Morgan Stanley's Bitcoin ETF Could Attract $160 Billion, Says Strategy CEO

The CFTC has launched a pilot program allowing tokenized digital assets as margin collateral in U.S. derivatives markets. This initiative aims to supervise digital-asset activity in U.S. markets and reduce reliance on offshore venues, with Bitcoin, Ethereum, and USDC as eligible collateral.

An employee at Binance has been suspended for promoting a meme coin launch through an official Binance X account. The firm initiated an investigation after reports to its internal audit department revealed the employee's actions.

The number of unique bitcoin addresses holding more than 0.1 BTC has decreased over the past two years, dropping from 4,548,107 to 4,443,541 since December 8, 2023. This decline of 2.3% is more significant than the decrease in addresses holding 0.01 BTC.

BlackRock has filed an S-1 registration statement with the SEC for a new staked Ethereum trust exchange-traded fund, ETHB. The trust will track Ethereum's performance and include rewards earned from staked ETH, operating as a passive investment vehicle.

The Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA) is actively pursuing taxpayers who evade crypto taxes, with 35 auditors working on over 230 files, resulting in significant taxes earned by audit, including $100 million in the past three years. Legal limitations in Canada hinder the CRA's ability to identify and assess compliance with income tax reporting obligations in the crypto space.

Ondo Finance announced that the SEC concluded its investigation into the tokenization process, initiated during the Biden administration. The company emphasized its commitment to building regulated financial products with traditional finance assets.

PayPal's PYUSD stablecoin has surged 224% in three months, reaching over $3.8 billion in circulation. Ethena, a DeFi protocol, holds $1.2 billion of PYUSD, making it the largest holder. Stablecoins like PYUSD offer lucrative incentives for users in DeFi protocols.

Markus Levin, co-founder of XYO, warns that Bitcoin could drop to $50,000 due to the Federal Reserve's upcoming meeting. Experts suggest that if Bitcoin fails to stay above $100,000, further declines are possible.

Bitcoin ETFs attracted $352 million last week, comprising half of all crypto fund inflows, with XRP funds following closely. Short-Bitcoin products experienced the largest outflow since March 2025, indicating a potential sentiment shift. Despite minor outflows, total crypto assets under management have risen by 7.9% from November lows.

BitMine Immersion Technologies, the top Ethereum treasury company, recently acquired 138,452 ETH, increasing its holdings to 3.864 million ETH, valued at about $12 billion. This purchase follows a previous acquisition of over 200,000 ETH in October, boosting BitMine's stock by 2.5%.