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JPMorgan Chase has frozen the accounts of stablecoin startups Blindpay and Kontigo due to connections to high-risk Venezuela, highlighting compliance challenges for traditional banks dealing with cryptocurrency in sensitive regions.

California's public pension system (CalPERS) increased its investment in Strategy (MSTR), acquiring 183,444 shares worth approximately $29 million. This reflects a trend among institutional investors to gain indirect exposure to Bitcoin through stocks rather than direct ownership.

Bond transactions in the U.S. Treasury market faced significant defaults, reaching $30.5 billion, the highest since 2017, due to the Fed's unwinding of its balance sheet and a sharp decline in supply.

By 2025, the NFT craze has significantly cooled, with market capitalization plummeting 99% from its 2021 peak. Major exchanges like OpenSea have adapted by expanding to include fungible tokens, aiming to remain competitive in the evolving digital asset ecosystem.

BNB Chain's Fermi hard fork, launching on January 14, improves performance by reducing block times to 250 milliseconds and introducing new indexing features, enhancing user experience and supporting high-frequency applications like exchanges and payment systems.

Telcoin has launched eUSD, the first US bank-issued stablecoin compliant with regulations, following approval from Nebraska's banking authority. eUSD, issued on Ethereum and Polygon, is a digital cash backed 1:1 by USD deposits and short-term US Treasury bonds, enhancing transparency and trust.

Japan is considering a tax reform for cryptocurrency in 2026, shifting its classification from speculative tool to a financial product for family wealth accumulation. Proposed policies include a separate tax framework for crypto income and regulatory clarity for various crypto activities.

Kalshi achieved a record spot trading volume of $2.3 billion in the week ending December 21, surpassing Polymarket's $1.2 billion. This growth follows the integration of the TRON network. As of December 23, Kalshi's total trading volume exceeded $23.7 billion, with sports predictions leading the market.

As another year comes to a close, expectations for a strongly growing market in the coming year are spreading widely within the investor community. While Bitcoin often leads the rally of altcoins, some have established their own positions thanks to unique factors.
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Bitmain, the world's largest ASIC miner manufacturer, is slashing prices on various cryptocurrency mining hardware due to a profit crisis in Bitcoin mining. This includes discounts on S19 and S21 models, as hash prices drop below breakeven points, pressuring miners to reconsider their operations amid rising energy costs and legal risks.

XRP Ledger (XRPL) is closing out the year with a series of notable technological upgrades, following a period of increased adoption and many important development milestones.
On December 24, Denis Angell, a senior software engineer at XRPL Labs, announced that AlphaNet – the public test network for developers – has

In the context of the market continuing to weaken, projects that demonstrate genuine growth in user numbers, revenue, and development activities have become the destination for new capital. This shift has helped some cryptocurrencies record impressive daily growth, although most of

The increase in users and transaction activity on the TRON Network in December has pushed the total number of accounts to a new all-time high (ATH).
Although network adoption continues to grow strongly, the TRX price has yet to break out. In this quarter, the token has decreased by more than 16%, marking a Q4 with a performance s

Lighter has released open-source code for its perpetual and spot trading systems, allowing independent verification of on-chain activities such as order placement and liquidation. This aims to enhance trust and transparency in trading on Ethereum.

Sberbank, Russia's largest bank, is considering cryptocurrency-backed loans, allowing customers to borrow rubles against digital assets. This marks a significant shift in Russia's traditional finance sector's approach to cryptocurrency, aiming to establish a legal and operational framework for such loans.