According to the source, a bipartisan group of US lawmakers asked the IRS to update crypto staking tax rules before 2026, arguing that taxing staking rewards both upon receipt and again upon sale amounts to double taxation. Source: the provided social media post dated Dec 22, 2025. The request specifically seeks an end to taxation at both the reward receipt and disposition stages for crypto staking. Source: the provided social media post dated Dec 22, 2025. The referenced timeline sets a policy window before 2026 for any IRS update that could affect how staking rewards are taxed. Source: the provided social media post dated Dec 22, 2025.

According to @ai_9684xtpa, an Opinion prediction market asking when Polymarket will issue a token ranks in the platform’s Top-6 by total volume at $141 million, based on Opinion market data cited by the author. According to @ai_9684xtpa citing the same Opinion market probabilities, only 0.2% of bettors price a token launch by end-2025, while 79% favor a timeline by end-2026. According to @ai_9684xtpa referencing an October statement from the Polymarket COO, the project plans to have a token and an airdrop after the U.S. market relaunch; aligned with the Opinion odds cited by the author, this suggests traders are pricing limited near-term (2025) token catalyst risk and concentrating expectations into 2026.

According to @caprioleio, there is a plan to quantum-proof Bitcoin and the community should get vocal and target Bitcoin Core developers. According to @caprioleio, the goal is to finalize, test, and deploy BIP-360 in 2026, creating a concrete timeline for a Bitcoin security upgrade. According to @caprioleio, BIP-360 is identified as the focal proposal for quantum resistance and Bitcoin Core developers are named as the key stakeholders to drive the change.

According to @CoinMarketCap, Capriole founder Charles Edwards warned that Bitcoin (BTC) could fall well below $50,000 if the network does not develop quantum resistance by 2028 and urged the industry to move quickly in 2026; source: CoinMarketCap on X, Dec 18, 2025. For traders, this sets a defined 2026–2028 risk window and a $50,000 downside reference to guide spot exposure, options hedges, and monitoring of basis/funding, based on the same source. If visible progress on quantum-resistant upgrades lags into 2026, markets may begin pricing higher tail-risk premiums in BTC volatility and skew, consistent with the source’s warning about urgency in 2026.

According to the source, Coinbase has reopened access for users in India, re-enabling the ability to use the platform locally, the source reported. According to the source, Coinbase has also set a 2026 target to enable cash-to-crypto purchases, establishing a clear timeline for fiat on-ramp availability, the source said. According to the source, these two milestones define near-term access and a 2026 cash on-ramp window that traders can use to time monitoring of Coinbase spot volumes and liquidity trends.

According to Michaël van de Poppe, Bank of America will permit its wealth advisers to advise a 1–4% allocation to BTC starting January 1, 2026 (source: Michaël van de Poppe, X post on Dec 3, 2025). According to the author, this outlines a defined Bitcoin exposure band and an effective date relevant for portfolio allocation discussions (source: Michaël van de Poppe, X post on Dec 3, 2025).

According to @WatcherGuru, Kazakhstan plans to launch a $1 billion crypto reserve fund by 2026 funded with seized assets, and the headline did not include an official government document link at the time of posting on Nov 7, 2025. Source: @WatcherGuru on X. For traders, treat this as an unconfirmed headline and monitor Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Finance and National Bank channels for validation before positioning, as policy headlines of this nature can shift crypto market sentiment and near-term liquidity once confirmed. Source: @WatcherGuru on X.

According to @sama, Codex is already very strong and is expected to become significantly better, with the author stating he has a hard time imagining what creating software will look like by the end of 2026, providing a clear, date-stamped outlook on AI coding assistants for market watchers. Source: Sam Altman on X, Oct 12, 2025. According to @sama, the post conveys strong executive sentiment on accelerated AI tooling but provides no product metrics, release schedules, or direct references to cryptocurrencies or tokens, limiting it to a qualitative signal. Source: Sam Altman on X, Oct 12, 2025.