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【MSCI Postpones Removal of Digital Asset Treasury Companies; MSTR Surges 6% After Hours】

BitPush News: MSCI announced on Tuesday that it will maintain the index constituent status of Digital Asset Treasury (DAT) companies such as MicroStrategy unchanged at this stage. MSCI stated that distinguishing between investment companies and enterprises that treat digital assets as core business requires further research, and may introduce new assessment standards based on financial reports, with plans to reassess in early 2027.

Buoyed by this positive news, $MSTR stock price rose 6% in after-hours trading, while Bitcoin also surged approximately 1% in the short term to above $93,500.

【xAI Exceeds $20 Billion Fundraising Target in Series E; NVIDIA Among Strategic Investors】

BitPush News: xAI has exceeded its Series E funding goal, originally targeted at $15 billion but ultimately raising $20 billion. Participating institutions in this round include important partners such as Fidelity and Qatar Investment Authority. Among strategic investors, NVIDIA and Cisco continue to support xAI’s rapid expansion of computing infrastructure and help it build the world’s largest GPU cluster.

xAI stated that looking ahead, Grok 5 is currently in testing phase, and they are committed to launching innovative consumer and enterprise-grade products leveraging the powerful capabilities of Grok, Colossus, and X. These latest funds will accelerate their global-leading infrastructure construction and drive rapid development and deployment of transformative AI products.

【Insiders: Senate Crypto Regulatory Bill Reaches Key Milestone; Vote Planned Before January 15】

BitPush News: According to The Block, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott is pushing hard for an industry-wide crypto regulatory bill. Latest developments show Scott has set a target to conduct review and vote on the bill by January 15 at the latest, regardless of bipartisan consensus.

Key points of the bill:

• Regulatory responsibility division: Seeks to clarify jurisdictional boundaries between SEC and CFTC, and introduce the concept of “ancillary assets” to distinguish non-securities cryptocurrencies.
• Controversial focal points: The two parties still have disagreements on DeFi regulation and how to handle conflicts of interest involving Trump family crypto businesses.

The bill is reportedly racing against the government shutdown crisis (January 30 as the final deadline). The Agriculture Committee may also review related CFTC authorization provisions under its jurisdiction next week. Although Scott is determined, insiders say vote counts remain unclear and whether the bill will ultimately pass remains uncertain.

【Morgan Stanley Applies to Launch Bitcoin and Solana ETFs; Accelerates Landing in Digital Assets Sector】

BitPush News: According to Reuters, Wall Street investment banking giant Morgan Stanley has submitted documents to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) applying to launch exchange-traded funds (ETFs) linked to cryptocurrency prices.

The filing shows Morgan Stanley plans to launch ETF products tracking Bitcoin (BTC) and Solana (SOL) prices. This move will further deepen the bank’s footprint in the crypto assets sector. Notably, this action comes two years after the SEC approved spot Bitcoin ETFs, marking traditional financial institutions’ continued acceleration into the digital asset market.

【Reuters: Venezuela Shipped $5.2 Billion Worth of Gold to Switzerland in Maduro’s Early Term】

BitPush News: According to Reuters, customs data shows that in the early period of Venezuelan President Maduro’s tenure, Venezuela shipped approximately 4.14 billion Swiss francs ($5.2 billion) worth of gold to Switzerland. Data shows that from 2013 (the year Maduro took office) to 2016, the South American nation exported 113 metric tons of gold to Switzerland.

Swiss broadcaster SRF reported that the gold came from Venezuela’s central bank. At that time, the government was selling gold to support its economy. Customs data shows that from 2017 when the EU imposed sanctions through 2025, Venezuela has not exported gold to Switzerland.

【Solana Perpetual DEX Trading Volume Hits Historic High of $451.2 Billion in 2025】

BitPush News: According to SolanaFloor data, in 2025, Solana’s annual perpetual DEX trading volume reached a historic high of $451.2 billion, exceeding the combined total of all perpetual trading volumes since the network’s launch.