As of January 2, Bitcoin trades just below $90,000 while Ethereum nears $3,000 amid heightened on‑chain activity. Ethereum daily transactions recently reached 2.2 million, and Q4 saw Bitcoin down more than 23% with Ethereum losing over 28%, as gold and silver rose 64% and 120% last year.

Bitwise Asset Management said on 30 December 2025 it filed with the SEC for 11 crypto strategy ETFs covering tokens such as AAVE, UNI, ZEC, TAO, CC, ENA, HYPE, NEAR, STRK, SUI, and TRX. According to its filings, each fund may invest up to 60% directly in the applicable token and 40% via ETPs, with derivatives counted at notional value to meet an 80% minimum. Pending approval, the launch is targeted around 16 March 2026.

In 2025, Tron's TRX quietly outpaced Bitcoin and Ethereum as the token posted roughly 12% year-to-date gains while BTC and ETH declined. Tron's market cap stands near $27 Bn, TRX trades around the $0.28–$0.29 range after an August peak near $0.36, and about $4.413 Bn is locked in its DeFi protocols. Technical indicators currently show firm long-term moving averages and fading sell pressure as the network heads into 2026.

A crypto trader reportedly lost $50,000,000 in USDT after an address‑poisoning scam led to a mistaken copy‑paste. Stablecoins remained pegged, so broader markets saw little reaction, highlighting the finality risk in self‑custody. The incident shows how spoofed look‑alike addresses can appear in wallet history and mislead hurried senders.

Ethereum rose above $3,000 on December 3 following the activation of its Fusaka mainnet upgrade. The fork introduces PeerDAS technology and doubles block gas capacity, laying groundwork for expanded blob throughput. ETH trades near $3,070 after breaking through a descending trendline that had limited gains since late October.

Goldman Sachs has agreed to acquire Innovator Capital Management for $2 billion, adding $28 billion in assets under supervision and 159 ETFs to its platform. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2026. The deal will position Goldman Sachs among the top 10 global ETF providers and expand its cryptocurrency ETF holdings.

Bitcoin has fallen from its all-time high of $126,000 to approximately $80,000, erasing over $600 billion in market capitalization. The cryptocurrency currently trades near $87,000 as traders monitor critical support zones. Three primary factors are driving the downturn: Federal Reserve policy shifts, institutional capital outflows combined with leveraged position liquidations, and tightening global liquidity conditions.

Solana (SOL) has stabilized at $139 after falling below $130, posting a 2% gain in 24 hours. Open interest in SOL futures increased 5% to $7.3 billion. SOL spot ETFs recorded their 15th consecutive day of net inflows, adding $8.26 million on Monday, bringing total accumulated inflows to $390 million.

The U.S. government shutdown has halted Consumer Price Index data collection for the first time in more than 100 years, with Bureau of Labor Statistics staff furloughed. Markets now operate without official inflation measurements, while September's CPI stood at 3.0%. The disruption has created conflicting fallback mechanisms, with the Treasury and International Swaps and Derivatives Association using divergent methodologies that have distorted breakeven rates between Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities and inflation swaps.