Ethereum processed more than $8 trillion in stablecoin transfers in the fourth quarter of 2025. This underscores its role as the dominant settlement layer for on-chain payments and tokenized assets.
Bitcoin climbed toward $93,000 as comments from US President Donald Trump on Colombia and Mexico added to geopolitical uncertainty following the Venezuela operation.
Metaplanet’s Bitcoin treasury strategy is benefiting from Japan’s weak yen, lowering financing costs and amplifying returns compared with dollar-based peers.
BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF recorded its biggest daily inflow since October as institutional demand picked up alongside rising crypto prices.
Coinbase will suspend peso-based trading and bank withdrawals in Argentina by the end of January, while keeping crypto-to-crypto services active.
Memecoins rebounded sharply entering 2026, with market capitalization rising more than 23% and transaction volumes nearly quadrupling week over week.
Spending on Visa-issued crypto cards rose sharply in 2025, driven by higher stablecoin usage and growing adoption of crypto-linked payment products.
PwC has expanded its crypto business as clearer US regulation and stablecoin legislation reduce uncertainty for professional services firms operating in digital assets.
The EU’s MiCA framework will fully apply by July 2026, tightening oversight on crypto intermediaries while testing the resilience of Bitcoin-linked DeFi activity.
Crypto.com has integrated Benzinga’s US equities data to expand market visibility for traders as crypto platforms broaden into traditional finance.
Spot trading activity across centralized and decentralized crypto exchanges declined sharply in December, reflecting muted volatility and year-end positioning.
South Korea’s main exchange signaled operational readiness for crypto ETFs, even as regulatory approval remains unresolved under current securities laws.
Turkmenistan has enacted new legislation legalizing cryptocurrency mining and exchanges, aiming to attract foreign investment and support economic development under a regulated framework.
Hundreds of crypto wallets across EVM-compatible chains have been drained in an ongoing attack, with investigators yet to identify the root cause or point of compromise.
Ethereum ended 2025 with a record level of daily transactions, exceeding activity seen during the 2021 NFT boom as network upgrades and institutional use cases gained traction.