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🗞 Catch up on the news over the last 24 hours! 🇺🇸 The US Senate Banking Committee confirms that it will not hold a crypto market structure markup in 2025, now pushed to early 2026 following bipartisan discussions. 🇯🇵 Japan's SBI Holdings and Startale Group sign MOU to jointly develop a regulated yen-denominated stablecoin compliant with Japanese financial regulations. 🚨 The Crypto Fear & Greed Index fell further to 11, down from 16 yesterday, as extreme fear dominates market sentiment. 🔥 14 of the top 25 US banks are building Bitcoin products for customers, according to River. 🔥 Grayscale predicts Bitcoin to hit a new all-time high within the first half of 2026, driven by surging institutional demand and improved regulatory clarity in the US. ⚡️ Nearly 90% of crypto lending revenue now comes from Ethereum and its Layer 2 network, per Ethereum Foundation's David. 🇺🇸 Visa to offer stablecoin settlement for US institutions, using Circle’s $USDC on Solana. 🚨 Crypto’s total market cap has slid to $2.96T. A ~31% decline from its 2025 peak of $4.28T. 🇺🇸 US unemployment came in at 4.6%, slightly above expectations of 4.5%. 🚨 The Bitcoin-to-gold ratio slid 50% in 2025 as gold surged on record central-bank buying and ETF inflows while BTC demand softened amid ETF outflows and heavy long-term holder selling. 🦈 Glassnode says wallets holding 100–1,000 $BTC added 54,000 $BTC (~$4.66B) this week, the fastest accumulation pace since 2012. 🚨 Exodus partners with MoonPay to launch a fully reserved USD-backed digital dollar stablecoin using M0 infrastructure. ⚡️ Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says the broken traditional financial system is driving younger generations to crypto as they "feel locked out of the old wealth ladder.” 🇺🇸 FDIC unveils framework for US banks to issue payment stablecoins under GENIUS Act, outlining approval requirements for bank subsidiaries to enter the digital dollar market. News | Markets | YouTube