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December felt both reflective and energizing in our CryptoMondays community. Reflecting on the close of 2025, the community naturally slowed down to reflect with gratitude and look ahead with excitement. Conversations increasingly focused on execution, trust, and sustainable coordination across crypto, AI, and decentralized systems.One of this month’s highlights was the DAIAA 11th General Meeting, where members came together to check in on progress across working groups and align on what matters most as we head into 2026. The conversation included the future of verifiable agents, data provenance, shared standards, and decentralized coordination matter, and why Web3 infrastructure is such…

Daily Spotlight: Stocks Typically Start Strong

Bitcoin strutted into 2026 like it owned the cryptosphere, posting a price of $89,431, a 24-hour range between $87,742 and $89,778, and a market cap nearing $1.78 trillion. Yet, beneath the surface of this glittering price tag lies a market simmering with conflicting signals. Momentum whispers strength, while volume—and a few lagging indicators—are raising skeptical […]

Ethereum’s underperformance in 2025 left market expectations unmet, maintaining a cautious sentiment around the asset. Kevin Rusher, founder of RAAC, suggests the focus on price obscures significant developments. Rusher argues that 2026 could see Ethereum surprising the market due to increased institutional adoption and growth in stablecoins, tokenized assets, and payment systems. In 2025, Ethereum’s value fell by nearly 10%, with significant losses in the final quarter. However, the beginning of 2026 has seen a positive shift, with Ethereum crossing the $3,000 threshold, rising 1.76% in the last 24 hours and reaching $3,030. This price movement is notable, yet Rusher…

The US Senate eyes mid-January 2026 as the possible date for a markup of the crypto market structure legislation, arousing fresh hope on the prospects of its early passage this year after a party-based gridlock over some pertinent parts of the bill. People familiar with the negotiations say there is significant alignment between Democrats and Republicans to advance the bill as fast as possible. The crypto community sets its sights on Jan. 15 for the legislative review of the Crypto Market Structure Bill. While the Senate is yet to officially announce the date, inside sources have confirmed the approval of…

Tether picked up 8,888 Bitcoin (BTC) on New Year’s Eve, increasing its disclosed Bitcoin stash to more than 96,000 to close out 2025, its CEO Paolo Ardoino said.The USDt (USDT) stablecoin issuer has become one of the biggest active Bitcoin holders, placing the company’s Bitcoin address as the fifth-largest behind Binance, Robinhood, and Bitfinex and ranking second among privately held corporate BTC treasuries.The move is part of a pattern of Tether’s quarterly Bitcoin accumulations. The company has been funneling up to 15% of its earnings into Bitcoin every three months. The latest batch was worth about $780 million at the…

Adani Power share price is flying high on the first trading day of 2026, January 01, jumping 7% to ₹153 apiece — its highest level since November 20. Today’s surge also marks the biggest intraday spike in over a month, even as the Indian stock market remained largely range-bound.Although there are no fundamental triggers behind the sharp rise in Adani Power’s share price, trading volumes surged significantly, with nearly 50 million shares changing hands on both NSE and BSE as of 12:45 PM, four times higher than the average weekly volumes, according to Trendlyne data.On technical charts, Adani Power is…

Daily Spotlight: Bull Market Set for 2026

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s deputy director of the Division of Corporation Finance is retiring after playing a key role in shaping the agency’s approach to cryptocurrency. The SEC announced Cicely LaMothe’s retirement in a statement on Monday. “The work has been incredibly challenging and rewarding, and I have learned immensely from the dedicated individuals who commit themselves daily to this critical mission,” LaMothe said in the statement.  LaMothe was behind several pivotal staff statements involving crypto over the past year, including one clarifying that memecoins are not securities and another explaining the agency’s stance on staking. Beyond crypto, LaMothe…

Shares of auto giant Tesla Inc. closed lower for the fourth session in a row on Dec. 29, marking a notable shift in tone just days after the stock set a fresh all-time high. Since that peak just before Christmas, shares are down close to 8%, a sharp reversal considering how hard-fought the move was.The timing, in particular, is what makes this pullback stand out from other ones this quarter. In a market sitting near record highs, Tesla’s sudden loss of momentum right as it enters blue sky territory raises an uncomfortable question—is this simply a healthy pause, or the…