Over the past year, Binance Wallet has led major token launch platforms with a 12.69x current ROI and a 78.01x all-time high ROI across 44 projects. Data shows that participants who exit shortly after token listings tend to secure gains, while longer-term holders often see profits erode as liquidity and momentum decline.

Changpeng Zhao has called for coordinated industry measures to combat address poisoning scams after a trader lost about $50 million in USDT in a single phishing incident. He is pushing for wallet-level spam filters, blacklists, and warnings, as security firms highlight rising dusting attacks and broader crypto fraud losses running into tens of billions of dollars.

On Dec. 24, Hong Kong's Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau and the Securities and Futures Commission said virtual asset dealers and custodians will need licenses under a new framework. The plan covers OTC, brokerage and conversions, imposes fit-and-proper checks and capital floors of HK$5 million for dealers and HK$10 million for custodians. A separate consultation will extend licensing to advisory and management providers.

Aave founder Stani Kulechov faced accusations of attempting to sway governance after a $10 million AAVE purchase made before a key vote. On December 23–24, community figures questioned the intent of the buy, while a December 22 Snapshot proposal over brand assets intensified tensions around power, transparency, and DAO control.

World Liberty Financial's USD1 saw its market capitalization increase by about $150 million on Wednesday after Binance announced the limited-time "USD1 Boost Program" offering up to 20% APR on Simple Earn Flexible products. The campaign runs from December 24, 2025 to January 23, 2026, with first‑come‑first‑served subscriptions, a per‑user cap of 2 million USD1, and bonus tiers up to 50,000 USD1.

This week, internet service providers in the Philippines began blocking access to 50 online crypto trading platforms, including major U.S.-based exchanges Coinbase and Gemini, after orders from national regulators. The National Telecommunications Commission acted on a request from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas to restrict unlicensed virtual asset service providers under BSP Circular No. 1206, leaving many local traders facing frozen accounts and disrupted withdrawals.

Crypto.com is expanding its US prediction market platform by recruiting a quantitative trader for an internal market‑making desk that will trade event contracts, including sports outcomes. The company says the desk is designed to improve liquidity and that it remains risk‑neutral, stressing that the market maker has no special access to customer order flow and operates under rules disclosed to the CFTC, even as critics warn such structures can resemble sportsbooks and raise conflict‑of‑interest concerns.

Arizona State Senator Wendy Rogers prefiled SB 1044, SB 1045, and SCR 1003 with the Arizona Senate late last week, aiming to exempt virtual currency from state and property taxes and to bar local taxes on blockchain node operators. The node-focused bill could be enacted by the legislature, while broader exemptions would require voter approval in November 2026.

ETHZilla disclosed in a late Friday filing that it sold 24,291 ETH at an average price of about $3,068, raising roughly $74.5 million to redeem senior secured convertible notes, with early redemptions set for Dec. 24 and Dec. 30. After the sale, holdings fell to about 69,800 ETH, and the company retired its mNAV tracker to emphasize balance sheet strength, revenue, and tokenization cash flow.