Bitcoin started the year sending mixed signals. While price remains stuck in a tight range, weekly RSI has broken into bullish territory, with traders eyeing a potential move toward $105,000 in the coming weeks.
At the same time, reality hit hard: spot Bitcoin ETFs shed $681 million in their first full week of 2026, raising questions about near-term conviction.
Beyond price action, attention is shifting toward payments. Stablecoin-powered cards are quietly scaling worldwide, with VCs calling them one of crypto’s biggest themes this year.
Signals are diverging. and pressure points are forming.
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TOP CRYPTO NEWS RECAP (January 4 - January 10, 2026)
- Trump Dismisses SBF Pardon Talk, Defends Crypto Stance
- BNY Pushes Banking Onchain as TradFi Embraces 24/7 Markets
- Former Zcash Team Launches cashZ Wallet to Accelerate Privacy-First Development
- Nasdaq and CME Launch Unified Crypto Index to Simplify Institutional Investing
- CLARITY Act Faces Make-or-Break Senate Vote Amid Bipartisan Test
- Stablecoins Poised to Become a Trillion-Dollar Payments Backbone
Trump Dismisses SBF Pardon Talk, Defends Crypto Stance
President Donald Trump has ruled out pardoning former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, who is serving a 25-year sentence for fraud. In a New York Times interview, Trump rejected pardon speculation, defended his family’s crypto ties, and reaffirmed his pro-crypto political stance as SBF pursues an appeal.
BNY Pushes Banking Onchain as TradFi Embraces 24/7 Markets
BNY has launched tokenized bank deposits for institutional clients on a permissioned blockchain, enabling on-chain cash as collateral and margin. The move reflects TradFi’s shift toward faster, always-on markets, aligning with regulators’ push for 24/7 capital markets powered by blockchain and asset tokenization.
Former Zcash Team Launches cashZ Wallet to Accelerate Privacy-First Development
Former Electric Coin Company developers have unveiled cashZ, a new Zcash wallet launching in weeks, after leaving ECC over governance disputes. The team says the move restores cypherpunk values, enables faster scaling, and keeps full focus on strengthening Zcash, without launching new tokens.
Nasdaq and CME Launch Unified Crypto Index to Simplify Institutional Investing
Nasdaq and CME Group have merged their crypto benchmarks to create the Nasdaq-CME Crypto Index, which covers major assets such as Bitcoin and Ether. The move reflects rising institutional interest and growing market complexity, positioning crypto index products as a simpler, passive way for investors to gain diversified exposure.
CLARITY Act Faces Make-or-Break Senate Vote Amid Bipartisan Test
The CLARITY Act’s future depends on bipartisan support in the US Senate, requiring several Democratic votes to advance. Failure to pass next week could delay crypto market structure reform until after 2026, dampening investor sentiment despite limited immediate industry impact.
Stablecoins Poised to Become a Trillion-Dollar Payments Backbone
Bloomberg Intelligence projects stablecoin payment flows could reach $56.6 trillion by 2030, driven by rapid institutional adoption and rising use in inflation-hit economies. USDT leads everyday payments, USDC dominates DeFi, while governments and major firms push stablecoins toward mainstream global finance.
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