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Solana trades around $140 as analysts watch the $146 level for direction, with whales accumulating and a MACD buy signal hinting at upside.

The midterm elections in November could cause some Senate Democrats to withhold support for the Responsible Financial Innovation Act due to conflict of interest concerns. Investment bank TD Cowen reportedly warned that the 2026 midterm elections in the United States could pull support needed to pass a digital asset market structure bill under consideration in the Senate. According to reports, TD Cowen’s Washington Research Group said on Monday that the market structure bill, named the CLARITY Act when passed by the US House of Representatives in July but called the Responsible Financial Innovation Act in the Senate, was more likely to pass Congress in 2027, with final implementation potentially in 2029. According to the investment bank, Senate Democrats could withhold support for the bill with elections that could potentially change the balance of power in Congress, currently favoring Republicans. The lawmakers could delay or stall on the bill until after the midterms, after which time another party may be in...

Senators met to restart the high-stakes negotiation over the crypto market structure bill, and one of them reportedly said a markup is planned next week.

Strategy reported a $17.44 billion unrealized loss in the fourth quarter.

ETH’s price chart shows a confirmed double bottom pattern with a $3,900 price target. Here are the necessary factors to make it happen. Ether’s (ETH) 10% rise in January has refocused analysts’ attention on the daily chart, where the price structure points to higher prices but only if a key daily trend is reclaimed. Key takeaways: Ether is close to completing a daily double bottom targeting the $3,900 level. Read more

On Monday, January 5, something small on paper becomes huge in practice, the moment a mainstream American wealth adviser can finally say the quiet part out loud. Bank of America’s wealth platforms, Merrill, Bank of America Private Bank, and Merrill Edge, are set to let advisers recommend crypto exchange-traded products, with an internal view that […] The post Bank of America advisers are finally recommending Bitcoin, but the “modest” allocation is the bigger shock appeared first on CryptoSlate.

A trader's $321 investment in 114514 ballooned into $2.18 million within just eleven days.

The stablecoin issuer says its Scudo unit could make gold easier to transact digitally as prices surge and institutional demand accelerates. Tether has introduced a new unit of account tied to its digital gold token, XAUT, in a move aimed at lowering barriers to fractional gold ownership at a time when institutional investors and central banks are accumulating the precious metal at record levels. On Tuesday, the stablecoin issuer unveiled Scudo, a unit of account representing one-thousandth of a troy ounce of gold.  Each Scudo corresponds to 1/1,000 of an XAUT token, Tether’s gold-backed asset. XAUT is supported by more than 1,300 gold bars held in custody and currently has a market capitalization of roughly $2.3 billion, according to Tether.  Read more

The technical breakdown erased earlier gains as DOT plunged through $2.19 support on heavy volume.

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...

New crypto tokens overwhelmingly lost value in 2025 as early liquidity, weak utility and misaligned distribution collided with a risk-averse market.

Canaan has launched a 3 MW Manitoba pilot that recycles Bitcoin Mining heat from 360 liquid-cooled Avalon units into a Canadian tomato greenhouse. The move comes as Kevin O'Leary has said buyers now want sustainably mined coins and Cambridge has reported renewables now power over 52% of the network. The post Bitcoin Mining Gets Greener as Canaan Recycles Heat for Agriculture appeared first on Cryptonews.

Bitcoin halted its gains as sellers came out to suppress BTC price upside close to $95,000, with the key weekly close target now in place. Bitcoin (BTC) struggled to continue its rebound at Tuesday’s Wall Street open as attention focused on $95,000 sellers. Key points: Bitcoin faces resistance as it approaches a large area of seller interest at $95,000. Read more

Lego’s new Smart Brick launched at CES, adding light, sound, and sensors to classic sets—without screens—starting with Star Wars.

VanEck’s head of digital assets said bitcoin sales and the AI trade are increasingly linked as miners fund infrastructure build-outs.

The new products offer indirect, regulated exposure to companies building stablecoin and real-world asset infrastructure as adoption accelerates. MarketVector Indexes has launched two new benchmarks focused on stablecoin and real-world asset tokenization (RWA) infrastructure, alongside the debut of two exchange-traded funds from US issuer Amplify ETFs designed to track the indexes. According to Tuesday’s announcement, the MarketVector Stablecoin Technology Index and the MarketVector Tokenization Technology Index are designed to give investors regulated exposure to companies and digital asset products involved in stablecoin issuance, payments and settlement, as well as platforms supporting tokenized RWAs. The company also announced the launch of two funds from Amplify ETFs tied to the new benchmarks. The Amplify Tokenization Technology ETF (TKNQ) tracks the tokenization-focused index, while the Amplify Stablecoin Technology ETF (STBQ) follows the stablecoin benchmark.  Read more

Tether has launched Scudo, a new unit of account for Tether Gold (XAUT). Set at one-thousandth of a troy ounce, Scudo is meant to reduce long decimals when pricing and transferring tokenized gold as bullion demand has risen amid inflation concerns and central bank buying. The post Tether Pushes Tokenized Gold Toward Payments With Scudo Rollout appeared first on Cryptonews.

SUI's market cap exceeded $7.5 billion, making it the 27th-largest cryptocurrency.

The Southern District of New York liquidated $6.3 million in Bitcoin forfeited by Samourai Wallet developers on November 3, directly contradicting Executive Order 14233 signed in March 2025 requiring all forfeited Bitcoin be preserved for the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. The post DOJ Sells 57 Bitcoin Despite Trump’s Executive Order Requiring Strategic Reserve appeared first on Cryptonews.

Bitcoin pulled back to just above the $92,000 area as gold surged back to $4,500 per ounce and silver rallied above $80.