🔎9 crypto events to watch this week
A compilation of crypto catalysts, airdrop strategies and alpha articles
RAAC is a new DeFi lending and borrowing ecosystem powered by real-world assets. Check it out here.
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Here’s what I’ll cover today:
9 crypto events to watch this week
Crypto tool of the week
Some great crypto reads
Let’s dive in👇
Crypto catalysts to watch this week
Lighter’s mobile app - Lighter’s founder revealed during a podcast that Lighter’s own mobile app is coming soon
Ethereum L2s’ gas fee reduction - Ethereum will further reduce gas fees on L2s by increasing its blob capacity on Jan. 7
HYPE token unlock - $30M worth of HYPE will be distributed to the Hyperliquid team members on Jan. 6
Jupiter’s final airdrop - Jupiter’s final Jupuary airdrop is expected to happen this month
Wealth advisers recommending BTC - Bank of America wealth advisers will start recommending a BTC portfolio allocation starting Jan. 5 (today)
Macro events - Trump’s FED Chair nomination is rumored to be announced on Jan. 9 + US Unemployment Rate will be released on Jan. 9
Stellar’s privacy testnet - Stellar’s privacy testnet will launch on Jan. 7. The mainnet launch is expected on Jan. 22
US crypto innovation exemption - SEC Chair Paul Atkins confirmed a crypto innovation exemption is coming this month, which will make it much easier for crypto projects to operate legally in the US
Gnosis’s 2026 roadmap - Gnosis 3.0 vision and its 2026 roadmap will be revealed during an AMA on Jan. 7
Together with RAAC
Bringing Tokenized Gold On-Chain
RWAs bring the reliability and stability DeFi has long needed, and a new project is emerging as a leader in this new evolution of the ecosystem.
RAAC is an innovative protocol powered by real-world assets — supported by many prominent figures such as the Curve founder, the Llama community, and Chainlink via their Build Program.
Just recently, RAAC signed a massive tokenization deal with I-ON Digital.
As part of this partnership, between $200M and $500M of verified gold will be tokenized and deposited on the RAAC platform, and the first $100M of it is already being tokenized, bringing $10M into the RAAC treasury in asset fees so far.
This allows RAAC to start minting a first-of-its-kind gold-backed stablecoin called pmUSD (Precious Metal USD).
And this new stablecoin just had a perfect start, as the first $1M pmUSD bond sale filled in just a few days, setting a new record on the ApeBond platform for a bond release of this size.
Participants in this first release also received a unique multiplier for the RAAC Points Program that will lead to the TGE early 2026, and new opportunities will arrive very soon, as upcoming announcements with Curve Finance are coming.
🛠️Crypto tool of the week
An underrated Solana DeFi wallet
Jupiter has recently launched Jupiter Wallet, its own Solana wallet for desktop.
I decided to give it a try a while ago, and I have to say I’ve been pleasantly surprised.
It’s similar to Rabby Wallet, but for the Solana ecosystem. With Jupiter Wallet, you can:
Trade without having SOL to pay for gas fees
See your DeFi positions across major dApps on the “DeFi” tab
Check what the latest dApps you interacted with are on the “Activity” tab
Analyse how your PNL changed over time
Personally, I think it’s a great wallet for DeFi users.
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