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Vietnam's Prime Minister announced that pilot digital asset exchanges will be licensed by January 15 as part of a sandbox initiative to test digital asset trading. The aim is to develop a legal framework for digital assets, with oversight from multiple agencies.

Polymarket is refusing to pay out users who bet the US would “invade” Venezuela, the New York Post reported on Jan. 7, after a US military operation captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife and flew them to New York.
Polymarket categorized the action as a “snatch-and-extract,”

Helio Corporation announced its “Mission Helio” token sale to raise $20 million through an ICO, aiming to finance space-based solar power systems. This innovative approach seeks to convert digital assets into tangible infrastructure, setting a precedent for funding critical projects.

As of January 7, 2026, Beaconcha.in reports 278 validators in Ethereum’s exit queue, with around 8,896 ETH waiting to exit, while the activation pipeline has 13,192 validators, indicating higher onboarding than offboarding demand.