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Brazil’s main stock exchange B3 has announced plans to launch a tokenisation platform alongside its own stablecoin, with both initiatives scheduled to go live in 2026.

The US Senate has confirmed Mike Selig as chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Travis Hill as chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in a single package vote.

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.

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.

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.

The United States has launched a new Tech Force initiative, with support from Coinbase and Robinhood, to bring private sector expertise into government agencies facing critical technology skills gaps.

The Marshall Islands has launched a world-first universal basic income scheme offering quarterly payments via cryptocurrency or traditional methods to support citizens facing rising living costs.

Securitise plans to launch real, regulated stocks directly onchain, aiming to bridge traditional equities with blockchain infrastructure as tokenisation gains momentum.

J.P. Morgan has launched MONY, a $100 million tokenised money market fund built directly on the public Ethereum network.

The cryptocurrency market has entered a markedly lower-volatility phase, with industry participants pointing to structural changes driven by institutional adoption and the growing use of derivatives.

Sidrah Fariq, head of retail sales at Deribit, said bitcoin’s (CRYPTO:BTC) implied volatility, measured by the BTC DVOL index, has stayed below 100 since 2022 despite bitcoin reaching fresh all-time highs.