Bitpush editor's daily selection of Web3 news:
【Morgan Stanley Plans to Launch Digital Wallet in Second Half of 2026】
Bitpush News, according to Barron's, Morgan Stanley plans to launch a crypto wallet in the second half of 2026 to support tokenized assets. Earlier this week, the investment bank filed registration statements for its ETFs based on BTC, ETH, and SOL.
Jed Finn, Head of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, told Barron's: "This really signals an impending change in how financial services infrastructure operates. Over time, as our infrastructure evolves, we will be better able to integrate the traditional finance (TradFi) and decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystems."
In September last year, Morgan Stanley participated in Zerohash's $104 million Series D-2 funding round. This partnership will enable the E-Trade platform to trade BTC, ETH, and SOL, with Zerohash expected to launch the service in the first half of 2026.
【Trump Says He Has Decided on Federal Reserve Chair Nominee】
Bitpush News, US President Donald Trump, in an interview with The New York Times, stated that he has decided whom to nominate as the next Federal Reserve Chair but did not reveal the choice. "I have a decision in my mind," he said, "but I haven't spoken to anyone about it yet." When asked about his chief economic advisor, Hassett, Trump said "I don't want to say," but called Hassett "absolutely one of the people I like."
Whoever Trump chooses, the next Fed Chair will take over an institution at a critical juncture, caught in the center of an unprecedented and intense pressure campaign by the President to significantly lower interest rates. Prediction market Kalshi currently shows Kevin Warsh has a 41% probability of becoming Fed Chair, Kevin Hassett 39%, and Christopher Waller 12%.
【Arthur Hayes: BTC Will Reach $1 Million】
Bitpush News, BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes stated on platform X that the price of BTC will reach $1 million.
【New York Times: Trump Says No Plans to Pardon SBF】
Bitpush News, US President Donald Trump said in a New York Times interview that he has no plans to pardon Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the imprisoned former CEO of FTX, despite SBF's attempts to seek a pardon.
SBF was convicted on multiple fraud and conspiracy charges in 2023 during the Biden administration for stealing billions of dollars in customer funds from his now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange, FTX. He is currently serving a 25-year prison sentence and is attempting an appeal.
【US CFTC Approves Bitnomial to Launch Prediction Market Business】
Bitpush News, US derivatives trading and clearing platform Bitnomial received a "no-action letter" from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on January 8, approving the launch of prediction market products in the US based on digital asset price movements and macroeconomic indicators. Users can trade related contracts through its exchange and clearinghouse to predict and hedge risks related to crypto market and macroeconomic developments.
Previously, several institutions including Polymarket, PredictIt, LedgerX, DraftKings, and Gemini have successively obtained similar approvals. These developments are seen as an important signal of US support for the development of prediction markets within a compliant framework.
It is worth noting that although this approval was completed during the tenure of new CFTC Chairman Mike Selig, the "no-action letter" is only a non-binding staff-level permission and does not constitute formal regulatory approval of the business model. Nevertheless, this progress still means competition in the US compliant prediction market space will further intensify.
【Charles Schwab Analyst: BTC May Continue Sideways This Year, Awaiting Institutional Funds for a Breakthrough】
Bitpush News, Bitcoin has recently continued to fluctuate in the $85,000-$90,000 range, with several analysts believing the sideways trend may continue. Hashdex pointed out that short-term potential catalysts need attention, such as US monetary policy or crypto legislation progress.
Charles Schwab analyst Jim Ferraioli said: "For cryptocurrencies, this year might be relatively flat. From the low in November 2022 to the intraday high of $126,000 last October, Bitcoin rose 8-fold in three years. The market is still digesting this gain. It's currently primarily driven by ETF flows, but true institutional investors have not entered the market on a large scale yet. Once relevant legislation is introduced, this could become the next driver for a sustained rise in Bitcoin's price."
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