Coinbase pulls support for the Senate crypto bill, Bitcoin retreats from $98K; Polygon restructuring follows its $250M stablecoin pivot, and Belgium’s KBC Group joins the institutional crypto wave

Coinbase pulls support for the Senate crypto bill, Bitcoin retreats from $98K; Polygon restructuring follows its $250M stablecoin pivot, and Belgium’s KBC Group joins the institutional crypto wave.

Bitcoin hits $97K on record ETF inflows, Senate Banking Committee delays major crypto markup for "further negotiations," and Polygon finalizes $250M+ acquisition of Coinme and Sequence

CPI data sparks rally as Bitcoin hits $95K, Polygon acquires Coinme and Sequence for stablecoin push, and the 278-page Senate crypto bill faces a Democrat scramble ahead of markup

US Senators unveil a landmark bill for market rules as the Senate targets stablecoin yield restrictions; Chainalysis reports record $17B lost to crypto scams in 2025

Michael Saylor’s Strategy adds $1.25B in BTC, Bitmine reaches a 3.4% stake in all ETH, BTQ launches a quantum-safe BTC fork, and Standard Chartered moves into crypto brokerage as ETF outflows hit $454M

Polygon targets $2B Coinme acquisition to bridge physical-digital crypto access, Bitcoin consolidates near $91K as Ethereum faces a $26M protocol exploit, and South Korea prepares for spot crypto ETFs

BTC targets $94K as the "January Effect" ignites; U.S.-Venezuela tensions spotlight a 600k BTC shadow reserve; and Howard Lutnick’s $3.2B divestment clears the path for pro-crypto Commerce Department

Crypto exits "Extreme Fear" as 2026 kicks off; Turkmenistan legalizes crypto in major New Year pivot; and Jump Trading’s $4B legal battle enters a high-stakes discovery phase

The "Lutnick Effect" looms over the 2026 regulatory landscape; Bitcoin eyes $88K in final year-end push; and Jump Trading discovery deepens as "gentleman's agreement" exposed.