Senator Cynthia Lummis announced she will not seek reelection in 2026, citing a lack of energy for another term. She plans to focus on advancing key cryptocurrency legislation before her departure, maintaining her pro-crypto stance.

President Trump announced plans for 1,600 new power plants to reduce electricity costs amid rising energy demands from AI-related data centers. He claims this initiative is essential for economic growth and competitiveness in technology.

Bitcoin trades in a 'bullish neutrality' regime as composite indicators improve and short liquidations dominate, creating controlled upside pressure with limited froth.
Summary
Composite regime indicator sits at +16.3 in the upper neutral band, a zone that historically delivered positive

18 bipartisan U.S. House lawmakers have urged the Internal Revenue Service to reexamine the country's taxation laws on cryptocurrency staking.
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A group of U.S. lawmakers has urged the IRS to review its 2023 guidance on staking rewards before the 2026 tax year.
The letter recommends

New crypto token launches have faced major price declines in 2025, with 84.7% trading below their Token Generation Event valuations.
Research by Ash from Memento Research tracked 118 TGE launches this year, finding that 100 tokens have fallen beneath their opening prices.
The median token has

Ethereum spot ETFs recorded $75.89 million in net outflows on December 19, extending the losing streak to seven consecutive trading days.
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Ethereum ETFs posted $75.89M in outflows, extending the streak to seven days.
BlackRock's ETHA accounted for all redemptions while other ETH ETFs

During the week of December 14-20, 2025, crypto VC funding reached $335.1 million across 18 projects. Key highlights include RedotPay's $107 million Series B, Fuse's $70 million Series B, and METYA's $50 million funding, reflecting a growing trend in digital finance investment.

According to CryptoSlam data, NFT sales volume has climbed by 12.03% to $67.76 million, up from last week's $64.95 million.
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NFT sales rose 12% to $67.76M as buyers and sellers returned to the market.
Ethereum led NFT blockchains with $28.06M in sales, up over 45% week-on-week.

A data breach at 700Credit exposed personal information of over 5.8 million Americans, including names and Social Security numbers. Regulators warn of identity theft risks and advise affected individuals to monitor credit and consider fraud alerts. Investigations are ongoing.

Quantum computers can't decrypt Bitcoin but could forge signatures from exposed public keys, putting \~6.7m BTC at risk unless wallets migrate to post‑quantum paths before large fault‑tolerant machines arrive.
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Bitcoin stores no encrypted secrets on‑chain; the critical quantum threat is

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