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Ripple reaffirms no IPO plans, citing strong balance sheet and growth focus: Bloomberg
Ripple closed a $500 million funding round at a $40 billion valuation last November, with Fortress and Citadel among the key participants....

Strategy’s stock rallies 5% after MSCI says will not bar DATs ‘for the time being’
MSCI said it will continue to speak with market participants and evaluate whether it needs to create new “assessment criteria."...

Coinbase and Gemini face divided outlook as analysts weigh exchange expansions beyond crypto
Analysts broadly agree that U.S. crypto exchanges need to diversify beyond spot trading, but differ on whether newer products can meaningfully reduce earnings volatility....

‘The year of revenue, assets, and trading’: Ethereum and Solana boast growth in 2025
Solana saw $1.4 billion in REV, a controversial measure of user-generated value, while driving down average network fees....

Sweeping crypto bill heads for Senate Banking Committee hearing amid murky path forward
A sweeping bill to regulate the crypto industry in the Senate Banking Committee is moving forward, one way or another, in the new year....

‘Shocker’: Morgan Stanley’s Bitcoin and Solana ETF filings signal deep institutional commitment to crypto
One expert says this could nudge other major investment firms to launch in-house branded spot Bitcoin ETFs....

The Daily: Morgan Stanley files for spot Bitcoin and Solana ETFs as inflows enter 2026 ‘like a lion,’ and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons....

Community banks sound alarm on yield-bearing stablecoin loophole in GENIUS
Community bankers are pressing lawmakers to draw clear boundaries for yield-generating stablecoins, arguing it could draw away deposits....

Dominant onchain perps exchange Lighter rolls out 24/5 equity perps trading
The move comes amid a rapid period of growth for the now-dominant onchain perps platform Lighter, including its native LIT token launch....

Tether rolls out satoshi-style Scudo unit for its gold-backed XAUT token
Gold’s rally has widened performance gaps across major assets, with bullion outperforming both U.S. equities and crypto markets over the year....