🗓 CRYPTO BILL HITS SENATE MARKUP ON JAN. 15

Next week could be pivotal for crypto policy. The Senate Agriculture Committee, which oversees the CFTC, will hold a markup hearing on January 15.

🚨 🇺🇸 Wyoming launches the first U.S. state-issued stablecoin $FRNT on Solana.

🙅‍♂️ KALSHI CEO SUPPORTS BILL TO BAN INSIDER TRADING IN PREDICTION MARKETS

Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour publicly endorsed Rep. Ritchie Torres’ bill that targets insiders on prediction markets, distancing Kalshi from offshore, unregulated platforms amid insider trading concerns.

This comes just days after insiders on Polymarket profited $400k wagering on the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

🚀 BINANCE LAUNCHES TRADFI PERPETUAL FUTURES

Binance Futures has rolled out USDT-settled TradFi perpetual contracts, starting with Gold (XAUUSDT) and Silver (XAGUSDT), offering 24/7 leveraged exposure to traditional assets.

The products trade under ADGM’s regulated framework, allowing users to speculate or hedge without owning the underlying assets.

‼️ AWS AND RIPPLE TO WORK ON AN XRPL UPGRADE

Amazon Web Services and Ripple are reportedly exploring Amazon Bedrock AI for the XRP Ledger.

With this integration, XRPL system logs could be analyzed in 2–3 minutes, down from days.

🔽 ZCASH DROPS NEARLY 20% IN 4 HOURS

Zcash plunged 18% in four hours, falling below $400 after news of the core dev team’s resignation.

🚨 BREAKING: FLORIDA INTRODUCES BILL TO ESTABLISH STRATEGIC BITCOIN RESERVE

Florida lawmakers have introduced bills HB 183 and SB 1038 to create a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve.

The bills allow the state to allocate up to 10% of select public funds into Bitcoin, SEC-registered ETFs, or tokenised securities. The legislation also permits residents to pay select state taxes and fees using digital assets.

▶️ FIRST XRP SPOT PAIR GOES LIVE ON HYPERLIQUID

Flare has officially listed FXRP for spot trading on Hyperliquid. This marks the first XRP spot trading pair ever available on the platform.