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Pro-crypto U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis has voiced deep concern over reports that the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) sold 57.55 BTC, valued at $6.36 million, seized last year from the Bitcoin mixing service Samourai Wallet. Lummis questioned why the government continues to liquidate its Bitcoin holdings, noting that President Donald Trump has directed that the cryptocurrency be stockpiled as a strategic asset. She added that other nations are accumulating Bitcoin and argued that the U.S. cannot afford to waste such assets.

The Ethereum validator withdrawal queue has dropped to zero, significantly easing selling pressure from validators, according to a Jan. 6 analysis by The Block reporter Brian Danga. He noted that this represents a 99.9% reduction from the queue's peak of 2.67 million ETH last September. Concurrently, the deposit queue has grown to 1.3 million ETH, which Danga suggests indicates a renewed willingness from institutional capital to re-enter the market.

A report from crypto research firm Memento Research found that 85% of new cryptocurrencies launched last year are trading below their initial valuations, CoinDesk reports. The firm, which tracked 118 Token Generation Events (TGEs) in 2025, noted that the median token price has fallen by more than 70% from its starting price. The report contrasted this with the pre-2021 bull market, where new altcoins often surged on hype and risk appetite. Memento Research attributed last year's poor performance to several factors, including a lack of genuine user adoption, unclear utility, an uncertain regulatory environment, and imbalanced distribution structures. The firm concluded that marketing-driven hype will become obsolete, with surviving tokens being valued based on disciplined strategies, clear incentive designs, and actual usage.

Major exchanges have seen $109 million worth of futures liquidated in the past hour. In the past 24 hours, $507 million worth of futures have been liquidated.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has fallen below $92,000. BTC is trading at $91,967.84 on the Binance USDT market.

Bitcoin mining firm Riot Platforms (RIOT) sold approximately $200 million worth of BTC at the end of last year, CoinDesk reported. The company sold 383 BTC ($37 million) in November and 1,818 BTC ($161.6 million) in December, reducing its total holdings to 18,005 BTC. Matthew Sigel, Head of Digital Assets at VanEck, suggested that the funds from the sale will likely be used to build out the company's artificial intelligence infrastructure.

MarketVector, the index provider subsidiary of global asset manager VanEck, has launched two new benchmarks designed to track the stablecoin and real-world asset (RWA) tokenization sectors. Additionally, asset manager Amplify has launched exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that follow these new indexes, Cointelegraph reported. The indexes aim to provide indirect exposure to companies involved in stablecoin issuance, payments, and settlement, as well as those operating tokenization platforms. The Amplify Tokenization Tech ETF (TKNQ) and the Amplify Stablecoin Tech ETF (STBQ) track these respective indexes and are traded on the NYSE Arca.

The American Bankers Association (ABA) has reiterated its call to address regulatory gaps in the proposed stablecoin legislation, known as the GENIUS Act, The Block reported. In a letter to the U.S. Senate, the ABA argued that the bill's provision for interest-bearing stablecoins lacks clear rules. The association warned this could shrink the pool of funds available for bank lending, which would in turn harm small businesses, farmers, and households.

Tether has announced the introduction of a new unit, Scudo, for its gold-backed stablecoin, Tether Gold (XAUT). The company explained that the move is intended to simplify how users price and transfer fractional amounts of gold on-chain.

David Sacks, the White House's head of AI and cryptocurrency, has met with U.S. senators to discuss the passage of the cryptocurrency market structure bill (CLARITY), Watcher.Guru reported.

The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to rule on Jan. 9 on the constitutionality of the Trump administration's tariff policy, according to Bloomberg.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has fallen below $93,000. BTC is trading at $92,997.34 on the Binance USDT market.

The decentralized perpetual futures exchange Lighter announced via Discord that it will now offer stock perpetual futures trading 24 hours a day on weekdays. The exchange added that it plans to introduce a full 24/7 operating model in the future.

A key technical indicator suggests Bitcoin already hit its market bottom last November and has significant room for further gains, according to a CoinDesk analysis. Citing Glassnode data, the report highlights that the Short-Term Holder Profit/Loss (P/L) Ratio dropped to 0.013 in November, a level consistent with major market bottoms in 2011, 2015, 2018, and 2022. The ratio has since recovered to 0.45. CoinDesk noted that a strong bull market has historically followed once the indicator surpasses the 1.0 mark, suggesting substantial upside potential remains.

Brian Quintenz, a former nominee for chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), has joined the board of Nasdaq-listed SUI Group Holdings, The Block reported. He is set to lead the company's institutional investment strategy. Quintenz was previously nominated for the CFTC chairman role, but the nomination was withdrawn due to a conflict of interest controversy involving Kalshi.

Prediction market platform Kalshi has reached an annual trading volume of $100 billion, Walter Bloomberg reported.

Whale Alert reported that 250 million USDC has been minted at the USDC Treasury.

Whale Alert reported that 250 million USDC has been minted at the USDC Treasury.

An address believed to belong to the U.S. government has transferred 225.35 million USDT to an anonymous address, Lookonchain reported. The funds are thought to be assets seized in connection with a pig butchering cryptocurrency scam.

The three major U.S. stock indices opened higher. The S&P 500 is up 0.09%, the Nasdaq Composite has gained 0.2%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 0.02%.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the listing of a spot Chainlink (LINK) ETF from Bitwise, Solid Intel reported. The ETF will trade on NYSE Arca under the ticker CLNK. Coinbase Custody and BNY Mellon will serve as custodians for the fund's assets.

Bitcoin mining equipment manufacturer Canaan has launched a new proof-of-concept (PoC) project in Canada that combines BTC mining with agriculture, The Block reported. The project's central goal is to recycle heat generated from mining operations to help grow tomatoes. A pilot test is currently underway to assess the practical applications of the initiative.

Cryptocurrency prediction market platform Polymarket has introduced taker fees for its 15-minute crypto prediction markets, according to The Block. The revenue will fund a maker rebate program, refunding liquidity providers daily in USDC. These 15-minute markets allow users to bet on the price movements of BTC, ETH, SOL, and XRP. The fees can be as high as 3% and vary depending on the trade size and probability range.

An anonymous whale address deposited 452,824 LINK, worth $6.28 million, to a Binance address suspected of belonging to GSR Markets, according to data from Arkham (ARKM). The sending address, which begins with 0x1646, started accumulating LINK between June and July 2024 at an average price of around $13.06. Over the past four days, the address has deposited a total of 1.45 million LINK, valued at $19.58 million, to the exchange.

Binance has announced the listing of BREV/USDT perpetual futures, scheduled for Jan. 6 at 2:00 p.m. UTC. The contract will support up to 5x leverage.