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Bitcoin rose above $66,500 for the first time since July amid major regulatory initiatives in the United States, a reversal in institutional ETF flows and an important technical breakout on the daily chart. Analyzing market conditions, Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan succinctly summarized the events of the past 24 hours, saying that it was…

The SEC proposed a new framework that would let qualifying crypto projects raise up to $75 million in a single 12-month period without completing a full securities registration. Called Regulation Crypto Assets, the proposal marks the agency’s first attempt at building a purpose-built fundraising lane for token issuers.

Out in the open, DeFi cuts out banks and brokers, while skipping payment processors, too. Known fully as decentralized finance, in 2026, it still stands as a central test within crypto.