DENVER, Jan. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For most digital asset holders, funds usually end up in one of three places -- and each comes with clear flaws: * Kept on an exchange account: Convenient to use, but assets are custodial.

DENVER, Jan. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For most digital asset holders, funds usually end up in one of three places -- and each comes with clear flaws: Kept on an exchange account: Convenient to use, but assets are custodial.

Cover art/illustration via CryptoSlate. Image includes combined content which may include AI-generated content. Washington is about to take a serious swing at crypto's most stubborn problem: who, exactly, is supposed to police the market when a token trades like a commodity, is sold like a security, and moves through software that insists it isn't a company at all.

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The year 2025 has emerged as a year of consolidation, with major layer-1 networks laying the groundwork for the tooling and technology that will lead to better interoperability, as well as pushing forward with real-world financial use cases.