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Missouri is once again stepping into the Bitcoin debate, and this time the proposal is moving forward.

Independent Reserve has confirmed its sponsorship for XRP Australia Sydney 2026, adding a major name to the event’s expanding lineup. The conference will take place on February 27, 2026, at Crown Towers in Sydney. Organizers expect more than 400 attendees from across the global blockchain space.

Aster, the next-gen decentralized trading platform, has launched a token buyback program for its native token, ASTER. In its latest announcement on X, the project confirmed that it has deployed an automatic Strategic Buyback Reserve for ASTER tokens.

Senator Cynthia Lummis has concerns about U.S. government agencies continuing to liquidate Bitcoin despite presidential directives to preserve these assets. The senator questioned why agencies are selling Bitcoin when President Trump explicitly ordered forfeited cryptocurrency be retained for the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve.

Strategy opened 2026 by expanding both sides of its balance sheet, increasing bitcoin holdings, and strengthening cash reserves. According to a January 5 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the company added 1,287 BTC and lifted its U.S. dollar reserve to $2.25 billion.

Bitcoin trades at $89,276 as five catalysts converge for what analysts call the most structurally supportive year in its history: Trump’s U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve holding 198,000+ BTC with plans to acquire 1 million coins, the CLARITY Act targeting Q1 2026 Senate passage to unlock $36 trillion in pension fund allocations, spot ETF inflows of $31 billion in 2025, post-halving supply cuts to 450 BTC daily, and March 2026’s symbolic mining of the 20 millionth Bitcoin leaving only 5% of total supply remaining.

Texas has become the first U.S. state to execute a direct purchase of Bitcoin for its balance sheet. The state deployed $5 million into the asset on November 20, securing an average price of approximately $87,000. This initial tranche represents half of a confirmed $10 million allocation for the state’s new digital asset reserve.

Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has signed into law the legislation that crypto mining and circulation outside the Astana International Financial Center (AIFC).

Taiwanese officials are advancing a formal review to study whether Bitcoin could serve as a strategic reserve asset. According to information shared by , the project is overseen by legislator Dr. Ju-chun Ko. The push has reportedly received backing from members of the Executive Yuan and the Central Bank.

Kazakhstan is preparing a national digital-asset reserve that could reach between $500 million and $1 billion within the next 14 months, according to officials briefed on the proposal.

IG Group, the UK trading platform, acquired Australia’s in a deal valued at A$178 million (~$117.41M). The move signals IG’s push into digital assets across Asia and the Middle East.