Bitcoin holds $89,000 while gold surges to $5,200, Tether launches its first regulated U.S. stablecoin, Hyperliquid rallies 30%, Ethereum introduces ERC-8004 for AI agents, Citrea brings DeFi to Bitcoin, and MicroStrategy adds another 2,932 BTC. Here’s your full breakdown of today’s biggest crypto developments and what they could signal next.

Wall Street is going all in on crypto. From BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF to MicroStrategy’s massive BTC holdings, institutional money is reshaping the market. Here’s what 2026 could mean for Bitcoin, tokenization, and the future of finance.

Bitcoin crashed to $83,824 as the crypto market erased $144 billion in one day. Over $791M in leveraged longs were liquidated, China renewed its crypto crackdown, and Vanguard shocked Wall Street by opening access to Bitcoin ETFs. Here’s the full breakdown.