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The Jito (JTO) Foundation, a Solana-based liquid staking protocol, plans to return to the United States due to an improving regulatory environment for cryptocurrencies, Cointelegraph reported. The foundation had previously moved its operations overseas, citing legal risks posed by what it described as a hostile and uncertain U.S. regulatory landscape.

Digital Wealth Partners (DWP), a registered investment advisory firm specializing in digital assets, has launched an algorithmic trading service for XRP holders, CoinDesk reported. The service targets high-net-worth individuals and accredited investors and can be managed within retirement accounts to provide tax advantages. Crypto bank Anchorage Digital will provide custody for the assets.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has criticized President Donald Trump, accusing him of colluding with criminals, including prominent figures in the cryptocurrency industry, CoinDesk reported. The official website for the state of California has launched a page tracking individuals it describes as Trump's top 10 criminal associates. The list features Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, and the co-founders of BitMEX, all of whom have received presidential pardons or commutations from Trump. Newsom is widely seen as a potential future presidential candidate for the Democratic Party and a key political rival to Trump on social media.

Former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison has been transferred from prison to a halfway house, Cointelegraph reported. She was previously sentenced to two years for her role in aiding the crimes at FTX, with a scheduled release date of Feb. 20, 2026.

The three major U.S. stock indices closed lower. The S&P 500 fell 1.16%, the Nasdaq Composite dropped 1.81%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined by 0.47%.

Brazil's stock exchange, B3, plans to launch a tokenization platform and a proprietary stablecoin next year, CoinDesk reported. The platform is designed to enhance asset management efficiency by sharing liquidity with traditional financial markets. To support the settlement and clearing of these tokenized assets, B3 will issue a stablecoin pegged to the Brazilian real. The exchange is also developing crypto derivatives, including options for BTC, ETH, and SOL, as well as contracts based on cryptocurrency price volatility.

Acting U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chair Caroline Pham is set to join crypto payments firm MoonPay as its Chief Legal and Administrative Officer (CLAO), Crypto in America reported. In her new role, she will oversee the company's policy and regulatory strategy. Pham's term at the CFTC is scheduled to conclude this week, coinciding with the U.S. Senate's confirmation vote for CFTC Chair nominee Michael Selig.

Major exchanges have seen $102 million worth of futures liquidated in the past hour. In the past 24 hours, $507 million worth of futures have been liquidated.

World Liberty Financial announced that its initiative to promote the stablecoin USD1 has achieved initial success over the past three weeks. The announcement follows the passage of a proposal to use a portion of the WLFI treasury for this purpose. Key achievements include a $10 million buyback of WLFI tokens using USD1 and the launch of a USD1 trading pair on Binance.

Robinhood announced the listing of PIPPIN.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has fallen below $86,000. BTC is trading at $85,969.24 on the Binance USDT market.

Julio Moreno, head analyst at CryptoQuant, stated that the debate over Bitcoin's four-year cycle is ongoing. He noted that he had previously written on the topic before last year's halving, arguing that the key to the cycle is not the halving event or price performance, but rather the wave of increasing demand. Moreno believes the cycle has already passed its peak and is now descending toward a low point.

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.

Former customers of FTX and Alameda Research are now eligible for compensation from a $10 million class-action settlement involving Silvergate Bank, the crypto-friendly lender that went bankrupt in 2023. The settlement aims to resolve allegations that Silvergate aided and abetted FTX's fraudulent activities, Cointelegraph reported. Approximately 46,000 individuals affected by the collapse of FTX can file a claim for compensation through the official settlement website until Jan. 30, 2026. Regulators, including the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), had previously claimed that Silvergate failed to maintain an adequate Anti-Money Laundering (AML) system, which resulted in its failure to detect roughly $9 billion in suspicious transactions related to FTX. This settlement offers an additional form of relief separate from the compensation being distributed through the FTX bankruptcy proceedings.

Nick Hansen, CEO and co-founder of the Luxor mining pool, said the biggest challenge for Bitcoin miners in 2026 will be curbing the desire to transition into artificial intelligence (AI). According to DL News, he stated that striking a balance between mining and high-performance computing (HPC) remains very difficult. Miners are currently facing challenges as the price of Bitcoin has fallen 30% from its peak. In response, many publicly traded miners are marketing themselves as computing or digital infrastructure companies, focusing on the more profitable business between coin mining and AI computing services without completely abandoning their mining operations. Hansen explained that if the Federal Reserve begins an interest rate-cutting cycle in 2026, Bitcoin's price and mining profitability are likely to improve.

Georgy Verbistky, founder of the crypto investment platform TYMIO, stated that Bitcoin is likely to move sideways or undergo a correction in the short term. According to DL News, he said a further decline to $70,000 or $60,000 cannot be ruled out. Verbistky emphasized that in the current situation, it is far more important to remain patient and practice systematic risk management than to chase short-term rallies.

Representatives from the cryptocurrency industry are scheduled to meet with key U.S. senators today to discuss market structure legislation, CoinDesk reported. The bill is set for renegotiation in January, and the meeting is seen as the final opportunity this year for industry leaders to clarify their positions. Attendees will include representatives from Coinbase, Kraken, Chainlink, the Blockchain Association, the DeFi Education Fund, Goldman Sachs, and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA).

Polygon Labs has made a strategic investment in Boys Club to enhance its storytelling capabilities, The Block reported. Boys Club is a tech media company that publishes newsletters and podcasts and has hosted events through partnerships with crypto firms such as a16z Crypto, Coinbase, Kraken, and Polymarket.

Major exchanges have seen $116 million worth of futures liquidated in the past hour. In the past 24 hours, $355 million worth of futures have been liquidated.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has fallen below $87,000. BTC is trading at $86,765.88 on the Binance USDT market.

Global investment bank Macquarie anticipates that a substantial U.S. cryptocurrency regulatory framework will be finalized by early 2026 amid accelerating bipartisan negotiations in the U.S. Senate, CoinDesk reported. According to the bank, the framework will be built on two key pillars: a stablecoin bill and a crypto market structure bill. Macquarie assessed that recent closed-door meetings between Democrats and Republicans have reached a significant stage toward reaching an agreement. The bank believes there is a high probability that an amended Senate version of the market structure bill will pass, with the final legislative package likely taking effect between the end of the first quarter and the first half of 2026.

Whale Alert reported that 4,357 BTC has been transferred from Coinbase Institutional to an unknown new wallet. The transaction is valued at about $380 million.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has fallen below $88,000. BTC is trading at $87,914.38 on the Binance USDT market.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has fallen below $89,000. BTC is trading at $88,949.01 on the Binance USDT market.