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Crypto CLARITY Act set for Senate markup in January, says Sacks

White House AI and crypto czar David Sacks said the CLARITY Act will reach the Senate next month for debate and amendment before a full vote.

Coinbase appoints former UK minister George Osborne to chair advisory council

Osborne began advising Coinbase in 2024 and has been critical of the UK government's lack of robust digital asset regulations.

Brazilian stock exchange to launch tokenization platform and stablecoin

A representative from Brazil's stock exchange, B3, said the stablecoin would be “a tool to enable trading in tokens," which it planned to offer in 2026.

Global debt markets show dollar dominance moves in cycles, US Fed says

A recent study by the US Federal Reserve argues that despite periodic challenges, a lack of credible alternatives has kept the dollar at the center of global bond markets.

SOL price action lags the wider altcoin market: Is Solana’s heyday over?

SOL falls behind multiple altcoin competitors as its onchain activity, fee and DApp revenues slump. Cointelegraph explains why.

Cypherpunk values are dying, but they’re 'Not Dead Yet'

The values that are baked into the foundations of crypto — privacy, self-sovereignty, decentralization — are eroding, and we’re running out of time to address the problem.

NYSE parent in talks to invest in crypto company MoonPay: Report

The discussions follow Intercontinental Exchange's $2 billion investment in prediction platform Polymarket in October.

Bitcoin trips at $90K despite CPI showing curbed US inflation: What gives?

Bitcoin briefly clinched $90,000 after the November Consumer Price Index report showed a drop in US inflation, but the essential components for an extended rally remain elusive.

Why the ‘great China Bitcoin mining crackdown’ fell short of early claims

Data suggests that fears about Xinjiang-related Bitcoin mining have overstated the impact, with hashrate losses proving brief and driven partly by US power curtailments.

Bitcoin Policy Institute reps sound alarm on de minimis tax exclusion

US lawmakers are only considering de minimis tax exemptions for dollar-pegged stablecoins, according to Bitcoin Policy advocate Conner Brown.

Why Bitcoin’s popular narratives don’t match the data: James Check on 2026

In a recent Cointelegraph interview, James Check uses onchain data to challenge popular Bitcoin narratives and outline his thinking for 2026.

Intuit to use Circle’s stablecoin for financial platforms

The company’s stablecoin infrastructure and USDC coin will be part of the deal, potentially to be embedded in Intuit’s financial platforms.

SoFi rolls out US dollar stablecoin issued by bank subsidiary

Issued by SoFi Bank, the dollar-backed token is designed for payments and settlement across banks, fintechs and enterprise platforms.

MEV trading returns to court in Pump.fun class-action lawsuit

The lawsuit against the memecoin launch platform Pump.fun, Solana Labs, the Solana Foundation and Jito was amended to include new evidence over MEV trading practices.

ETH nears $3K after cool CPI print but $553M Ether ETF outflow raises alarm

ETH rebounded toward $3,000 as stocks reacted positively to a cooler-than-anticipated CPI print, but this week’s $553 million spot ETHER ETF outflow could keep a cap on prices.

Aptos introduces post-quantum signatures before they’re urgently needed

Aptos has proposed an optional post-quantum signature scheme, citing long-term risks that advances in quantum computing could pose to existing cryptography.

Bitcoin hunts liquidity as US CPI inflation drops to lowest since 2021

Bitcoin tagged $89,500 as US CPI data revealed sudden multiyear lows in inflation, but liquidations stayed high as the BTC price spiked.

Tether CEO says AI bubble is Bitcoin’s biggest risk in 2026

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino says an AI-driven bubble could shake Bitcoin, and shares his outlook on Europe, DATs and tokenization in 2026.

Ethereum down 42% from all-time high: Where will ETH price bottom?

Ethereum has dropped below $3,000 and is down 42% from its record high, prompting traders to question where the next bounce zone for the ETH price might be.

DAT longevity hinges on avoiding ‘mNAV roller coaster’: Solmate CEO

“Pure play” digital asset treasury companies will have to contend with volatility tied to the net asset value of their token holdings if they don’t build successful business ventures.

Attacker takes over multisig minutes after creation, drains up to $40M slowly

Forensic analysis suggests an attacker took control of a whale’s multisig wallet minutes after creation and has been slowly draining funds since.

Crypto losses near $3.4B as hackers went ‘big game hunting’

Three major incidents accounted for the majority of crypto losses in 2025, while upgraded security across DeFi protocols managed to keep hackers at bay, according to Chainalysis.

Kraken-backed xStocks launches on TON Wallet in ‘nearly all markets’

The rollout provides Telegram users with access to tokenized US stocks via a self-custodial wallet, but it will not be available in the US at launch.

Bitcoiners push for quantum-resistant BIP-360 upgrade as debate heats up

Bitcoin’s Taproot usage is declining, signaling wider concerns around its quantum future, as the leading cryptographers race to solve the quantum threat in 2026.

ETHGas raises $12M as Buterin revives gas futures debate

ETHGas announced a $12 million seed raise as Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin reignited discussion around onchain gas futures and fee-hedging mechanisms

Coinbase expands in Poland with Blik mobile payments integration

Coinbase expands in Poland with PPro to support Blik, making crypto transactions faster and easier amid stalled local regulations.

Tokenized stocks may be onchain, but the SEC still wants the keys

The US Securities and Exchange Commission outlined how tokenized equities can exist inside US market safeguards, favoring broker-led custody over crypto-native self-custody.

XRP’s ‘bearish’ setup may crash price below $1: Analyst

XRP looked increasingly bearish below $2, with multiple indicators suggesting that a downward move toward $1 was possible in the coming weeks.

Spot Bitcoin ETFs record $457M inflows in ‘early positioning’ push

Spot Bitcoin ETFs logged their strongest inflows in over a month amid renewed institutional demand tied to shifting macro expectations.

Ethereum needs simple explanation to see true trustlessness: Buterin

Vitalik Buterin says Ethereum needs to boost the number of people who can understand the entire blockchain, and it can “get better at this by making the protocol simpler.”

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