On the daily timeframe, Bitcoin is trading below its short- and medium-term exponential moving averages while consolidating above demand in the $87,000 region. Momentum tools such as MACD and RSI show fading downside pressure, but multiple resistance zones between the upper $87,000s and mid-$92,000s continue to cap upside attempts. Traders are focusing on whether price can reclaim key averages or close below support to confirm the next directional move.

Visa said on Tuesday that U.S. issuer and acquirer partners can settle VisaNet obligations in Circle's USDC, enabling seven-day, blockchain-based settlement. The company reported a $3.5 billion annualized stablecoin settlement run rate as of late November, with Cross River Bank and Lead Bank among early participants on Solana.

In a Dec. 12 Form 8-K, KindlyMD reported that Nasdaq warned the firm about noncompliance after its NAKA shares stayed under $1 for 30 consecutive trading days. The company, which merged with Bitcoin-focused Nakamoto in May and spent roughly $679 million on 5,764 BTC in August, now holds Bitcoin worth about $470.37 million with an unrealized loss of around $176 million. KindlyMD has until June 8, 2026, to push its stock back above the $1 bid threshold, while its weak healthcare revenue and rising operating expenses continue to highlight the strain of its pivot to a Bitcoin treasury strategy.

On December 16, 2025, Exodus unveiled plans for a fully reserved, USD-backed stablecoin with MoonPay, targeting a January 2026 launch. MoonPay will issue and manage the asset with M0 supporting the infrastructure, and access will roll out based on regulatory approvals to power self-custodial payments through Exodus Pay.

American Bitcoin Corp. reported that as of December 14, 2025, it had accumulated about 5,098 BTC in its strategic reserve, lifting the Nasdaq-listed miner into the top 20 publicly traded Bitcoin treasury holders. The reserve, built in a little over three months since its September 3 listing, combines self-mined coins, market purchases, and BTC pledged under a Bitmain agreement, while new metrics such as Satoshis Per Share and Bitcoin Yield are being used to track shareholder-level exposure.

On Tuesday, the Canton Network announced that World Liberty Financial will deploy the USD1 stablecoin on Canton to support compliant, privacy‑enabled onchain finance for institutions. According to CoinGecko, USD1 has surpassed $2 billion in market cap and is fully reserved and redeemable 1:1, with custody and issuance handled by BitGo entities.

In a report released Monday, Bank of America said recent actions by the OCC, FDIC, and Federal Reserve mark a shift in U.S. crypto policy from discussion to implementation, especially around stablecoins and tokenized deposits. The bank expects a multi-year transition that could move more payments and real-world assets on-chain under banking regulation, and argues that institutions will need to experiment with tokenized assets and settlement models to stay competitive.

Nasdaq has submitted a proposal to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to expand trading in stocks and ETPs from 16 to 23 hours per day across five weekdays. The plan details a day session from 4 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET, a one-hour pause, and a night session from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. The trading week would open Sunday 9 p.m. ET and close Friday 8 p.m. ET.

PayPal has applied to establish PayPal Bank as a Utah-chartered industrial bank, aiming to expand into insured deposits, business lending, and interest-bearing savings accounts. At the same time, the company is deepening its crypto strategy through the PYUSD Savings Vault on Spark, which advertises a 4.25% APY and follows an earlier goal to grow PYUSD deposits from $200 million to $1 billion.