Bitcoin's BVIV fear gauge surged nearly 20% to 46.45% on Tuesday, the biggest single-day jump since Feb. 5. After two months of unusual calm, panic buying of options has returned as BTC dropped below $66,000.

Dubai's DFSA has implemented strict crypto rules effective January 12, 2026, banning privacy tokens like Monero and Zcash, tightening stablecoin criteria, and reclassifying Ethena's USDe as a regular crypto token.

Kazakhstan’s central bank has issued the country’s first nationwide crypto exchange license to Pax Finance, authorizing trading, custody, fiat conversion, branch expansion, and Bitcoin ATM deployment.

An analyst argues XRP may need a much higher price to support large institutional transfers, saying higher prices reduce token volume per trade and cut slippage to acceptable levels.

MicroStrategy reports $12.5B impairment from 23.8% BTC drop in Q1. Chairman Michael Saylor signals a possible break from the 'never sell' policy, considering selling some BTC to fund dividends. The company holds 818,334 BTC; shares fell 4.33% after hours.

CME has filed a legal challenge against the CFTC over its approval of bitcoin perpetual futures, arguing the contracts should be treated as swaps and questioning both the review process and leverage risks.

Ripple has opened a $750 million share buyback running through April 2026, pricing shares near $143.43 and valuing the company at $50 billion. The firm said it is not planning an IPO and will keep using private transactions for liquidity.

SpaceX stock plunged 23% in three trading sessions, wiping out over $600 billion in value — roughly half of Bitcoin's $1.3 trillion market cap. Bitcoin barely budged, down less than 1%.