Major U.S. banks publicly embrace crypto, Washington prepares long-awaited regulatory clarity, and Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana respond as institutional adoption, legislation, and onchain real-world assets converge at the start of 2026.

Here at Blockster, we are celebrating what may be one of the most decisive geopolitical power moves of our lifetime — President Donald Trump arresting Nicolás Maduro and taking temporary control over Venezuela. This alone deserves a medal of honor.

Bybit closed 2025 with 80M users, $9.1B peak daily spot volume, MiCA approval in Europe, a UAE VASP license, $2.88B in institutional inflows in Q4, and a record-breaking WSOT that generated $172.8B in trading volume.

Crypto opened 2026 with modest gains, but the market isn’t chasing momentum. BTC & ETH are positioning for a larger catalyst: liquidity. Arthur Hayes sees $15T+ in new U.S. credit by 2028, a regime where BTC has historically absorbed outsized flows.

Bitcoin’s latest dip looks quiet—but it may mark a turning point. As Barron’s notes, weeks of consolidation near $87K suggest a market resetting, not breaking, as crypto enters a more decisive phase.

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