Bitfinex has removed all trading fees across its exchange, covering spot, margin, derivatives, tokenized securities, and OTC products with immediate effect. The company expects the zero‑fee model to boost liquidity, support financial inclusion, and make it one of the most cost‑effective venues for BTC and other digital assets. At the same time, Solana‑based wallet Phantom has rolled out Phantom Prediction Markets, a Kalshi‑powered feature that lets users trade tokenized positions on real‑world events directly in the app.

India’s Competition Commission cleared Coinbase Global’s minority investment in CoinDCX, according to a regulatory notice and a post by CLO Paul Grewal on Wednesday. The approval follows an October notice indicating a post‑money valuation of approximately $2.4 billion and Coinbase’s report of about $141 million in annual revenue as of July. Coinbase has also reopened its app for India and targets a fiat on‑ramp in 2026.

Bitcoin's drop into the mid-$80,000s has drawn buying interest and set up a potential rebound as price compresses below key moving averages. Ethereum sits under $3,000 and needs a swift recovery toward $3,100–$3,200 to preserve its higher‑time‑frame structure. Cardano trades well below major EMAs, with RSI in the low 40s signaling late‑stage downside exhaustion risk.

A $10 million settlement involving Silvergate Bank is allowing investors tied to FTX and Alameda Research accounts to submit claims by Jan. 30 in a case pending in the Southern District of California. A final approval hearing is scheduled for Feb. 9, while separately former Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison has been moved from federal prison to a community confinement program after serving part of her two-year sentence.

On April 24, 2025, the Federal Reserve Board withdrew its 2023 guidance that limited uninsured banks from engaging in crypto-asset activities, a policy previously linked to Custodia Bank’s master account outcome. The Board indicated it will rely on standard supervisory monitoring going forward, a shift that could broaden bank participation in digital-asset services while elevating discussions on oversight and risk.

On December 15, 2025, Kalshi's John Wang called prediction markets "the memecoins of 2023," underscoring a shift as memecoin activity cooled by late 2025. The article reports that Kalshi, Polymarket and Limitless saw $44 billion in volume this year, while on-chain monthly activity exceeded $13 billion, according to Keyrock and Dune Analytics.

On 17 December, the Federal Reserve revoked its restrictive 2023 policy on "novel activities" and introduced a new framework for digital-asset innovation. The updated guidance adopts a "same activity, same risks, same regulation" approach, giving both insured and uninsured state member banks a formal pathway to offer services such as crypto custody, tokenization, and stablecoin integrations under strict risk-management standards.

Perplexity AI has issued new price projections for Pi Network, Bitcoin and Solana, outlining sharply divergent bullish and bearish paths into the end of 2025. The AI model sees Pi trading anywhere between $0.15 and $2.80, while Bitcoin could swing between $70,000 and $230,000 and Solana between $30 and a multi-hundred-dollar rally. These scenarios underscore heightened volatility risk for major and emerging crypto assets in the coming months.