In Today’s Issue:

• Need to Know DeFi Ecosystem Shifts

• This Week in Hemi: Protocol Highlights

• Community Spotlight

• This Week’s Hemi Yield Opportunities

Q: What consensus mechanism does Hemi’s protocol use to connect protocol security to Bitcoin to achieve Superfinality?

DeFi Leaders See Regulatory Bill Delay as Opportunity

Some members of the DeFi ecosystem are framing the delay of the U.S. crypto market-structure bill as a chance to push for more favorable language for decentralized protocols, particularly around how developer protections and yield-related mechanisms are treated in forthcoming regulatory frameworks.

Market Condition Signals Improve for Risk Assets

Crypto markets extended gains this week, with BTC moving back above key resistance levels near $95K and equities-linked derivatives showing renewed risk appetite, creating a milder risk environment for DeFi usage, in particular for trading and leveraged instruments.

X Bans InfoFi, Stalling Reward-Driven Crypto Models

X updated its developer API policies to restrict InfoFi applications, according to Head of Product Nikita Bier, who said that apps incentivizing users to post led to widespread reply spam. He previously noted that segments of “Crypto Twitter” were engaging in excessive reply farming, which reduced organic reach across the platform. As a result, API access for several InfoFi applications was revoked, impacting associated tokens including KAITO and Cookie DAO.

ZK Provability and hBitVM Progress

Work continues on advancing Zero-Knowledge (ZK) provability across Hemi’s execution stack. This effort feeds directly into hBitVM development, with additional educational content planned to make the architecture easier to digest ahead of future milestones.

MinerFi and Protocol Tooling Advancing

Backend development for MinerFi is moving toward a prototype phase, with smart contract work now underway and a testnet deployment targeted for February. In parallel, the team is building new EVM tooling to stress-test execution behavior, improve upgrade safety, and detect edge cases across rebases and future client diversity.

veHEMI Rewards and Economic Transparency

The next veHEMI reward distribution is expected shortly, covering accrued protocol revenue since the last cycle. All veHEMI contracts and payout logic remain fully onchain and auditable, with future iterations planned to introduce more formalized governance and allocation mechanisms as the economic model continues to decentralize.

Hemi is where native BTC activates without sacrificing on decentralization or security.

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Submit Your T-Shirt Design Before Time Runs Out

The Hemigo of the Week T-shirt design contest remains live as the Hemi community prepares for the program’s official kickoff on Sunday, January 18, 2026. Community members are invited to submit original, print-ready designs that reflect Hemi’s culture, humor, and identity, with winning designs becoming the official Hemigo of the Week T-shirt awarded to standout contributors across Discord and X.

Full submission guidelines and contest details are available in the Hemi Discord.

A: Proof-of-Proof, which anchors Hemi state commitments to Bitcoin blocks and extends Bitcoin’s security guarantees to the network.