The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Market Participants Division has reissued Staff Letter 25-40, updating the definition of “payment stablecoin” under its no-action framework to expressly include stablecoins issued by national trust banks, the agency said.
Russia’s largest bank, Sberbank, is preparing to issue corporate loans backed by cryptocurrency collateral and has signaled readiness to work with the Central Bank of Russia on regulatory frameworks for such lending, the bank’s spokesperson told Reuters.
Bitcoin was on track Monday to post its fourth consecutive monthly loss, marking the longest streak of monthly declines since 2018, according to CoinDesk.
Bitmine Immersion Technologies, chaired by crypto strategist Tom Lee, has committed $200 million to a venture linked to YouTube creator MrBeast, according to Bloomberg.
The U.S. Senate Banking Committee has delayed action on a major cryptocurrency market structure bill following Coinbase’s decision to withdraw support for the current draft, according to Reuters.
A crypto venture backed by members of former U.S. President Donald Trump’s family has applied for a U.S. national trust bank charter, seeking to operate under federal banking oversight, according to Reuters.
Bitcoin marks its 17th anniversary on January 3, 2026, commemorating the mining of its first block — known as the Genesis Block — on January 3, 2009.
New tax transparency obligations for crypto-asset service providers across the European Union entered into force on January 1, 2026, as amendments to the Directive on Administrative Cooperation (DAC8) — became applicable.
JPMorgan Chase is evaluating the launch of cryptocurrency trading services for institutional clients, Bloomberg News reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
The U.S. Treasury Department has signaled that stablecoins will remain a priority area in its ongoing monitoring of financial risks, pointing to concerns around reserve transparency, market integrity, and the growing integration of digital assets with traditional finance.
