On December 29, 2025, on-chain data from Glassnode indicated that Bitcoin wallets holding 1,000–10,000 BTC have been net accumulators as the price hovers in the $80k range, while holders with less than 1,000 BTC have been distributing. BTC traded at $87,738 and has ranged between $95k and $85k since the end of November.

Nvidia finalized a $5 billion purchase of Intel common stock, acquiring more than 214.7 million shares at $23.28 each. The deal, announced in mid-September and cleared by U.S. antitrust agencies in early December, also aligns with plans to link Nvidia's AI stack with Intel CPUs over NVLink.

Stablecoin transfers in European time zones expanded in 2025, totaling 113.3 million transactions excluding December. Ethereum and Solana-based tokens saw strong uptake across the region even as rules tightened, while the ECB in November 2025 warned of financial stability risks. Monthly volumes peaked in January and February at 14.9 million and 13.7 million, respectively.

On Monday, silver briefly hit an all‑time high near $84/oz before sliding to around $75.72, while CME set $25,000 margins for precious metals. Over the past 30 days, tokenized SLV transfers rose about 1,200%, alongside sharp gains in holders and NAV. China's refined‑silver exports will require licenses from January 1, and analysts flagged widening gaps between physical and paper pricing across Shanghai, Dubai, and COMEX.

According to Cryptopolitan, LandSpace launched its reusable Zhuque-3 from Jiuquan earlier this month, achieving orbit but failing to recover the first stage after a landing burn did not ignite around 3 kilometers altitude. The company completed Shanghai STAR Market IPO tutoring on December 23, 2025, and targets at least 20 reuses with up to 18 tonnes to low Earth orbit.

Smart contract deployments on Ethereum reached an all-time high of 8.7 million in Q4 2025. The quarter also brought increased on-chain activity and a near 27.6% drop in ETH price, while active addresses rose year-to-date. Market flows and developer momentum continued to expand across DeFi and Layer 2 ecosystems.

Over the weekend, Ubisoft suspended Rainbow Six Siege's live services after attackers allegedly exploited a vulnerability to distribute around 2 billion R6 Credits and rare items, valued at roughly $13.33 million, to player accounts. The company initiated a rollback of all affected transactions after 11:00 AM UTC on December 27, has reopened servers following live tests, and says players will not be banned for spending the unauthorized credits while the in-game Marketplace remains closed during ongoing investigations.

On December 29, Coupang announced a compensation program worth over $1.17 billion in shopping vouchers for about 37.7 million current and former customers affected by a recent personal data breach. The payout, starting January 15, 2026, will provide four types of coupons per user, while the company stressed that payment and login details were not exposed and a former employee has been identified as the main suspect.

Hyperliquid closed out 2025 with $844 million in revenue, $2.95 trillion in trading volume, and more than 600,000 new users. Perpetuals generated $848.33 million in fees, while Bitcoin led activity at $1.16 trillion. The exchange also reported $3.87 billion in net inflows and expanded HIP-3 listings to global equities.