Bitpush Editor’s Daily Selection of Web3 News:

【MSCI Halts Removal of Digital Asset Treasury Companies, MSTR Rises 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 further research is needed to distinguish between investment companies and enterprises that view digital assets as core business, or may introduce new assessment standards based on financial reports, with plans to re-evaluate in early 2027.

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

【xAI Surpasses $20 Billion Fundraising Goal, Nvidia Among Strategic Investors】

Bitpush News: xAI has oversubscribed its Series E round with final funding reaching $20 billion, exceeding the original target of $15 billion. Institutional investors participating in this round include important partners such as Fidelity and Qatar Investment Authority. On the strategic investor side, 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 forward, Grok 5 is currently in testing phase, and they are committed to launching innovative consumer-grade and enterprise-grade products leveraging the powerful capabilities of Grok, Colossus, and X. These latest funds will accelerate their leading global infrastructure construction and drive rapid development and deployment of transformative AI products.

【Insiders: Senate Crypto Regulation Bill Reaches Critical Juncture, Planned Vote Before January 15】

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

Key points of the bill:

• Regulatory jurisdiction division: Proposes to clarify boundaries between SEC and CFTC jurisdiction, and introduce the concept of “auxiliary assets” to distinguish non-security cryptocurrencies.
• Controversial focus: The two parties remain divided on DeFi regulation and how to handle conflicts of interest in the Trump family’s crypto business.

The bill is reportedly racing against the government shutdown crisis (deadline January 30). The Agriculture Committee may also conduct concurrent review of CFTC-related authorization provisions under its jurisdiction next week. Although Scott is determined, insiders say the vote count remains unclear, and whether the bill will ultimately be passed remains uncertain.

【Morgan Stanley Files for Bitcoin, Solana ETF Launch, Accelerating Digital Asset Expansion】

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 asset prices.

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

【Reuters: Early in Maduro’s Rule, Venezuela Shipped $5.2 Billion in Gold to Switzerland】

Bitpush News: According to Reuters, customs data shows that early in Venezuelan President Maduro’s rule, 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, this South American nation exported 113 metric tons of gold to Switzerland.

Swiss broadcaster SRF stated that this gold came from Venezuela’s central bank. At the 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 previous years since the network’s launch.