Bitcoin's price has declined 6.5% over the past week, approaching a critical technical support level at $81,300, which could trigger a broader market sell-off if breached.
The SEC has mandated that broker-dealers must maintain direct control over customers' crypto private keys to enhance investor protection, a move that could increase compliance costs.
Ethereum developers are considering a gas limit increase from 60 million to 80 million following a planned hard fork on January 7, which would boost blob capacity by 66%.