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The U.S. Senate Banking Committee is inching closer to agreement on a bipartisan crypto market structure bill, with a vote next week, its chairman said, as industry insiders prepare for a blitz of the Senate offices on Thursday.Republicans on the committee are exhibiting wide confidence that their finish line is near on the lengthy negotiations over a bill to set up regulated crypto markets in the U.S. However, Democratic negotiators haven’t broadly weighed in on the rapid timeline that committee Chairman Tim Scott said will conclude with a January 15 markup hearing. A document that emerged from the Tuesday meeting,…

Good Morning, Asia. Here’s what’s making news in the markets:Welcome to Asia Morning Briefing, a daily summary of top stories during U.S. hours and an overview of market moves and analysis. For a detailed overview of U.S. markets, see CoinDesk’s Crypto Daybook Americas.Crypto markets are starting the year in recalibration mode rather than retreat, with bitcoin consolidating above $90,000 and ether regaining relative strength as institutional positioning resets.As Hong Kong began its Wednesday trading day, BTC slipped modestly on short-term frames but remained range-bound after clearing the psychologically important $90,000 level.”With stocks, gold and other precious metals at all time highs,…

The Hut 8 Bitcoin (BTC) mining company expanded its credit facility with crypto exchange company Coinbase to $200 million, building on momentum from 2025 and strong stock performance, setting it apart among players in the struggling mining industry.Hut 8 will use the funds for “general corporate purposes,” according to an amended filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).The credit expansion follows Hut 8’s $7 billion agreement with AI cloud platform Fluidstack in December to deliver 245 megawatts (MW) of energy for an AI data center over a 15-year term.The agreement is one of the biggest deals of…

The United States National Debt surged past $38.5 trillion on Saturday, as Bitcoiners celebrated “Genesis Day,” the day the first block was mined on the Bitcoin network by pseudonymous Bitcoin (BTC) creator Satoshi Nakamoto.US government debt at the time of this writing is about $38,561,900,451,378, according to the US National Debt Clock.“Lie, cheat, steal, and print relentlessly. It’s the playbook of fiat currency, and it weakens the money until confidence in that currency ultimately fails,” market analyst James Lavish said in response to the rising debt. A dashboard breaking down the $38.5 trillion, and rising, US government debt. Source: US…

Ilya Lichtenstein, who admitted to orchestrating the hack of the cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex, announced that he is being released from prison ahead of schedule. This development was shared on January 2, and it has implications for the ongoing discussions about cybersecurity within the cryptocurrency market. Lichtenstein attributed his early release to the “Trump’s First Step Act,” a legislative measure designed to reform the criminal justice system and reduce sentences for certain offenders. Lichtenstein’s involvement in the Bitfinex hack drew significant attention due to the substantial amount of cryptocurrency stolen. The hack, which occurred in 2016, resulted in the theft of…

Cardano’s native token was among the biggest beneficiaries after Trump’s landslide victory in the US elections at the end of 2024. It rocketed from just over $0.30 to a multi-year peak of $1.30 within the first month, especially since Charles Hoskinson hinted that he would work with the Trump administration in 2025. After a brief correction, it entered 2025 at around $0.85 and experienced enhanced volatility in the first few months. It reclaimed the $1.00 level almost immediately, then dumped below $0.55, and surged back up to almost $1.20 by March. What followed, though, was a prolonged correction with a…

December’s losses were spread across 26 incidents, showing fewer large-scale breaches rather than a total absence of attacks. Blockchain security firm Peckshield has shared that December 2025 closed with a surprising decrease in crypto exploit losses. On-chain data shows the figures fell by 60% compared with those recorded in November. $76 Million Lost Across 26 Incidents According to the Peckshield report revealed via X, hacks and cybersecurity exploits in the crypto sector dropped in December 2025, with only $76.2 million stolen across 26 major incidents. This figure represents a 60% decrease from November’s $194.2 million. The largest single hack during…

The price of Bitcoin (BTC) remained firm at about $90,000, despite geopolitical tensions between the United States and Venezuela reaching a boiling point in the early hours of Saturday morning.Bitcoin briefly fell below $90,000 on Saturday before climbing back up above the $90,000 level, where it is trading at the time of this writing. “The US bombed a country and captured its leader, on a weekend no less, and yet Bitcoin has barely moved,” Nic Puckrin, market analyst and founder of the crypto media company Coin Bureau, said in an X post.  The price of Bitcoin barely moved, despite the…

US-based spot Bitcoin and Ether ETFs began 2026 on a strong note, posting a combined net inflow of around $646 million on the first trading day, despite mixed sentiment across the broader crypto market.On Friday, spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs saw net inflows of $471.3 million, while spot Ether (ETH) ETFs added $174.5 million, bringing total inflows across the two ETF types to $645.8 million, according to Farside data.US spot Bitcoin ETFs posted their largest net inflow in 35 trading days since Nov. 11, when the eleven US-based ETFs collectively saw $524 million in a single day.Meanwhile, spot Ether ETFs posted…

With a crypto-friendly White House, growing institutional adoption, and a wave of spot ETF approvals on the horizon, some analysts believe 2026 could be a breakout year for digital assets—even as Bitcoin closed 2025 with its first annual decline since 2022.Crypto YouTuber Jesse Eckel, who has 276,000 subscribers, declared in his 2026 predictions video that “2026 is going to be the bull run and alt season that everyone expected 2025 to be.”Sponsored “The Bull Run Everyone Expected in 2025”“I sold my house. Everything is invested in this bet,” Eckel said. “If I’m wrong about this, I accept those consequences.”Eckel admitted…