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Гендиректор платформы Robinhood Влад Тенев призвал американских законодателей поскорее принять законы, которые разрешат стейкинг криптовалют на всей территории Соединенных Штатов.

Децентрализованный блокчейн первого уровня Sui Network возобновил производство блоков после сбоя, который продлился пять часов и 52 минуты. В сети было временно заморожено более $1 млрд.

В этом году вырастет число государств, создающих резервы криптовалют, а крупные финансовые компании начнут массово токенизировать облигации, предположили специалисты швейцарской криптобанковой группы Sygnum.  

The Senate Banking Committee has pulled the scheduled Thursday markup of its crypto asset market structure bill after a late-stage flare-up with Coinbase, freezing what had looked like a tightening path toward action. The pause lands at a sensitive moment for Washington’s crypto negotiations: industry heavyweights are publicly splitting over the Senate draft even as lawmakers insist bipartisan talks are still alive.

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.) said Wednesday the committee will postpone the markup “as bipartisan negotiations continue,” framing the delay as tactical rather than terminal. “I’ve spoken with leaders across the crypto industry, the financial sector, and my Democratic and Republican colleagues, and everyone remains at the table working in good faith,” Scott wrote on X. “As we take a brief pause before moving to a markup, this market structure bill reflects months of serious bipartisan negotiations and real input from innovators, investors, and law enforcement.”

Scott positioned the bill as a foundational framework rather than a narrow industry carveout. “The goal is to deliver clear rules of the road that protect consumers, strengthen our national security, and ensure the future of finance is built in the United States,” he added.

Coinbase Breaks Ranks Late

The immediate catalyst was Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, who said the exchange “can’t support the bill as written” after reviewing “the Senate Banking draft text over the last 48hrs.”

Armstrong argued the draft contains multiple provisions he says would be “materially worse than the current status quo,” contending that it amounts to “a defacto ban on tokenized equities,” includes “DeFi prohibitions” that expand government access to financial records and erode privacy, and would “stifl[e] innovation” by weakening the CFTC relative to the SEC.

He also pointed to “draft amendments” he said “would kill rewards on stablecoins,” warning the changes could allow banks to “ban their competition.” Armstrong’s bottom line was blunt: “We’d rather have no bill than a bad bill.” Still, he struck a conciliatory note about process and odds of a compromise, adding he was “quite optimistic” that continued work could produce “the right outcome.”

After reviewing the Senate Banking draft text over the last 48hrs, Coinbase unfortunately can’t support the bill as written.

There are too many issues, including:

– A defacto ban on tokenized equities – DeFi prohibitions, giving the government unlimited access to your financial…

— Brian Armstrong (@brian_armstrong) January 14, 2026

That posture split the difference between hard opposition to the text and support for continued negotiations,an important distinction as the markup process is typically where senators offer and vote amendments.

Crypto Industry Split

Coinbase’s stance quickly triggered a counter-response from other major crypto firms and advocacy groups backing the Senate Banking GOP’s push. Support was voiced by a16z, Circle, Kraken, The Digital Chamber, Ripple, and Coin Center, coalescing into a public front aimed at keeping momentum intact despite the delay.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse cast the bill as overdue but directionally positive. “While long-overdue, this move by @SenatorTimScott and @BankingGOP on market structure is a massive step forward in providing workable frameworks for crypto, while continuing to protect consumers,” he wrote. He said Ripple would remain engaged, adding: “We are at the table and will continue to move forward with fair debate. I remain optimistic that issues can be resolved through the mark-up process.”

Meanwhile, Tim Draper said Armstrong’s opposition is justified, arguing the Senate compromise “is worse than no bill at all” and suggesting that “the banks have been meddling.”

Ryan Rasmussen, Head of Research at Bitwise Asset Management , called the current CLARITY Act draft broadly harmful, listing tokenization, stablecoins, DeFi, privacy, builders, users, investors, and innovation, and concluded that the industry would “rather have no bill than a bad bill.”

White House Crypto Czar David Sacks urged the industry to treat the delay as a narrow window to align rather than an opening to splinter. “Passage of market structure legislation remains as close as it’s ever been,” Sacks wrote. “The crypto industry should use this pause to resolve any remaining differences. Now is the time to set the rules of the road and secure the future of this industry.”

Galaxy Digitall’s CEO Mike Novogratz struck a more optimistic tone, saying: “While the crypto bill might be delayed to keep working on it, I am very confident that a bill will get done soon. I have spoken to over 10 senators on both sides of the aisle in the past 24 hrs and I believe they all are working in good faith to get something done. Always gets tense at the end.”

At press time, the total crypto market cap stood at $3.22 trillion.

Давление биткоин-быков на курс актива слабеет, и сейчас их судьба зависит от двух факторов: притока капитала в биржевые фонды (ETF) и увеличения спроса на спотовом рынке, заявили аналитики ончейн-платформы Glassnode.

On-chain data shows the Ethereum Network Growth has surged to a new all-time high (ATH), suggesting ETH’s adoption has been accelerating.

Ethereum Network Growth Has Shot Up Recently

In a new post on X, on-chain analytics firm Santiment has discussed about the recent increase in the Ethereum Network Growth. This metric measures the total number of addresses that are coming online on the network for the first time.

A wallet is said to come “online” when it participates in some kind of transaction activity on the blockchain. Thus, the addresses that the Network Growth tracks are the ones that are participating in their first transfer.

When the value of the metric is high, it means that the users are creating a high amount of new addresses on the network. Such a trend can be a sign that adoption of the asset is occurring.

On the other hand, the indicator having a low value can imply that the cryptocurrency isn’t attracting new users as not much wallet generation is taking place on the network.

Now, here is the chart shared by Santiment that shows the trend in the Ethereum Network Growth over the past year:

As displayed in the above graph, the Ethereum Network Growth has witnessed a spike recently. Over the past week, address generation has averaged around 327,100 per day, with a particularly large level being observed on Sunday, when 393,600 new addresses popped up.

The Sunday high was a new record for the indicator, meaning that ETH saw an unprecedented amount of single-day address creation. As a result of the surge in the Network Growth, the Total Amount of Holders, an indicator tracking the number of non-empty addresses that exist on the blockchain, has also shot up to a new ATH of 172.97 million.

What’s driving all this adoption? According to the analytics firm, there can be several factors contributing to the trend. First is the Fusaka upgrade that occurred in December, and improved data handling and cut layer-2 fees.

The second is the record stablecoin activity that the Ethereum blockchain saw in late 2025, with the transaction volume reaching $8 trillion in the fourth quarter. “This kind of real financial activity tends to bring in new participants who create wallets to send, receive, or hold stablecoins and other tokens,” explained Santiment.

Lastly, the turn of the year saw growing interest and improvement in sentiment among traders, which would have led to fresh retail traders signing up new wallets.

ETH Price

The past day has been bullish for Ethereum as its price has jumped by more than 5%, recovering back to the $3,340 level.

Основатель аналитического сервиса Into The Cryptoverse и криптоблогер Бенджамин Коуэн (Benjamin Cowen) рассказал, что текущее ралли биткоина не более чем реакция розничных инвесторов на общую нестабильность крипторынка.

Надо запретить криптобиржам начислять проценты и бонусы за хранение стейблкоинов, иначе небольшие региональные банки проиграют конкуренцию и столкнутся с серьезными проблемами, заявили в Ассоциации независимых региональных банков США (Independent Community Bankers of America’s, ICBA).

Объем эфиров, занесенных в стейкинг, достиг нового исторического максимума. По данным The Block, сейчас в сети Beacon Chain заблокировано более 36 млн ETH на сумму $118 млрд, что составляет почти 30% от общего объема находящихся в обращении монет.

As the anticipated markup of the CLARITY Act approaches, supporters of the digital asset market are raising alarms over the latest draft of the bill. They claim that the revisions pushed by banking lobbyists threaten to undermine the principles of the cryptocurrency industry.

Ban On Yield Payments In CLARITY Act 

In a recent post on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), market expert Nick Cash vocalized his strong opposition, stating that the current iteration of the CLARITY Act must be boycotted. 

He described it as a mechanism for banks to manipulate the future of cryptocurrencies, portraying their influence as a detrimental force for innovation in the sector.

The revised version of the CLARITY Act, which serves as a comprehensive crypto market structure bill, introduces significant restrictions on stablecoin issuers like Circle and Ripple. Notably, these firms will be prohibited from offering yield back to passive token holders. 

Title IV of the Digital Asset Market Consumer Protection Act (DAMCA) outlines how regulated banking institutions can interact with digital assets, mandating that stablecoin issuers—defined by the GENIUS Act—cannot make interest payments to holders.

Under the proposed changes, while stablecoin issuers would still be able to provide rewards tied to specific actions (such as account openings and cashback), the ban on yield payments poses a serious concern for the crypto industry, which has consistently viewed yield protection as a non-negotiable issue. 

Cash argues that the modifications may leave crypto-native issuers positioned at a competitive disadvantage against traditional banks. He warned that such restrictions could severely impact decentralized finance (DeFi) and the overall cryptocurrency landscape.

Expressing his frustration, Cash stated that those supporting the revised bill are essentially siding with banks and undermining the crypto movement. 

Strong Public Support For Stablecoin Rewards

Banking institutions have argued that allowing these interest payments could lead to a significant outflow of deposits from insured banks, threatening overall financial stability. 

In contrast, crypto advocates counter that blocking crypto exchanges from paying interest on stablecoins is anti-competitive and detrimental to innovation. Summer Mersinger, CEO of the Blockchain Association, articulated her stance, asserting:

What is threatening progress is not a lack of policymaker engagement, but the relentless pressure campaign by the Big Banks to rewrite this bill to protect their own incumbency. 

She highlighted that the demand to eliminate stablecoin rewards aims to restrict consumer choice and stifle innovative financial products before they have the chance to compete.

Amid this ongoing CLARITY Act debate, Stuart Alderoty, Chief Legal Officer at Ripple, weighed in, emphasizing that American consumers value their freedom to choose. 

He referenced new data from The National Cryptocurrency Association, which indicates a strong public preference—nearly 4-to-1—in favor of allowing stablecoin rewards, along with little appetite for government intervention to curb them.

Ultimately, the future of the CLARITY Act remains uncertain as stakeholders continue to voice their concerns about the implications of increased banking oversight on the cryptocurrency market.

Featured image from DALL-E, chart from TradingView.com 

Чтобы уменьшить число киберпреступлений, в России нужно ввести полноценное регулирование криптовалют, поскольку именно через цифровые активы мошенники выводят похищенные деньги. Об этом в интервью РИА «Новости» заявил заместитель председателя правления Сбербанка Станислав Кузнецов.

В 2026 году ожидается еще больший по сравнению с 2025-м рост притока капитала на крипторынки, причем его основу составят не розничные инвесторы, а крупные корпоративные игроки. Такой прогноз озвучили аналитики JPMorgan.