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Tether purchased 8,888 BTC, worth $779 million, in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to Watcher.Guru.

U.S. Representative Warren Davidson has argued that regulations in the United States are the cause of the current downturn in the cryptocurrency market. Writing on X, Davidson stated that the concept of decentralization, which was intended to replace traditional systems, has effectively disappeared in the U.S. He contended that centralized, account-based systems are no different from traditional finance and that a combination of poor legal regulation and legislative indifference is causing capital flight and driving users from the market. Davidson explained that the GENIUS Act for stablecoin regulation, while providing a federal framework, reinforces a bank-centric, account-based approach. He noted this makes it difficult for non-bank institutions to pay interest and fails to protect self-custody. He added that while the CLARITY for Market Structure Act could protect self-custody and fix some of the GENIUS Act's flaws, its protections for individual freedom would likely be merely formal even if it passes the Senate, with no real change to the account-focused structure. He concluded that Bitcoin is a peer-to-peer payment system allowing free global transfers without third-party intervention, and that account-based systems threaten this innovation.

Whale Alert reported that 348,000,000 USDC has been transferred from Coinbase Institutional to Coinbase. The transaction is valued at about $348 million.

A U.S. federal court has dismissed a class-action lawsuit against pro-crypto billionaire Mark Cuban and the NBA's Dallas Mavericks. The suit alleged that they caused investor losses by promoting the crypto lender Voyager Digital. According to The Block, Cuban's legal team stated that the court rejected all claims, which were based on alleged violations of state securities and consumer fraud laws.

The Block has compiled 2026 cryptocurrency market forecasts from several industry experts, highlighting regulatory clarity and on-chain infrastructure as key themes. Keith Grose, CEO of Coinbase UK, stated that the next generation of the internet is being built on-chain, citing the strengthening of on-chain identity, settlement, and verification layers. Hoolie Tejwani, head of Coinbase Ventures, predicted that clear market regulations will be a turning point for crypto adoption in 2026, enabling founders to operate responsibly and boosting investor confidence. Alex Gluchowski, CEO of Matter Labs, suggested that regulation itself will become increasingly programmable with the emergence of jurisdiction-aware rollups that can automatically reflect regional rules on-chain. Paolo Ardoino, CTO of Bitfinex, noted that tokenization is becoming a mainstream method for capital raising, with improved efficiency prompting institutions to integrate blockchain into their core operations. Crypto asset manager Hashdex estimated that the AI-crypto sector's market size will reach $10 billion in 2026, driven by significant growth in decentralized computing, data provenance verification, and AI-to-AI coordination mechanisms.

U.S. crypto lobbying groups are expanding their activities ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, Cointelegraph reported. The outlet noted that due to lobbying and media campaigns by groups such as the Coinbase-backed nonprofit Stand with Crypto, many new members of the 119th U.S. Congress have already stated their support for pro-crypto legislation and policies. Fairshake, a crypto industry Super PAC prominent during the 2024 presidential election, is also continuing its support for pro-crypto candidates by spending $2.5 million in 2025 special elections. The midterm elections in November 2026 will determine all 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 33 seats in the Senate. According to the report, if the Democratic Party gains a majority in either chamber, it could significantly constrain the advancement of crypto legislation under President Donald Trump's administration.

New U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Michael Selig has appointed Amir Zaidi as his Chief of Staff, The Block reported. Zaidi previously worked at the CFTC from 2010 to 2019, where his responsibilities included overseeing Bitcoin futures contracts. Chairman Selig stated that with the Republican-led Congress preparing to send the Crypto-Asset Market Structure Bill (CLARITY Act) to President Donald Trump, he expects Zaidi to apply his expertise to develop regulations suitable for the rapidly changing commodities market.

Whale Alert reported that 3,892 BTC has been transferred from an unknown wallet to Coinbase Institutional. The transaction is valued at about $341 million.

The Republican-led U.S. Senate has scheduled a review for the market structure bill, known as the CLARITY Act, for Jan. 15, Crypto in America reported, citing multiple sources. The review follows a delay from last year, when Republican senators had made a concerted effort to pass the legislation. David Sacks, the White House's head of AI and cryptocurrency, had previously confirmed that the Senate would take up the bill in January. The bill aims to establish a clear regulatory framework for the digital asset industry by delineating the jurisdictional roles of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). It also includes provisions to exempt certain cryptocurrencies that meet specific criteria from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933.

An estimated $250 million has been withdrawn from the decentralized perpetual futures exchange Lighter following the airdrop of its native token, LIT, CoinDesk reported, citing on-chain data platform Bubble Maps. The outflow represents approximately 20% of Lighter's $1.4 billion in total value locked (TVL). Nicholas Vaiman, CEO of Bubble Maps, explained that while the figure appears substantial, such capital movements are a natural phenomenon after airdrops as users rebalance their positions and move on to the next yield farming opportunity.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has fallen below $88,000. BTC is trading at $87,984.66 on the Binance USDT market.

Trump Media (DJT) has announced a plan to distribute cryptocurrency to its shareholders in partnership with Crypto.com (CRO). Shareholders are scheduled to receive one token for each share of DJT they hold. The token will not have a cash value but will be used to provide benefits for services related to Trump Media.

U.S. initial jobless claims for the fourth week of December (Dec. 21-27) totaled 199,000, below the forecast of 219,000.

Losses from exploits totaled $118 million in December, according to blockchain security firm CertiK. Phishing attacks accounted for $93.4 million of this amount. Major incidents included losses from Trust Wallet ($8.5 million), Flow ($3.9 million), and Unleash Protocol ($3.9 million).

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has reiterated its position that stablecoins pose a risk to macroeconomic and financial stability, Reuters reported. In its Financial Stability Report, the central bank emphasized that the risks associated with stablecoins outweigh their benefits. The RBI argued that to maintain confidence in currency and preserve financial stability, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) should be prioritized over stablecoins.

Binance has announced it will list perpetual futures for COLLECT/USDT and MAGMA/USDT on Dec. 31. The COLLECT/USDT pair is scheduled to go live at 1:15 p.m. UTC, followed by the MAGMA/USDT pair at 1:30 p.m. UTC. Both contracts will support up to 20x leverage.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has risen above $89,000. BTC is trading at $89,000 on the Binance USDT market.

Binance announced its total product trading volume for the year reached $34 trillion, with its user base growing to 300 million and total user assets hitting $162.8 billion. In a recent annual open letter, co-CEOs He Yi and Richard Teng stated that the exchange's institutional trading volume increased by 21% year-over-year, PA News reported. They also noted a strengthening integration between on-chain and off-chain products, with Binance Wallet now processing over 60% of major on-chain transactions. The co-CEOs emphasized Binance's focus on enhancing regulatory compliance and security, adding that growth in the coming year will be driven by sovereign funds and enterprise applications.

Whale Alert reported that 400,000,090 USDT has been transferred from HTX to Aave. The transaction is valued at about $400 million.

Cumulative trading volume on decentralized perpetual futures exchanges (Perp DEXs) has surged to $12.09 trillion, marking a nearly threefold increase since the start of the year, Cointelegraph reported, citing data from DeFiLlama. This year's volume alone accounts for $7.9 trillion, with 73% of that activity occurring in the second half of the year. The report noted that the market structure has shifted from the early dominance of Hyperliquid (HYPE) to a more diversified competitive landscape following the emergence of newer platforms such as Aster (ASTER) and Lighter (LIT).

Da Hongfei and Erik Zhang, the co-founders of the Layer 1 blockchain network Neo (NEO), are in a public dispute over the project's financial and governance operations, Wu Blockchain reported. Da Hongfei stated that Zhang controls the majority of Neo's funds and consensus node voting rights. He claimed to have long urged Zhang to transfer personally managed NEO and GAS tokens to the Neo Foundation's multi-signature address, but said Zhang has repeatedly made excuses to delay the action. Da added that the foundation's financial report, which Zhang had demanded, will be released in the first quarter of next year. Previously, Zhang had criticized Da for not disclosing the Neo Foundation's financial status and called for a full, verifiable report. Zhang also noted that Da is scheduled to step down from Neo mainnet-related work on Jan. 1, 2026, to focus on the NeoX and SpoonOS projects.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced it has begun reviewing a proposal from the Cboe Options Exchange (CBOE) to change the tick sizes for its Mini Bitcoin U.S. ETF Index (MBTX) options. The proposal includes adjusting the minimum price increment, or tick size, to $0.01 for options priced under $3 and $0.05 for those priced at $3 or more. CBOE submitted the proposal to the SEC in late September, arguing that the change is necessary for consistency with BlackRock's spot BTC ETF, IBIT, which already uses a finer tick size.

The NFT market saw a significant increase in supply this year, but this was met with a sharp decline in sales revenue compared to the previous year, Cointelegraph reported, citing data from CryptoSlam. According to the data, a total of 1.34 billion NFTs were circulated in 2025, a 25% increase from one billion in 2024. In contrast, total NFT sales revenue fell by approximately 37% to $5.63 billion from $8.9 billion last year, and the average sale price for an NFT dropped from $124 to $96. The report suggests that NFT supply has outpaced demand, with the market's ability to absorb new assets weakening. The total NFT market capitalization has contracted to its current level of $2.4 billion after peaking at $17 billion in April 2022.

Lookonchain reported that a wallet presumed to belong to BitMEX founder Arthur Hayes again purchased 4.86 million ENA, worth $986,000, and 697,851 ETHFI, worth $485,000, a short time ago.

Bybit has announced that it will delist the ELX, ODOS, and DMAIL spot trading pairs at 8:00 a.m. UTC on Jan. 7.