Strategy shares rise as CEO downplays MSCI risk

Strategy shares rose 3% after Chairman Michael Saylor downplayed concerns about a possible MSCI index removal, saying it won’t make any difference. MSCI will decide by Jan. 15 whether to exclude firms that primarily buy

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Harvard graduates raise $20 million for Ostium, a platform centered on a derivative popular with crypto traders — Fortune reports.

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#MSFT
Microsoft trims AI software sales quotas as customers push back on newer offerings

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⚠️ BREAKING: 🇺🇸 The SEC tightens rules on high-leverage ETFs, issuing warning letters and halting new 3x–5x ETF launches.

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🇺🇸👀 Crypto ETF Flows Today:
Bitcoin ETFs:
1D NetFlow: +2,411 $BTC (+$222.28M)
7D NetFlow: +1,535 $BTC (+$141.46M)

Ethereum ETFs:
1D NetFlow: -36,108 $ETH (-$110.27M)
7D NetFlow: +953 $ETH (+$2.91M)

Solana ETFs:
1D NetFlow: +280,620 $SOL (+$39.29M)
7D NetFlow: +271,398 $SOL (+$38M)

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Breaking: Charles Schwab, a $12 trillion firm, will offer Bitcoin and Ethereum trading in early 2026.

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#Bitcoin at $93,000 ⚠️💰💰

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📈 #BTC Swissblock: Here we are—Bitcoin is testing the annual open. A break above it could push the next target toward $97k–$98.5k. That’s the level that unlocks momentum.

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🇺🇸👀 #Bitcoin US Senator Cynthia Lummis hints at buying Bitcoin, saying "Big things are coming."

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#ETH is $3,300 💰

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🚨 Breaking: Bitcoin exchange balances have fallen to 1.8 million BTC—the lowest level since 2017 amid a historic drop. A supply shock could be on the horizon. 🔥

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JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Polymarket launches a U.S. app, enabling American residents to trade on the platform for the first time.

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⚠️⚠️ BREAKING: The United States pauses sanctions on China's Ministry of State Security to safeguard the Trump–Xi trade truce.

📊 Overall: bullish for crypto

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Just in: Lamborghini, the luxury automaker, has reportedly launched its own branded Bitcoin wallet.

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🇦🇷⛽️ Argentina's state-owned energy giant YPF is weighing the option to accept cryptocurrency payments for gasoline and diesel at its service stations. The plan is under review, with no launch date set yet, and it could involve an exchange intermediary to price fuels in “crypto dollars.”

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🗣 Justin Sun explained that Techteryx was swindled out of $500 million, noting that the court’s freezing order reveals a kickback chain tied to FDT. He added that fraud cases in Hong Kong usually take three to five years, especially when they span multiple jurisdictions.

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JUST IN: Russia's second-largest bank, VTB Bank, plans to enable Bitcoin and cryptocurrency trading in 2026.

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Yasser Abu Shabab, a leader of the anti-Hamas faction, was killed in what Israeli defense sources describe as an 'internal clash' in the southern Gaza Strip. He was transported to a hospital in Israel, where he died from his injuries, according to the sources. There has been no official comment from his militia or from Israeli authorities.

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🇺🇸 US initial jobless claims stood at 191,000, versus the 220,000 forecast.

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Portal to Bitcoin secures $25M in funding and launches an atomic OTC desk. https://cointelegraph.com/news/portal-to-bitcoin-25m-funding-atomic-otc-desk

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Lighter Spot has just gone live, making $ETH the first asset you can deposit: X

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