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In brief Two senators have introduced the SAFE Crypto Act, a bipartisan bill that would establish a federal taskforce aimed at combating cryptocurrency fraud. The taskforce would meet at least 3 times per year, and would be composed of government and law enforcement officials, and also crypto industry representatives. Potential stakeholders suggest that the force, if established, would be significant in enabling a much greater degree of cross-sector coordinated action. Senators Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) have introduced the bipartisan SAFE Crypto Act, a bill that would establish a federal taskforce aimed at reducing cryptocurrency scams.The text of…

Big Day for Stablecoins! $200B+ price call on Hype! Rainbow Wallet interviewCrypto majors were mostly flat; btc -0.3% at $87,000; eth -1% at $2,930, bnb -1% at $858, sol even at $128. Night (+11%), morpho (+10%) and myx (+5%) led top movers. Bitwise forecasted new bitcoin all-time highs in 2026, pointing to structural factors like institutional capital inflows, regulatory clarity, and continued adoption to outweigh historical bearish factors. The sec ended its four-year investigation into aave, closing the file without recommending enforcement action. Visa expanded its stablecoin pilot to more us banks and to include settlement on solana. The fdic…

The second Edition of the Bitcoin Medellin Conference is coming. The small but high signal conference is set in the City of Eternal Spring, Medellin, a tourism hot spot for the Latin American countries, featuring rich food, landscapes, music, and culture, famous for the charisma and beauty of its people. Medelling also hosts a large international community with a strong entrepreneurship and start-up culture. The Bitcoin Medellin conference will take place on January 16- 17, 2026, in Plaza Mayor, a large event conference space near the heart of the city. The conference will feature international grade speakers like Jeff Booth, Venture Capitalist and…

In brief DTCC plans to tokenize U.S. Treasuries on Canton. It marks the first step in a yearslong roadmap for DTCC. DTCC is expected to provide a list of other approved networks. The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation unveiled plans on Wednesday to issue tokenized securities on Canton Network, the privacy-enabled blockchain built for financial institutions.The infrastructure company, which processed $3.7 quadrillion in transactions last year, said the process will initially involve the creation of tokens representing U.S. Treasuries. The move marks DTCC’s first step in a years-long roadmap, according to a press release.The securities will be held by DTCC…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The Shiba Inu ecosystem recently experienced a major leadership change after one of its key engineers left the project, surprising many in the SHIB community. Previously playing a major role in the network’s development, the Shiba Inu Engineer’s abrupt resignation sparked widespread discussion among community members, prompting questions about his next moves and the possible reasons behind his departure.  Shiba Inu Engineer Announces Resignation  The Shiba Inu community was stunned on Friday, December 12, after Johndoeshib, the Managing Engineer for the blockchain, announced his abrupt departure from…

Michael Saylor delivered a characteristically bold take on Dec. 16 about Bitcoin and the quantum leap:“The Bitcoin Quantum Leap: Quantum computing won’t break Bitcoin—it will harden it. The network upgrades, active coins migrate, lost coins stay frozen. Security goes up. Supply comes down. Bitcoin grows stronger.”The statement captures the optimistic case for Bitcoin’s post-quantum future. Still, the technical record reveals a messier picture where physics, governance, and timing determine whether the transition strengthens the network or triggers a crisis.Quantum won’t break Bitcoin (if migration happens in time)Saylor’s core claim rests on the notion of directional truth. Bitcoin’s main quantum vulnerability…

In brief A new GI-OTC report has warned that the Central African Republic’s experiment with cryptocurrency has been poorly designed, opaque and vulnerable to abuse. CAR’s Sango Coin collapsed after raising less than €2 million, while the newer CAR meme coin has generated only modest revenues amid extreme volatility, the report said. GI-OTC researchers said that laws enabling the tokenization of land and resources lack basic safeguards, creating avenues for money laundering and foreign capture. A new report from the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime has issued a warning about the Central African Republic’s experiment with cryptocurrency, concluding that…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Russia’s crypto payment rumor mill just got another hard “no.” Anatoly Aksakov, the chairman of the State Duma Committee on Financial Markets, said cryptocurrencies “will never” function as money inside Russia — and that if you’re paying for something domestically, it’s rubles or nothing. “It must be understood that cryptocurrencies will never become money within our country. They can only be used as an investment tool. If you want to pay for something, you can only do so with rubles,” Aksakov said at a press conference hosted…