🚨JUST IN: Senators @RonWyden and @SenLummis just introduced a bipartisan, standalone version of the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act (BRCA). First introduced in the House by @GOPMajorityWhip and included in the House’s original Clarity Act, the bill is designed to protect software developers’ ability to write code and enshrine the right to self-custody digital assets. Inclusion of the BRCA has been part of the Senate’s ongoing market structure negotiations, but it’s unclear whether it will make it into the updated text. I’m told the issuance of the standalone bill doesn’t change the BRCA’s prospects for inclusion in the final Clarity Act.
🟢 Overview Stablecoins dipped $40.34M, but DEX volumes saw solid week-over-week growth. Institutions added a net 12,437 BTC, led by Strategy’s 13,627 BTC accumulation.
🟢 Stablecoin Market The total stablecoin market cap decreased by $40.34M.
🟢 Spot & Perps Trading Volume on DEXs
🟢 Protocol Revenue
🟢 Last week, 7 companies increased their holdings by 13,998.3 BTC(+$1.28B), 2 companies decreased their holdings by 1,561 BTC(-$142.68M).
🟢 Institutional/Whale Activity
Strategy bought 13,627 $BTC($1.25B) last week — its largest weekly purchase in the past 5 months.
Meanwhile, Tom Lee bought 24,266 $ETH($75.59M) last week, marking his lowest weekly purchase on record.
Major milestones for @Lombard_Finance over the last few months:
→ @coolwallet Integration (Jan 5, 2026) • enable native BTC staking directly from mobile wallets • 5x Lux points multiplier (30-day campaign: Jan 5 - Feb 3) • one-click staking with 0.41% APY auto-compounding yield
→ BTC.b acquisition (Late 2024) • Lombard = only provider offering both: $LBTC (yield-bearing, $1.02B TVL) & BTC.b (non-yield bridged Bitcoin, $377.12M TVL) • dual-asset strategy targets different user segments: yield seekers vs. pure liquidity providers.
→ Institutional dredit markets via @symbioticfi
• Partnership with @capmoney_ and @symbioticfi to use $LBTC restaking to secure institutional USD loans. • effectively turning Bitcoin into collateral for on-chain credit markets.
• They think holidays are a low crypto season • They set budgets assuming $10 per retained user • They insist that InfoFi is a great instrument • They expect retention of mercenary capital • They say "we failed because the market is bad" • They don't criticize your product and don't suggest improvements • They don't read Web2 marketing studies • They don't know that in 2025 the avg user cost in fintech was $150+ • They never heard about CustDev • They see marketing as "post on X" & "buy mentions" • They don't know what Similarweb is • They don't review marketing strat quarterly • They have another part-time job