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The United States Department of Justice has finalised the forfeiture of more than $400 million in cryptocurrency and other assets linked to Helix, an early bitcoin mixing service tied to darknet markets.

Circle Internet Group said it will prioritise building more durable infrastructure through 2026 to accelerate stablecoin adoption among institutions and large enterprises.

South Korea’s Financial Services Commission has proposed capping individual shareholdings in domestic crypto exchanges at between 15% and 20%, arguing the platforms now function as public financial infrastructure.

The UK plans to bring a comprehensive crypto regulatory regime into force by October 25, 2027, as the government faces mounting pressure to give the digital asset industry legal certainty.

Bitcoin slid sharply on Thursday as a so-called death cross formed on its charts, reinforcing fears that the recent sell-off could extend much further.

The Senate Agriculture Committee advanced its portion of the CLARITY Act on a narrow 12–11 party-line vote, underscoring the fragile political path facing the crypto market structure bill.

Institutional adoption on the Avalanche blockchain surged in the fourth quarter as tokenised real-world assets hit a record value, even as the AVAX token sharply underperformed the broader crypto market.

Optimism governance has approved a proposal to allocate 50% of Superchain revenue to buy back the OP token over the next 12 months, starting in February, as part of efforts to strengthen the token’s role in the ecosystem.

Securitise said revenue surged more than 840% year on year in a new filing to go public via a merger with a Cantor Fitzgerald–backed SPAC, highlighting accelerating institutional demand for tokenisation.

A Miami conference for high-risk finance and crypto traders was forced to change its name at the last minute after Reddit moved to enforce its WallStreetBets trademark.

Crypto infrastructure firm Talos has raised a $45 million extension to its Series B funding round, valuing the New York-based company at about $1.5 billion as institutional interest in market infrastructure grows.

Ripple has launched Ripple Treasury, a corporate treasury management service that allows clients to opt into digital asset features without being forced to adopt crypto technology.

The US commodities regulator said it will roll back warnings on prediction markets, signalling a softer regulatory approach as legal battles with state gambling authorities intensify.

Bitcoin fell more than 6% to the low $83,000 range as rising US-Iran tensions, mounting fears of a US government shutdown and broader risk-off sentiment hit an already fragile crypto market.

Donald Trump said he will announce his nominee to replace Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell on Friday morning, with prediction markets pointing strongly toward former Fed governor Kevin Warsh.

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has clarified how tokenised securities are regulated, drawing a sharp distinction between compliant, regulated products such as Robinhood’s stock tokens and fraudulent schemes like Terra’s Mirror Protocol.

Bitcoin fell more than 5% to around $83,400 during overnight trading and failed to recover, while gold rebounded sharply after an initial plunge triggered by rising US-Iran tensions.

About 72% of licensed crypto exchanges in Indonesia were unprofitable in 2025 despite the country having more than 20 million crypto users, according to data from the Financial Services Authority.

Bybit plans to launch a retail banking product called My Bank in February, giving users personal IBAN accounts to move fiat funds seamlessly between banks and crypto markets.

SEC chair Paul Atkins said sweeping crypto innovation exemptions are unlikely to be finalised this month, walking back an earlier timeline that had pointed to a January release.

Coinbase has launched a regulated prediction markets platform across all 50 US states, allowing users to trade contracts tied to real-world outcomes ranging from bitcoin prices to Federal Reserve decisions.

Crypto sentiment remained fragile on Thursday as Bitcoin slipped below $84,000 and the Crypto Fear and Greed Index stayed mired in the low 20s, signalling persistent risk aversion across digital asset markets.

Crypto custodian Copper is weighing a potential initial public offering as institutional demand for digital asset infrastructure grows following rival BitGo’s recent stock market debut.

21Shares has launched Europe’s first exchange-traded product backed by Jito-staked Solana, giving investors listed exposure to SOL with staking rewards embedded.