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The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, known as the CLARITY Act, is scheduled to enter the United States Senate markup stage in January, signalling a major advance towards becoming law.

Space has launched a public sale of its $SPACE token, opening community ownership in its Solana-based leveraged prediction market.

Bitcoin briefly surged to $90,000 during the Wall Street open before sharply reversing, triggering over $120 million in liquidations as traders were caught in heightened market volatility.

Coinbase is expanding beyond cryptocurrency by launching stock trading and prediction markets, signalling a major push to turn its platform into an “everything app” while positioning itself more directly against traditional trading rivals such as Robinhood.

Ethereum developers are preparing a potential January increase to the network’s gas limit, aiming to boost transaction capacity while maintaining stability and decentralisation.

US stocks slid after delayed shutdown-era jobs data showed rising unemployment, while bitcoin climbed in a fresh sign of its growing divergence from traditional markets.

Ripple is celebrating the rapid ascent of its RLUSD stablecoin into the top tier of regulated USD tokens, underscoring strong institutional adoption, regulatory alignment and growing global integration.

Former Alameda Research chief executive Caroline Ellison has been transferred from federal prison to a reentry facility ahead of an early release, highlighting her cooperation in the FTX case and renewed public attention on the exchange’s collapse.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has escalated his criticism of President Donald Trump by launching a state website highlighting the president’s ties to pardoned individuals with criminal records, including prominent figures from the cryptocurrency industry, in a move that underscores Newsom’s growing national profile and the increasing intersection of US politics and crypto.

Coinbase has rolled out onchain trading for Solana-based assets, marking a significant shift in how major exchanges deliver access to crypto markets. By embedding Solana decentralised liquidity through Jupiter, the platform is expanding retail access beyond traditional listings while signalling a broader industry move towards infrastructure-led growth amid renewed activity in trading, fundraising and mergers.

HashKey shares slipped in their Hong Kong debut after a $206 million IPO, as investors weighed losses, market conditions and the crypto exchange’s growth outlook.

President Donald Trump is set to interview Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller for the next Fed Chair role, as the White House weighs a potential shift in monetary policy and crypto stance.