Gnosis chain operators executed a hard fork on Monday to help recover funds linked to the roughly $116 million Balancer exploit reported in November. The move followed a soft fork adopted by most validators that targeted Balancer-managed contracts on Gnosis Chain, with the project indicating that some assets are now out of the attacker's control and recovery mechanics are still under community discussion.

In a Monday statement, the IMF's mission chief for El Salvador said government officials are in advanced negotiations to sell the state-run Chivo Bitcoin wallet, as part of a broader Bitcoin project under discussion. The sale talks follow a May loan agreement for $1.4 billion, including a $120 million disbursement in 2024 and terms under which the government would stop buying Bitcoin and scale back its role in BTC-related activities.

Arizona state Senator Wendy Rogers has prefiled two bills and one constitutional resolution aiming to exempt virtual currency and blockchain node operators from certain state and local taxes. One bill targets property tax rules for digital assets, another would stop cities and counties from taxing blockchain nodes, and a resolution seeks to adjust the state constitution. The proposed crypto tax changes would require voter approval at the November 2026 general election, while the node-related bill may advance solely through the legislature.

On Monday, White House official David Sacks said the United States is at a critical moment for crypto oversight and called Michael Selig and SEC Chair Paul Atkins a "dream team" to set clear rules. Selig was confirmed by the Senate last week in a 53 to 43 vote to lead the CFTC, with a market structure bill expected to see Senate markup in early January.

On Friday, the U.S. SEC said it obtained final consent judgments against Caroline Ellison, Gary Wang, and Nishad Singh tied to FTX's misuse of funds from 2019 to 2022. Ellison consented to a 10-year officer-and-director bar, Wang and Singh to eight-year bars; all three also face five-year conduct-based injunctions.

Claimants linked to FTX or Alameda Research are being invited to seek shares of a $10 million class-action settlement tied to Silvergate Bank. The court set a Jan. 30 deadline to opt out or file, with a final approval hearing on Feb. 9. More than 46,000 potential recipients were reached by mail.

On Monday, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren asked Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Attorney General Pam Bondi to confirm any ongoing probes into decentralized exchanges such as PancakeSwap and Uniswap, and requested a response by Jan. 12. Her letter coincided with Banking Committee Chair Tim Scott delaying a markup of the Responsible Financial Innovation Act to 2026.

Aave founder and CEO Stani Kulechov said the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has closed a roughly four-year investigation into the DeFi protocol. In a Tuesday X post, he shared an Aug. 12 SEC letter stating it does not intend to recommend enforcement. AAVE rose more than 3% in the past 24 hours to $187.85.

A YouGov poll for the UK Financial Conduct Authority reported that the share of UK adults holding crypto dropped to 8% in 2025 from 12% in 2024, based on interviews conducted between Aug. 5 and Sept. 2. Despite fewer holders, more respondents reported larger crypto positions, with many owning Bitcoin and Ether, and a notable minority holding Solana. The data was released the same day the FCA opened consultations on new rules for exchanges, staking, lending and DeFi.