CoinShares has dismissed recent solvency concerns about Tether, pointing to attestation data showing $181 billion in reserves against $174.45 billion in liabilities. The European digital-asset firm's analysis responds to warnings from BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes, who suggested a 30% decline in Tether's Bitcoin and gold holdings could eliminate its equity buffer. CoinShares emphasized Tether's $10 billion in profits during the first three quarters of 2024 as a mitigating factor against volatility risks.

Dogecoin encounters significant resistance at $0.20, where more than 11.7 billion tokens were last acquired, according to Glassnode's Cost Basis Distribution data. With DOGE trading around $0.138, these positions are underwater, potentially creating selling pressure if prices rebound. Network activity recently surged to 71,589 active addresses, the highest since September.

Bitcoin has gained approximately 12% since December 1, 2025, when the Federal Reserve officially ended its Quantitative Tightening program. The advance coincides with inflation data from Truflation showing a year-over-year rate of 2.45%, down from 2.7% in November. Markets are pricing in an 87.2% probability of a 25 basis point rate cut at the upcoming Federal Open Market Committee meeting, according to CME FedWatch.

Strive, a Nasdaq-listed structured-finance firm holding over 7,500 BTC, has formally opposed MSCI's proposed rule to exclude companies with Bitcoin holdings exceeding 50% of total assets from global equity benchmarks. The company argues the threshold violates index neutrality principles and unfairly targets Bitcoin-treasury operators. MSCI is scheduled to announce its decision on January 15.

Blockaid, a crypto security firm, detected malicious code on the official Pepe website on December 4, 2025. The site harbors Inferno Drainer software that targets connected wallets to extract funds. PEPE has dropped over 75% year-to-date and trades near $0.0000040.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse projected Bitcoin could reach $180,000 by the end of 2026, citing institutional adoption and regulatory clarity in the United States. Speaking at Binance Blockchain Week 2025, he dismissed current market pessimism as misaligned with fundamentals and described 2026 as potentially the most bullish year for cryptocurrency. XRP currently trades near $1.90 support, with technical indicators pointing to a potential breakout toward $3.70.

Zcash rose following its integration on Bitget's trading platform. Open Interest increased over 11% to $946.46 million as derivative positions expanded. Short sellers faced $3.64 million in liquidations versus $678,000 for longs, data show.

UK tax authority HMRC issued guidance stating that depositing cryptocurrency onto DeFi lending platforms will not trigger immediate capital gains tax. Taxable events will only occur upon actual disposal through selling or exchanging assets, according to Aave founder Stani Kulechov. The clarification provides certainty for users and institutions engaging with decentralized finance protocols.