Crypto prices finally synced with the progress seen across the regulatory and TradFi landscape, but Bitcoin’s ability to hold above $80,000 remains in question.

Tether froze more than $514M in USDT across Ethereum and Tron addresses over the past 30 days, BlockSec said.

Coinbase restored trading after an AWS-linked outage disrupted exchange operations and paused order matching.

South Korea passed a law requiring firms handling cross-border crypto transfers to register with the government.

Aptos allocated $50M toward AI agent infrastructure, including trading, storage and confidential transaction systems.

Zcash jumped more than 70% in a week as traders rotated into privacy coins amid surveillance and AI concerns.

Spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $277.5M in outflows as BTC fell below $80K, ending a five-day inflow streak.

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Kraken parent Payward agreed to acquire Hong Kong payments firm Reap in a deal valued at up to $600M.

Bitcoin briefly fell below $80K as traders realized profits at the highest level since December 2025, CryptoQuant said.

Bitmine may slow its ETH accumulation as the firm nears its target of holding 5% of Ethereum’s circulating supply.

AWS launched a stablecoin payment system with Coinbase and Stripe, allowing AI agents to pay for services using USDC.

JPMorgan said Strategy’s Bitcoin purchases could reach $30B in 2026 as the company expands BTC buying through STRC funding.

South Korea confirmed its 22% crypto tax will take effect in January 2027 after multiple delays to the framework.

Prediction market platform Kalshi raised $1B at a $22B valuation as it expands tools for institutional traders.

Germany is considering ending its 1-year crypto tax exemption from 2027 as part of broader fiscal reforms.