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Foresight News reported, citing Cointelegraph, that sources revealed members of the U.S. Senate Banking Committee are expected to advance the review of the crypto market structure bill in the second week of January. In addition, the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee is also reviewing its version of the market structure bill, which may subsequently be submitted to the full Senate for a vote. According to previous news from Foresight News, citing Cointelegraph, the U.S. Senate Banking Committee has confirmed that it will not be able to complete the markup process for crypto market structure legislation within 2025, and the related hearings will be postponed to early 2026. As the last legislative week of 2025 arrives, members of both the House and Senate will begin returning home for vacation starting this Wednesday, resulting in a forced interruption of the legislative process. Over the past two months, the committee has been working on drafting a bipartisan consensus version of the bill text, but it is still uncertain whether the latest draft will be released before the recess.

BlockBeats News, January 1st, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) officially announced that Amir Zaidi, a key policymaker who had previously facilitated the launch of regulated Bitcoin futures in the U.S., has returned after six years to serve as the CFTC's Chief of Staff. CFTC Chairman Michael Selig stated that as Congress prepares to send legislation on the structure of the digital asset markets to the President's desk, Amir Zaidi will bring experience and expertise to the CFTC in developing regulations for a rapidly evolving commodity market. He had held multiple positions at the CFTC from 2010 to 2019, serving as the Director of the Division of Market Oversight in his last two years, overseeing and facilitating the establishment of regulated Bitcoin futures in the U.S.

According to Odaily, glassnode posted on X stating that the traffic data for bitcoin and ethereum ETFs still does not show a recovery in demand. Currently, the 30-day moving average (30D-SMA) of net inflows for both bitcoin and ethereum ETFs remains negative.