PANews reported on December 28 that Huma Finance, the PayFi protocol, stated on its X platform that some users reported their Vanguard badges were revoked after the Q2 airdrop event. In reality, holders need to continuously meet relevant staking requirements to retain their badges, including holding 10,000 HUMA tokens or staking 100% of the airdrop tokens received. However, some users did not fully understand this ongoing requirement. Huma Finance has temporarily restored the Vanguard badges and set a grace period, ending on January 5, 2026 at 00:00 (UTC).



BitGo’s move creates further competition in a burgeoning European crypto market that is expected to generate $26 billion revenue this year, according to one estimate. BitGo, a digital asset infrastructure company with more than $100 billion in assets under custody, has received an extension of its license from Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), enabling it to offer crypto services to European investors. The company said its local subsidiary, BitGo Europe, can now provide custody, staking, transfer, and trading services. Institutional clients will also have access to an over-the-counter (OTC) trading desk and multiple liquidity venues.The extension builds on BitGo’s previous Markets-in-Crypto-Assets (MiCA) license, also issued by BaFIN, and adds trading to the existing custody, transfer and staking services. BitGo acquired its initial MiCA license in May 2025, which allowed it to offer certain services to traditional institutions and crypto native companies in the European Union.Read more