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The United States Senate took a historic step towards the regulation of

and digital assets by narrowly approving the Digital Commodity Exchange Act in the Agriculture Committee. This initiative seeks to grant greater authority to the CFTC over spot markets for cryptocurrencies deemed commodities, laying the groundwork for a clearer regulatory framework. Although the progress reflects political divisions and leaves key issues unresolved such as DeFi and conflicts of interest, it marks a turning point in the relationship between financial innovation and institutional oversight.

Meanwhile

(BTC) retraced to the 80,000 dollar zone and dragged the market as a whole,
(HYPE) surprised by moving in the opposite direction. In the last seven days, the token of the decentralized exchange recorded an increase of 41.1%, going from 21.05 to 29.7 dollars, and positioning itself as the asset with the best weekly performance within the top 100 by capitalization. This relative strength is not a coincidence: it coincides with a marked increase in activity on HIP-3, a structural update that redefined the economic dynamics of the protocol and sparked renewed interest in its ecosystem.

More than 350 people from 10 countries in Latin America participated in the first session of the Free Bitcoin Diploma, an initiative driven by Satoshi Somos Todos and Bitcoin Lab Bolivia that reflects the growing regional interest in understanding and protecting the value of money. The high inflation affecting economies like Venezuela, Argentina, and Cuba has led thousands of people to seek financial alternatives, and

it is increasingly positioned as an educational tool and a means of preserving value in the face of monetary instability.

The recent oil rally, which adds to the advance of gold and silver, reignites inflationary tensions in the global economy and poses new challenges for

which moves around USD 87,600. The rise in crude acts as an inflationary catalyst that could keep the Federal Reserve in a restrictive monetary stance, limiting the liquidity that has historically favored bullish movements of risk assets. With WTI rising more than 12% in the month and Brent approaching USD 70, the impact on production, transportation, and consumption costs reinforces market caution in the face of potential rate cuts.

Fidelity Investments, one of the largest asset managers in the world, takes a decisive step in the crypto ecosystem with the upcoming launch of Fidelity Digital Dollar (FIDD), a stablecoin pegged to the US dollar. Issued on the Ethereum network and backed by an internally managed reserve scheme, FIDD aims to compete directly with giants like

and
combining the solidity of traditional finance with the infrastructure of digital assets. Available for both retail and institutional investors, the currency will allow trading at a 1:1 value with the dollar through Fidelity's own platforms and exchanges where it is listed, with a strong emphasis on transparency and daily disclosure of its reserves.

and the crypto market enters this Tuesday into a decisive day in the United States. The SEC and the CFTC, the two main financial regulatory agencies in the country, will hold a historic meeting to advance towards clearer and more coordinated supervision of bitcoin and crypto-assets. With the participation of their presidents, Paul Atkins and Michael Selig, the event aims to resolve years of jurisdictional discrepancies that have generated uncertainty in the market, marking a possible turning point for U.S. leadership in the digital economy.

The market of

crosses a key phase. For the first time since October 2023, on-chain data reveals that more investors are selling at a loss than taking profits, accumulating nearly 69,000 BTC in realized losses. According to CryptoQuant, this behavior reflects the exit of so-called 'bitcoin tourists': participants with less conviction who tend to capitulate when the price retracts from historical highs, currently around USD 89,000 after its ATH of USD 126,000.

is going through a phase of bearish pressure in line with risk assets, while gold marks historical highs driven by global macroeconomic uncertainty. The rise in Japanese bond yields, especially long-term ones, has intensified risk aversion and temporarily strengthened traditional havens. However, analysts agree that a possible intervention by the Bank of Japan to curb this escalation could drastically change the landscape. According to Michaël van de Poppe, there is a strong inverse correlation between bitcoin and gold, and if BTC manages to recover the key moving averages of 21 and 50 days, an improvement in liquidity could trigger a bullish movement of 4% to 6%.

In the hallways of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Brian Armstrong, CEO of

positions himself as one of the most influential voices in the regulatory debate on cryptocurrencies in the United States. After publicly withdrawing Coinbase's support for the Clarity Act, causing the pause of its debate in the Senate, Armstrong has taken advantage of the summit to engage directly with the major leaders of traditional banking. His goal is clear: to build more balanced rules that allow assets like

En

Switzerland, the World Economic Forum marks a turning point for the global financial system:
and stablecoins are no longer peripheral topics, but protagonists of the institutional debate. The USA House backed by key players such as Ripple, Hedera, and Microsoft is consolidating as a strategic hub where leaders like Brad Garlinghouse, Denelle Dixon, and Anthony Scaramucci discuss the tokenization of assets, on-chain capital markets, and the role of cryptocurrencies as the financial infrastructure of the future. With initiatives that allow 24/7 trading, instant settlement, and efficient cross-border payments, the message is clear: institutional adoption is already underway.

returns to the center of the debate after losing the psychological level of USD 90,000, in a context marked by mixed signals both technically and macroeconomically. The inability to hold above the recent maximum of USD 98,000 that reignited expectations of a new record coincided with the increase in global uncertainty arising from the escalation in the trade war led by the United States. This environment has deteriorated market sentiment, pushing investors to a more cautious stance as they assess whether the current pullback is just a healthy correction within the bullish cycle or the beginning of a phase of greater weakness.

Gloria Zhao marked a before and after in the history of

by becoming the first woman to take on the role of maintainer of the Bitcoin Core code, one of the most sensitive and strategic positions within the ecosystem. Her incorporation, formalized through a request for integration on GitHub, grants her partial permissions to merge changes in the code, reinforcing technical continuity following the voluntary departure of Peter Wuille, one of the most influential developers of the protocol. This move not only highlights the maturity of Bitcoin's technical governance process but also underscores the meritocratic nature of a network that prioritizes knowledge, rigorous review, and cryptographic trust above any other consideration.

Revolut took a strategic step by applying for a full banking license in Peru, strengthening its ambitious expansion in Latin America following its progress in Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, and Argentina. With Julien Labrot at the helm as local CEO, the neobank aims to operate as a full bank under the supervision of the SBS, in a market with high smartphone adoption but a persistent gap in financial inclusion. If the license is approved, Revolut could offer accounts, deposits, credits, and operations in soles and other currencies, intensifying competition in a system where large banks concentrate the majority of credit.

Vitalik Buterin reignited the debate on the direction of Ethereum with a compelling reflection: excessive complexity is one of the greatest risks to the security and sovereignty of protocols. In his analysis, the co-founder of Ethereum argues that having thousands of nodes or high levels of fault tolerance is not enough if the underlying software becomes incomprehensible to most developers. When only a small group of experts can explain how the system works, the promise of decentralization weakens. For Buterin, that which cannot be understood cannot be considered fully one's own, and each additional layer of complexity increases points of failure and erodes long-term trust.

China advances strongly in the transformation of the global financial system. Its cross-border payment platform mBridge, based on central bank digital currencies (CBDC), has already processed over USD 55,000 million in transactions, establishing itself as an emerging alternative to the SWIFT system. From its pilots in 2022 to November 2025, growth has been exponential, driven by the full governance of central banks from China, Hong Kong, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia. The digital yuan (e-CNY) dominates the ecosystem, accounting for more than 95% of the settlement volume, marking a decisive step towards faster, direct, and intermediary-free international payments.

The New York Stock Exchange

has taken a step that marks a turning point in the evolution of financial markets: the development of a platform for trading and settlement on-chain of tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs, with operations available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Directly inspired by the operational model of Bitcoin (BTC), this project, still subject to regulatory approval, contemplates instant settlement, financing through

The quotation of

in Venezuela has recorded a decline close to 40% since January 7, returning to levels observed in December 2025 and sparking an intense debate in the crypto community. Data from P2PArmy shows a marked decline in the P2P market of Binance, while local platforms reflect values between 450 and 456 bolívares per stablecoin, well below the peaks of up to 880 bolívares seen at the beginning of the month. Analysts explain this movement as a clear example of overshooting, an exaggerated market reaction to events of high uncertainty that causes sharp price adjustments before seeking a new equilibrium. Far from representing a structural loss of value of the USDT against the bolívar, the phenomenon reflects the dynamics of expectations that characterize sensitive and highly reactive markets like the Venezuelan.

A recent analysis of Bitcoin Core, the software that underpins the network of

reveals a trend that does not go unnoticed: the number of active developers is steadily declining. Of the 7,604 contributors who have interacted with the code in the last 15 years, only 935 remain active today, while almost 88% abandon the project after a year without participation. This phenomenon does not only affect occasional contributors; even the most influential developers show high exit rates, suggesting a structural challenge to maintain the evolution of the protocol over time.

Venezuela has transformed into one of the clearest and most real experiments regarding Bitcoin's original promise. In the midst of a decade marked by extreme inflation, capital controls, and loss of trust in the local currency,

it ceased to be a mere speculative investment and became a functional tool. According to analysts from Compass Mining, its adoption did not arise from public policies or institutional plans, but from the direct need of millions of people seeking to preserve value, conduct transactions, and keep their daily economy operational in a hostile environment.

The

have moved from being a liquidity tool within the crypto ecosystem to becoming a structural threat to traditional banking. Brian Moynihan, CEO of Bank of America, recently acknowledged that these digital assets could trigger a loss of up to USD 6 trillion in deposits if they continue to offer attractive rewards to users. From his perspective, the risk is not only competitive but macroeconomic: fewer deposits would imply less lending capacity, especially affecting small and medium enterprises that rely on bank credit. This argument has reignited the debate over the role of stablecoins within the financial system and their impact on traditional intermediation.