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Newly confirmed Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Michael Selig said on Monday that Congress is close to passing long-awaited legislation to set rules for U.S. cryptocurrency markets, a move that could soon reach President Donald Trump’s desk. Speaking after his confirmation as the CFTC’s 16th chairman, Selig said lawmakers were “poised” to advance a digital asset market structure bill, hinting at a shift in Washington to provide clearer oversight of crypto trading and related products. “Congress is poised to send digital asset market structure legislation that will cement the U.S. as the Crypto Capital of the World to the President’s…

In the concluded Aave DAO vote, criticisms directed at Aave Labs have so far been unsuccessful. The DAO, which manages the protocol, rejected a proposal that aimed to request the transfer of certain “brand assets” from the company. Thus, in the weeks-long debate surrounding the popular DeFi protocol Aave, Aave Labs critics lost a significant vote. The vote is seen as the culmination of tensions between Aave Labs, the company that developed the first version of the protocol, and Aave DAO, the cooperative structure that currently manages Aave. However, this balance may not last long. Marc Zeller, one of the…

NFT sales volume recorded a minor drop, inching downward by 0.47% to $65.58 million from its $67.76 million last week. In the data released by CryptoSlam, market participation also experienced a strong rebound, with NFT buyers rising by 26% to 292,030 and sellers rising by 24% to about 205,205. NFT transactions remained nearly unmoved, dropping by around 0.95% to 869,747. NFT sales experience a slight dip In terms of collections by sales volumes, DMarket on the Mythos blockchain retook the first position, recording $5.32 million in sales, a rise of 72% from last week’s $3.09 million. The collection also processed…

Ethereum price has quietly staged a rebound from its December lows. Since bottoming on December 18, ETH is up more than 10%, reclaiming the $3,000 area, at press time. This move is not random. A familiar bullish reversal pattern has reappeared on the chart, validating the jump. The same setup triggered a 27% rally earlier this quarter. But there is a catch. That earlier rally failed at a key resistance zone, and Ethereum is now heading back toward the same wall. Whether this rebound extends or stalls depends on what happens next. Bullish Reversal Returns as Coins Stop Moving The…

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse is championing a breakthrough year marked by record growth, a $500 million strategic investment, and surging XRP momentum, underscoring crypto’s rapid ascent as a driving force in global finance. Ripple Builds Its Future on XRP as the Next Crypto Epoch Takes Form Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has voiced a strongly bullish outlook, expressing confidence in both the company’s performance and the broader crypto market. Ripple announced on Nov. 5 on social media platform X that it achieved record milestones and secured a major strategic investment, a move Garlinghouse described as pivotal for the “future of crypto.”…

US President Donald Trump’s AI and crypto czar has signaled that the White House may have all the pieces in place for digital asset regulation following the confirmation of Michael Selig to chair the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. In a Monday X post, David Sacks said the US was at a “critical juncture” for crypto regulation, and that Selig and Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins made up a “dream team to define clear regulatory guidelines.” Sacks’ comments were in response to Selig saying that the US Congress was preparing to complete work on a crypto market structure bill.…

It’s the digital asset treasury bubble in reverse as companies once hellbent on accumulating crypto on their balance sheets turn to digital asset sales in an effort to either prop plunging stock prices or reduce outstanding debt. ETHZilla (ETHZ), a Nasdaq-listed firm focused on building a reserve of the second-largest cryptocurrency, ether ETH$3,042.57, late Friday said it sold $74.5 million worth of tokens from its treasury. It’s the company’s second such sale of ETH holdings. The funds from this latest sale are intended to redeem outstanding senior secured convertible notes under the terms of an agreement signed earlier this month,…

Bitcoin spot ETFs saw a total net outflow of $1.37 billion, according to SoSoValue data. This marks the sixth consecutive trading day that the funds have recorded net outflows. Bitcoin and Ethereum Spot ETFs See Net Outflow for 6th Consecutive Day According to the data, Fidelity’s FBTC fund recorded a positive net inflow of $1.13 billion, while ARK Invest’s ARKB ETF saw a net inflow of $82.93 million. In contrast, BlackRock IBIT, the market’s largest Bitcoin ETF, attracted attention with a net outflow of $375 million. Thus, the total asset value of Bitcoin spot ETFs stood at $139.15 billion, representing…

Arizona state Senator Wendy Rogers has proposed two bills and a resolution in an effort to change the state’s laws on taxing digital assets. In legislation prefiled with the Arizona Senate on Friday, Rogers proposed amending state statues to exempt virtual currency from taxation (SB 1044), barring counties, cities and towns from taxing or fining entities running blockchain nodes (SB 1045), and amending the state constitution’s definition of property taxes to clarify rules on digital assets (SCR 1003). The blockchain node bill may move through the state legislature, but the crypto tax bill and resolution would require a vote by…

In 2025, ETH marked significant inflows into whale wallets. As retail gave up on the coin, large-scale holders kept accumulating. ETH wallets with a balance of 10K to 100K ETH are the leading holders toward the end of 2025. ETH whales kept accumulating, especially in the second half of 2025. ETH is going through a significant shift in holding structure, with tokens flowing out of exchanges and into new self-custodial wallets. In 2025, retail sentiment continued to sink, while whales used the available DeFi tools on Ethereum. The holdings of smaller wallets, carrying 100-1K ETH, have continued their decline since…