Crypto majors fall for first time in 2026; BTC at $92k. Morgan Stanley files for BTC, ETH and SOL ETFs. US Senate schedules key vote for crypto market structure bill for next week. Hyperliquid releases progress map, leads to speculation of next airdrop. Nike announced it has sold off RTFKT; Clone X jump 250%.
Crypto majors fell yesterday for the first time in 2026; BTC 2% at $92,000; ETH -1% at $3,210, SOL -1% at $138; XRP. 5% to $2.24. The U.S. Senate Banking Committee scheduled a key vote on the crypto market-structure bill next week. Ethereum network usage hit record daily transactions (2M+).
Telegram shared that it sold $450M of its TON over the course of last year.
The global crypto market cap pushed another 2% to $3.22T as majors continue to grind up; BTC +1% at $93,780; ETH +2% at $3,240, SOL +3% at $139; XRP led up 12% to $2.37 RENDER (+18%), SUI (+18%) and LIT (+15%) led top movers.
Bank of America formally launched its crypto recommendations for wealth clients with up to 4% portfolio allocation. Morgan Stanley filed for a Solana Trust with the SEC. Goldman Sachs upgraded Coinbase to a ‘Buy’ rating today while simultaneously downgrading eToro.
Japan’s finance minister endorsed deeper crypto integration, including lower taxes and exchange-level reforms. Vitalik Buterin claimed Ethereum has effectively solved the “Blockchain Trilemma” by balancing decentralization and scalability through its Layer-2 roadmap.
Kraken is investigating reports that customer data is allegedly for sale on the dark web following a potential security exploit. Ledger users are on high alert as the hardware wallet provider faces a data breach involving its e-commerce partner, Global-E, exposing customer contact details.
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The global crypto market cap pushed another 2% to $3.22T as majors continue to grind up; BTC +1% at $93,780; ETH +2% at $3,240, SOL +3% at $139; XRP led up 12% to $2.37 RENDER (+18%), SUI (+18%) and LIT (+15%) led top movers.
Bank of America formally launched its crypto recommendations for wealth clients with up to 4% portfolio allocation. Morgan Stanley filed for a Solana Trust with the SEC. Goldman Sachs upgraded Coinbase to a ‘Buy’ rating today while simultaneously downgrading eToro.
Japan’s finance minister endorsed deeper crypto integration, including lower taxes and exchange-level reforms. Vitalik Buterin claimed Ethereum has effectively solved the “Blockchain Trilemma” by balancing decentralization and scalability through its Layer-2 roadmap.
Kraken is investigating reports that customer data is allegedly for sale on the dark web following a potential security exploit. Ledger users are on high alert as the hardware wallet provider faces a data breach involving its e-commerce partner, Global-E, exposing customer contact details.
The global crypto market cap hit $3.16t (+1.5%) with majors trading higher; btc +2% at $93,000; eth +1% at $3,175, bnb +2.5% at $906, sol +1% at $135. Virtuals (+24%), render (_17%), btt (+11%) and fet (+11%) led top movers.
The btc etfs saw $471m in net inflows on the first trading day of 2026, the highest single-day total since nov 11. Sec commissioner caroline crenshaw officially departed the agency on jan 2nd, leaving behind an all-republican commission.
Big 4 firm pwc announced it will go deeper into crypto with a focus on stablecoins and payments.
Bitget Wallet CMO Jamie Elkaleh tells Decrypt how the platform is evolving from a crypto wallet to a everyday finance app that seamlessly integrates crypto with TradFi, building on its vision of "Crypto for Everyone." - (Sponsored post by Bitget Wallet)
Btc: 87k (0%) | btc.D: 59.0% (0%). Eth: 2975 (1%) | bnb: 855 (+1%) | sol: 124 (0%). Tom Lee bought another $130M in ETH for Christmas, and still holds $1B in cash heading into the new year. REKT drinks and WorldStarHipHop tease collab. BlackRock’s BUIDL hits $100M million in dividends and passes $2 billion in assets.
Metaplanet buys 4,279 bitcoin, lifts total holdings to 35,102 BTC. Unleash Protocol hit by $3.9 million exploit with funds routed through Tornado Cash. Onchain Perpetuals Top $1T Monthly Volume as Crypto Traders Chase Leverage. South Korea’s Crypto Regulation Delayed as Stablecoin Rules Face Deadlock.
Abundant Mining CEO says Bitcoin price volatility hasn’t slowed mining demand.
Btc: 87k (-1%) | btc.D: 59.0% (0%). Eth: 2953 (-3%) | bnb: 853 (-1%) | sol: 124 (-3%). The White Whale goes almost 15x in a week, from $5m to $71m mcap. Lighter TGE rumours stirring. YouTuber Nick Shirley reveals mass fraud in Minnesota daycare system. Gold & Silver prices see huge dump
Charles Hoskinson explains the "poisoned transaction" Cardano hack that took place back in November, and how it split the chain in two: “I don’t wanna have figure out, like, ‘How do we reimburse all these guys?’ They were honestly following the protocol, their nodes didn’t understand that there was a split.”
Cardano co-founder Charles Hoskinson talks hash vs lattice-based cryptography, and how November's “poisoned transaction” hack could have destroyed Cardano if they were BFT-based “Ethereum is embracing STARKs and hash-based crypto. [Cardano is] embracing lattice-based crypto on our side.
You know, it’s Blu-ray vs HD DVD, we’ll see which one the market picks.”
Commission-free stock and etf trading (u.S.), allowing users to trade equities alongside crypto using usd or usdc. Prediction markets, enabling trading on real-world outcomes like elections, sports, and economic data via a partnership with kalshi.
Equity futures and perpetuals trading, expanding derivatives access directly inside the main coinbase app. Solana dex trading via jupiter, allowing users to swap solana tokens directly on coinbase. New borrowing functionality against btc and eth holdings.
Coinbase token sales, allowing for ico launches and early-stage token support. Coinbase tokenize, an institutional platform designed to support tokenized assets, including tokenized stocks over time. Base app global launch, making coinbase’s onchain “everything app” available in more than 140 countries.
Coinbase business, now generally available, offering payments, invoicing, and usdc-based tools for companies. Expanded stablecoin and payments apis, including embedded wallets and custom-branded stablecoins for builders.
Coinbase advisor, an ai-powered assistant designed to help users navigate portfolios and coinbase products.
Cardano’s Charles Hoskinson says the U.S. government needs much more rigorous testing when it comes to deciding which cryptocurrencies are considered valuable and which are not. “Why is XRP in the system but not Sui? Why is Solana in the system but not BNB? Can we objectively answer that against some metric?”
Charles Hoskinson comments on Trump's meme coin, the president's impact on crypto, and how the government ruined the super cycle: “The minute that Trump Coin got launched. It went from ‘crypto is bipartisan’ to ‘crypto = Trump = bad = corruption.'"
Crypto majors were mixed; btc+0.3% at $87,400; eth -2% at $2,870; bnb -2% at $838, sol -3% at $124. Beat (+26%), pippin (+9%) and cc (+4%) led top movers. Coinbase announced several new products last night, including prediction markets, stock trading, equity perps, ai advisors, borrowing, full dex integration and more.
Senators proposed the safe crypto act, creating a federal task force to coordinate agencies on crypto scam enforcement and investor protection. The dtcc said it will issue tokenized securities on canton network, starting with tokenized u.S. Treasuries.
Ex-alameda ceo caroline ellison left federal prison after 11 months, moving to another government facility or home confinement to serve the rest of her 2-year sentence. The acting cftc chair caroline pham left to join moonpay as its chief legal and administrative office.
Citadel and other big banks are planning to spend $100m in the 2026 midterms, potentially opposing pro-crypto spending. Circle announced its arc builders fund, meant to support early-stage teams building apps and services on arc.
Crypto majors were mostly flat; btc -0.3% at $87,000; eth -1% at $2,930, bnb -1% at $858, sol even at $128. Night (+11%), morpho (+10%) and myx (+5%) led top movers.
Bitwise forecasted new bitcoin all-time highs in 2026, pointing to structural factors like institutional capital inflows, regulatory clarity, and continued adoption to outweigh historical bearish factors. The sec ended its four-year investigation into aave, closing the file without recommending enforcement action.
Visa expanded its stablecoin pilot to more us banks and to include settlement on solana. The fdic approved a proposal to implement the genius act, outlining how fdic-supervised banks could issue payment stablecoins through subsidiaries.
Trump said he would be open to nominating democrats to the sec and cftc, a shift that could help unblock the stalled senate crypto market-structure bill. Elizabeth warren raised concerns about dex risks, flagging pancakeswap and alleging links to trump-connected flows and north korea–tied laundering.
The ftc said nomad must repay recovered funds after the $186m 2022 bridge hack. Hong kong influencers face charges related to their promotion of the collapsed jpex exchange, which left investors with roughly $206 m in losses. The south korean government approved about $15m in debt relief for crypto traders.
Crypto majors were very red to start the week; btc -3% at $87,200; eth -6% at $2,950, bnb -2% at $868, sol -3% at $128. Xdc (+4%), cc (+3%) and sky (+2%) led top movers. Jpmorgan launched a tokenized money-market fund on ethereum, using onchain rails to settle fund shares.
The senate punted the crypto market-structure markup to next year, delaying near-term progress on a major u.S. Framework bill. Coinbase and robinhood joined the new u.S. ‘tech force’ aimed at recruiting top engineers to build ai infra for the government.
Metamask expanded beyond ethereum by adding native bitcoin support, letting users buy, send, and receive btc inside the wallet. Paypal applied for a bank charter in utah as its next potential step into the traditional banking system.
Trump said he would “look at” pardoning samourai wallet developer keonne rodriguez, directing the attorney general to investigate the request ahead of his prison reporting date.
Grayscale argued quantum computing was unlikely to move crypto valuations in 2026, while warning chains still needed long-term post-quantum upgrade planning. Bittensor (tao) completed its first halving event with issuance dropping from 7,200 tokens/day to 3,600.
Crypto majors were very red to start the week; btc -3% at $87,200; eth -6% at $2,950, bnb -2% at $868, sol -3% at $128. Xdc (+4%), cc (+3%) and sky (+2%) led top movers. Jpmorgan launched a tokenized money-market fund on ethereum, using onchain rails to settle fund shares.
The senate punted the crypto market-structure markup to next year, delaying near-term progress on a major u.S. Framework bill. Coinbase and robinhood joined the new u.S. ‘tech force’ aimed at recruiting top engineers to build ai infra for the government.
Metamask expanded beyond ethereum by adding native bitcoin support, letting users buy, send, and receive btc inside the wallet. Paypal applied for a bank charter in utah as its next potential step into the traditional banking system.
Trump said he would “look at” pardoning samourai wallet developer keonne rodriguez, directing the attorney general to investigate the request ahead of his prison reporting date.
Grayscale argued quantum computing was unlikely to move crypto valuations in 2026, while warning chains still needed long-term post-quantum upgrade planning. Bittensor (tao) completed its first halving event with issuance dropping from 7,200 tokens/day to 3,600.
Indiana State Representative Kyle Pierce unpacks hist latest crypto-focused bill, while showcasing his familiarity with Bitcoin.
