of Web3”
✔️ Premier global stage for founders, executives, policymakers & major brands
✔️ Three days of high-value meetings, dealmaking, and collaboration

📣 Why attend?
✔️ Access the world’s most influential crypto market
✔️ Join industry-leading panels, keynotes, and discussions
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🗓 Date: May 5–7, 2026
📍 Location: Miami Beach Convention Center
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🔈🔈 BD Ventures is proud to spotlight COLLIDE 2026 – The South’s Largest Data + AI Trade Show!
💥 COLLIDE 2026 brings together Fortune 500 data & AI leaders in Atlanta for a high-impact, in-person conference focused on real enterprise AI execution — not hype.
👑 About COLLIDE 2026
Organised by Data Science Connect, COLLIDE is a flagship Data + AI conference designed for senior enterprise leaders who are building, scaling, and governing AI in production.
✔️ In-person Data + AI trade show for enterprise leaders
✔️ Strong focus on real-world AI use cases & measurable ROI
✔️ Senior data, AI & technology executives from Fortune 500 companies
✔️ Thought leadership sessions, panels & breakout discussions
✔️ Curated networking with decision-makers across data & AI ecosystems
📣 Why attend?
✔️ Learn how enterprises are operationalizing AI at scale
✔️ Gain strategic insights on AI governance, observability & ROI
✔️ Connect with senior data & AI leaders across industries
✔️ Explore enterprise-grade AI frameworks beyond experimentation
✔️ High-quality networking with practitioners, not vendors-only audiences
💎 2026 Theme: AI for Enterprise
From Agentic AI and RAG to AI infrastructure, governance, and ROI measurement — COLLIDE 2026 focuses on making AI work in real business environments.
🗓 Date: October 1, 2026
📍 Location: Atlanta, Georgia
🏛 Venue: Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center
🔖 More info & registration: https://datasciconnect.com/events/collide/

🔈🔈 BD Ventures is proud to be an official Media Partner of The AI Enterprise Conference 2026 – New York City!
💥 A flagship in-person conference by Data Science Connect, bringing together Fortune 500 data & AI leaders to shape the future of enterprise-grade AI.
👑 About The AI Enterprise Conference 2026
This conference goes beyond AI hype, focusing on real-world enterprise adoption, scalable systems, and measurable ROI.
✔️ In-person conference with senior data & AI executives
✔️ Practical enterprise AI use cases & real deployment stories
✔️ Strong focus on governance, observability & AI at scale
✔️ Decision-makers from Fortune 500 & large enterprises
✔️ Thought leadership, panels & executive-level discussions
📣 Why attend?
✔️ Learn how leading enterprises operationalize AI, not just experiment
✔️ Connect directly with C-level & senior AI/data decision-makers
✔️ Explore frameworks for scalable, governed, high-performance AI
✔️ Gain insights into measuring real AI ROI across industries
💎 Key Topics
✔️ Agentic AI & RAG
✔️ Enterprise AI infrastructure at scale
✔️ Data governance & observability
✔️ Low-code / no-code & AI democratization
✔️ Measuring AI ROI
🗓 Date: September 1, 2026
📍 Location: New York City, USA
🔖 More info & registration: https://datasciconnect.com/events/ai-enterprise-conference/

🔥 Ethereum Foundation makes “quantum resistance” a strategic priority 🔥
💥 The Ethereum Foundation (EF) officially considers quantum resistance as the focus of research to protect Ethereum from the threats posed by quantum computers.
⭐️ Key points:
✨ EF has established a quantum research group, preparing for a “post-quantum computer” scenario.
✨ Led by Thomas Coratger, along with Emile (leanVM) – a VM platform using zero-knowledge proof and quantum-resistant hash signatures.
✨ Announced a Poseidon Award of 1 million USD to enhance the ZK hash function; following up on the Proximity Award.
✨ A client node with quantum-resistant consensus has been developed since 2025 (Lighthouse, Gradline, Prysm); regular technical meetings since 2/2026.
✨ Vitalik Buterin estimates a 20% chance that quantum computers will break current encryption by 2030, viewing quantum resistance as a prerequisite.
✨ Coinbase has also established a council to assess the quantum resistance of blockchains.
🛡 Ethereum is taking a step ahead to protect the smart contract infrastructure from the accelerating wave of quantum technology.

💥💥 Japan is preparing to open the way for crypto ETFs by 2028
🔥 The Financial Services Agency of Japan (FSA) is planning to amend the legal framework, allowing cryptocurrencies to become the underlying assets of ETFs, aiming for the approval of the first crypto ETF as early as 2028.
✅ Nomura Holdings and SBI Holdings are expected to be the pioneering organizations, with crypto ETFs potentially listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) once the legal framework is completed.
✅ Although Japan is slower than the US or Hong Kong, it has chosen a “slow but steady” approach, prioritizing transparency, risk management, and investor protection.
✅ This move is part of a larger strategy to integrate crypto & stablecoins into the mainstream financial system.
💎 In the context of crypto ETFs in the US and Hong Kong attracting significant institutional capital, and with South Korea preparing to finalize digital asset legislation, Japan is unlikely to remain outside the ETF race if it wants to maintain its position as a financial center in Asia.
📌 2028 may mark the year that crypto enters the “mainstream” in Japan.

🔈🔈 Bitcoin (BTC) Market Update – 27/01/2026
💥 Session 27/01/2026: BTC continues to fluctuate in the range of $87k–89k, unable to regain the $90k level after the previous strong correction. The chart shows that prices are consolidating narrowly with low liquidity, reflecting the clear waiting state of large funds.
💎 News & notable developments on 27/01/2026:
✔️ BTC spot ETF continues to face capital withdrawal pressure: the total outflow of BTC spot ETF funds has exceeded $1.3 billion USD in a short period, indicating that institutions are still reducing risk rather than making new investments.
✔️ BlackRock files for a new Bitcoin ETF (Income ETF): iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF has been registered amidst the capital withdrawal from spot ETFs, indicating that institutions are still interested in BTC but prioritize cash flow-producing products rather than pure price exposure.
✔️ Short-term technical charts weakening: BTC has not been able to reclaim the resistance area of $90k, and the price structure remains below the breakdown area → all current bounces are mainly technical in nature.
✔️ Widespread risk-off sentiment across the market: not only BTC, many large altcoins have recorded a complete loss of the January gains in one session, reflecting a broad decline in risk appetite.
✔️ No new macro catalyst: the market continues to wait for clearer signals from policy and ETF cash flow before establishing a new trend.
🛡 Strategy:
✔️ Prioritize defensive measures and risk management, avoiding high leverage during this period of ETF outflow.
✔️ Closely monitor price reactions around the $86k–88k range to assess the ability to maintain support.
✔️ Only consider current bounces as technical pullbacks until BTC clearly reclaims the $90k area accompanied by improved liquidity.

🔈🔈 BD Ventures is proud to be an official Media Partner of GITEX FUTURE HEALTH AFRICA – Forging Africa’s Healthcare Future with AI!
💥 GITEX FUTURE HEALTH AFRICA is the continent’s most influential healthcare innovation event, driving AI adoption, public–private collaboration, and investment to accelerate Africa’s transition toward smart, inclusive, and resilient health systems.
👑 About GITEX FUTURE HEALTH AFRICA
Organised by KAOUN International — the global producers of GITEX — and held under the leadership of H.E. Amine Tehraoui, Minister of Health and Social Protection of Morocco, in partnership with the Mohammed VI Foundation for Science and Health.
✔️ High-level summit shaping Africa’s healthcare future
✔️ Large-scale healthcare & healthtech exhibition
✔️ Strong focus on AI, digital health & essential care
✔️ Platform for public–private collaboration & policy dialogue
✔️ Africa healthcare market projected to reach US$259B by 2030
📣 Why attend?
✔️ Connect with healthcare regulators, innovators, investors & professionals
✔️ Explore AI-powered solutions and next-gen health systems
✔️ Access real opportunities in investment, partnerships & market entry
✔️ Gain early exposure to Africa’s rapidly expanding healthcare economy
🗓 Date: 04 – 06 May 2026
📍 Location: Casablanca, Morocco
🔖 More info & registration: https://gitexfuturehealth.com/

🔈🔈 BD Ventures is proud to be an official Media Partner of GITEX AFRICA 2026 – Marrakech, Morocco
💥 Africa’s largest and most influential tech & startup event returns to Marrakech, held under the High Patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, driving the continent’s digital economy forward.
👑 About GITEX AFRICA 2026
✔️ Africa’s flagship tech & startup platform
✔️ 45,000+ tech professionals
✔️ 1,400+ exhibitors & startups
✔️ Participants from 130+ countries
✔️ Strong public–private collaboration
📣 Why attend?
✔️ Connect with top government & tech decision-makers
✔️ Explore real opportunities in Africa’s fast-growing tech markets
✔️ Network with global innovators, investors & enterprises
✔️ Gain early-mover advantage in Africa’s digital transformation
🗓 Date: 07 – 09 April 2026
📍 Location: Marrakech, Morocco
🔖 More info & registration: https://www.gitexafrica.com

🔈🔈 GOLD & SILVER BREAK ATH – WHAT DOES THE MONEY FLOW SAY?
💥 Developments:
✔️ Gold officially breaks ATH, prices are steadily rising and holding at high levels.
✔️ Silver follows suit, confirming the medium-to-long-term upward trend of precious metals, no longer just a technical rebound.
⁉️ What is happening?
✔️ The market is shifting to a risk-off state
✔️ Money flow prioritizes hedging risks instead of seeking high profits
✔️ In previous cycles, gold often leads, and silver is the asset that follows when the trend is clear
🔍 Factors supporting gold & silver:
✔️ Prolonged macro instability
→ Geopolitics, trade, and unpredictable monetary policy are increasing defensive sentiment
✔️ Confidence in fiat currency is weakening
→ Money flow returns to safe-haven assets like gold and silver
✔️ Central banks continue to accumulate gold
→ Indicates that gold is still considered a safe asset in the long term
✔️ Real yields remain low
→ Deposits and bonds are less attractive, supporting gold prices
👑 Notable points:
✔️ Gold is not just a short-term hedge tool, but is returning to its role as a store of value for large money flows
✔️ Silver benefits from a dual advantage: safe-haven + industrial, so when the trend is confirmed, the volatility range is often larger than gold
🛡 Strategic view:
✔️ Gold breaking ATH is not a FOMO signal, but a warning about the widening defensive sentiment
✔️ History shows that each major gold cycle is often accompanied by a shift in confidence, not just a short-term trading swing
📌 Gold & silver breaking records is not just a price story, but reflects the widening defensive sentiment in the global financial market.

🔥 Grayscale submits ETF BNB spot application to the SEC 🔥
💥 Grayscale has just filed an application with the SEC to approve the ETF BNB spot, allowing the fund to hold BNB directly and trade on Nasdaq under the code GBNB (if approved).
✨ If passed, U.S. investors will have access to BNB under the legal framework without needing to self-custody or trade on crypto exchanges.
✨ BNB is currently the 4th largest token by market capitalization (~$120.5 billion), playing a central role in the Binance ecosystem (trading fees, BNB Chain, on-chain governance…).
✨ This move shows that Grayscale continues to expand its ETFs beyond Bitcoin & Ether, following the success of spot ETFs managing over $100 billion AUM.
🛡 Previously, VanEck also submitted an ETF BNB application, indicating that the race to introduce altcoin ETFs into the U.S. market is heating up.

💥💥 Binance confirms: Tokenized stocks may return
🔥 Binance is considering re-deploying tokenized stock trading, viewing it as a natural step to connect TradFi and crypto, as both the crypto exchange and traditional financial institutions are accelerating in this area.
👑 Tokenized stocks are the on-chain version of listed stocks (Apple, Microsoft…), allowing for flexible trading, fractionalization, and real-time pricing.
💎 Notable context:
✅ Binance previously tested it in 2021 but halted due to legal barriers
✅ Currently, many players are getting involved: OKX, Coinbase, New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq
✅ Legal issues remain a significant unknown, especially in the US
📣 Key takeaway:
The convergence momentum between TradFi and crypto is clearer than ever, but the legal framework will determine the speed and scope of deployment.

🔈🔈 Bitcoin (BTC) Market Update – 26/01/2026
💥 Session 26/01/2026: BTC is under more clear adjustment pressure compared to previous sessions, with the price retreating to the ~$86k–88k range after losing the $90k mark. Market liquidity is low, and a risk-off sentiment continues to dominate, with short-term demand not strong enough to create a significant rebound.
💎 News & notable developments on 26/01/2026:
✔️ BTC spot ETF records strong outflow: institutional capital has significantly withdrawn in recent sessions, continuously applying selling pressure on the spot market.
✔️ The support level of $88k has been breached: weakening the short-term price structure, BTC must retreat to test lower support around $86k.
✔️ High cautious investor sentiment: no new catalysts from macroeconomic factors or policies have emerged, causing capital to remain on the sidelines.
✔️ Safe-haven assets maintain an advantage: gold and precious metals continue to hold high price levels, indicating that global risk appetite has not improved.
✔️ Long-term accumulation activity still exists, but is not strong enough to convert into short-term buying power in the market.
🛡 Strategy:
✔️ Continue to prioritize risk management, limiting leverage in the context of low volatility but weak trends.
✔️ Closely monitor the $86k–88k support area to assess the reaction of demand and the ability to maintain the price structure.
✔️ Observe ETF flows and developments of safe-haven assets to early identify changes in the risk appetite of large capital.
📌 The market is entering a clearer adjustment phase, with BTC temporarily losing short-term advantages and continuing to strongly depend on institutional capital and macroeconomic context. No confirmation signals for a bottom or a reversal have emerged in the short term.

🏆 HISTORY REWRITTEN
🟡 Gold exceeds $5,000
⚪️ Silver exceeds $100
👉 Both reached all-time highs
Meanwhile…
₿ Bitcoin drops to $86,000
📉 Not because Bitcoin is weak.
⚠️ But because the market is rushing to absolute safe assets.
When:
• Trust in fiat currency wavers
• Public debt & geopolitical tensions escalate
• Systemic risk rises
➡️ Gold & Silver lead the wave first.
➡️ Bitcoin usually follows, not disappearing.

🔥 Binance confirms plans to bring tokenized stocks back to the platform 🔥
💥 After nearly 5 years of suspension, Binance officially confirms it is exploring the relaunch of tokenized stocks for the first time since ceasing support in July 2021.
💬 Binance stated that this is a natural step to connect traditional finance (TradFi) with crypto, expanding options for users while ensuring legal compliance.
💎 Previously, Binance supported real-world assets (RWA) and launched TradFi perpetual contracts settled in stablecoins.
⭐️ Notable context:
✨ Tokenized stocks were launched in 2021 (Tesla, Coinbase, Apple, Microsoft…) but faced increased scrutiny from European regulators.
✨ API changes at the end of 2025 indicate Binance is preparing infrastructure for this feature.
✨ Coinbase is also reported to be researching tokenized stocks.
⚠️ Meanwhile, BNB Chain announced a list of 191 high-risk DApps / fake tokens, emphasizing risk management as products expand.
🛡 Tokenized stocks are back in the race, but this time with stricter legal frameworks and clearer RWA – TradFi on-chain direction.

💥💥 Stablecoin transaction boom, but real payments are still very small
✅ 35,000 billion USD value of stablecoins recorded on the blockchain in 1 year
✅ But only ~1% are real payments (salaries, B2B, remittances…)
✅ Equivalent to ~380 billion USD, only accounting for ~0.02% of total global payments
📊 According to the report from McKinsey & Artemis Analytics:
The majority of stablecoin volume currently comes from crypto trading, internal transfers, protocol-level activities — not reflecting the payment needs of end users.
💡 The three most clearly forming stablecoin payment segments:
✅ B2B: 226 billion USD/year
✅ Salary & cross-border remittances: 90 billion USD
✅ Capital markets (automatic settlement): ~8 billion USD
📌 Stablecoins have not replaced Visa/Mastercard in real-world payments — but are building the infrastructure. The small number today is the benchmark to measure the pace of expansion in the future.

🔈🔈 Market Update for Bitcoin (BTC) – 01/25/2026
💥 Session 01/25/2026: BTC continues to fluctuate in the range of $88k–90k, with low volatility. The market remains in a risk-off state, and the buying force is not strong enough to create a breakthrough. Prices remain relatively stable compared to previous selling cycles, but the short-term trend still lacks clear catalysts.
💎 News & notable developments on 01/25/2026:
✔️ The flow of spot BTC ETFs continues to move sideways, with no new funding signals from institutions → reflecting a waiting sentiment.
✔️ Global investors are cautious ahead of upcoming policy events, keeping crypto liquidity at low levels.
✔️ Gold and precious metals remain at high price levels, indicating that defensive capital has not left safe-haven assets.
✔️ Long-term accumulation activities by institutions are still ongoing, but have not translated into short-term buying pressure in the spot market.
✔️ No major macroeconomic data is released today, causing BTC to continue moving according to sentiment and global capital flows.
🛡 Strategy:
✔️ Maintain a risk management priority, avoiding FOMO in a narrow sideways range.
✔️ Closely monitor price reactions around the $88k–90k range to assess the potential for forming a price base.
✔️ Observe ETF flows and gold movements to identify changes in the risk appetite of large capital flows.
📌 01/25/2026: The market is stable but lacks new momentum. BTC remains categorized as a risky asset, with the short-term trend continuing to depend on macroeconomic factors and institutional capital flows.

🔥 PwC: Crypto is being accepted… but not evenly 🔥
💥 According to PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), the acceptance of cryptocurrency is not occurring evenly across regions, even though the nature of blockchain is borderless.
⭐️ Key points from the Crypto Regulation 2026 report:
✨ The level of adoption depends on economic conditions, access to finance, and available infrastructure → creating a fragmented global ecosystem.
✨ Use cases (payments, remittances, savings, tokenization…) are developing very differently across markets.
✨ The US is accelerating thanks to a crypto-friendly policy environment, encouraging organizations to participate more strongly.
👑 Organizations have reached the "point of no return":
✨ Banks, funds, payment companies, and large corporations are integrating crypto into core infrastructure and balance sheets – it is no longer an experiment.
✨ According to Ki Young Ju, organizations have purchased ~577.000 BTC (~53 billion USD) in the past year → demand remains very strong.
🔴 But don’t expect prices to surge thanks to organizations:
✨ Some experts believe institutional cash flow struggles to push BTC to new highs without a significant catalyst.
🛡 Conclusion: Crypto adoption is an irreversible trend, but the pace & price impact will vary by region and macro context.

💥💥 Ethereum Mainnet surpasses all Layer-2 in daily active addresses
🔥 After the Fusaka upgrade (12/2025), gas fees have dropped significantly, bringing users back to the Ethereum mainnet.
💎 The number of active addresses per day approaches 1 million, at times reaching ~1.3 million (16/1), surpassing Arbitrum, Base, and OP Mainnet.
⚠️ However, not all activity is "real":
✅ Security experts warn of an increase in "address poisoning" attacks
✅ Cheap gas fees make transaction spam more economical
✅ A large portion of the volume may come from sophisticated scam campaigns
🏦 Nevertheless, Ethereum still dominates the on-chain asset space:
✅ Over $400B in assets is being deployed
✅ Holds 56% of the stablecoin market share
✅ Accounts for 66% of the RWA market share (including L2)
📌 Ethereum Mainnet is "reviving" thanks to low fees, but investors need to distinguish between real growth vs. fake activity in on-chain data.

🔈🔈 Bitcoin (BTC) Market Update – 01/24/2026
💥 Session 01/24/2026: BTC continues to trade in the $88k–90k range, with narrow fluctuations. The market maintains a risk-off state, with capital not returning to risk assets. Prices are more stable compared to previous strong sell-offs, but no sufficiently strong factors have emerged to reverse the short-term trend.
💎 News & notable developments on 01/24/2026:
✔️ Global capital continues to prioritize safe-haven assets, as gold and silver both retain high price levels, reflecting investor defensive sentiment amid prolonged macro risks.
✔️ Spot BTC ETF reports weak capital flows / nearly flat, with no signals of a strong return to funding from institutional players.
✔️ Some international asset management organizations are introducing investment products combining Bitcoin with gold and precious metals, indicating that BTC is still viewed as a long-term hedge asset, but is not prioritized in the short term.
✔️ The financial markets in Asia are more stable after several major central banks maintained their policy stance, helping to reduce negative market sentiment, but not enough to create a spillover effect into crypto.
🛡 Strategy:
✔️ Monitor price reactions around $88k–90k to assess the potential formation of a short-term price base.
✔️ Observe ETF capital flows and the movements of gold/precious metals to identify changes in global risk appetite.
📌 01/24/2026: The market is more stable but has yet to provide confirmation signals of a reversal. BTC remains classified within the risk asset group, with the short-term trend continuing to depend on macro factors and institutional capital flows.