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Crypto Weekly Recap: Bitcoin ETF Flows, Solana Alpenglow Upgrade and HSBC RedCoin Launch

  • —BTC ETFs: $527 million inflow Monday, $636 million outflow Thursday
  • —Solana's Alpenglow cuts finality from 12.8 seconds to 150 milliseconds
  • —HSBC launched RedCoin, a licensed HKD stablecoin for retail users
  • —OCC finalised GENIUS Act rules, effective 18 January 2027
Why it matters: ETF flows and Solana's speed upgrade set the market tone, while GENIUS Act rules shape the US stablecoin regime.
Source: CoinCentral