The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) reissued Staff Letter Nos. 25-40, with limited revisions to the definition of "payment stablecoins," clarifying that National Trust Bank can serve as an authorized issuer to avoid excluding its issuance eligibility.

PANews January 8th News, according to CryptoSlate, the global stock and ETF market benchmark provider MSCI has announced that it will temporarily not remove the Bitcoin treasury company Strategy. However, a hidden clause "MSCI will not implement any increases to the Number of Shares (NOS)" has attracted community attention. This clause means that shares issued through ATM increases by Strategy will not be included in the MSCI index weight, nor will they trigger passive fund purchases. In other words, MSCI recognizes the existence of cryptocurrency reserve stocks but refuses to continue providing passive capital for ATM issuance. Even if Strategy issues more shares, passive funds