Bitfarms Ltd. said on Friday it agreed to sell its 70‑megawatt Paso Pe bitcoin mining facility in Paraguay for up to $30 million, exiting Latin America. The buyer is Sympatheia Power Fund, managed by Hawksburn Capital, with closing expected within 60 days and $9 million payable at closing, including a $1 million deposit, followed by up to $21 million over ten months.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin changed his X profile picture to a Milady NFT, coinciding with the collection's floor price jumping almost 30% within a day. Milady Maker's minimum price climbed to about 1.07 ETH as trading volume and sales spiked, while Buterin also shared a New Year message outlining Ethereum's key technical progress in 2025 and longer-term mission.

Chainlink said in a company blog post that in 2025 it solidified its role as the standard infrastructure for onchain finance, as governments, banks and asset managers adopted its oracle and interoperability tech. Highlights include a Mastercard tie-up serving more than three billion cardholders, U.S. Commerce data feeds onchain, and CCIP's expansion to non‑EVM chains such as Solana.

On December 31, 2025, a16z's crypto team published research outlining three forces it expects to shape 2026: stablecoins, real‑world asset tokenization and privacy infrastructure, citing an estimated $46 trillion in stablecoin transactions last year. The report highlights improved fiat ramps, onchain debt origination, perpetual futures, and privacy as strategic priorities across interoperable networks.

Global crypto ETFs and ETPs saw net outflows of US$2.95 billion in November, the first monthly withdrawals of 2025. Total assets finished November at $179.16 billion, up 17.8% year-to-date from $152.10 billion at end-2024. The pullback followed September’s record $229.53 billion peak, with Bitcoin and Ethereum products driving most of the monthly declines.

South Korea's Financial Intelligence Unit issued an institutional warning and fines totaling ₩27.3 billion ($1.89 million) to crypto exchange Korbit after an on-site inspection conducted October 16–29, 2024. According to the FIU, roughly 22,000 AML breaches were found, spanning customer identification failures, transaction-restriction gaps, transfers via unregistered overseas platforms, and deficient risk assessments for new products.

On December 22, 2025, 18 US House lawmakers pressed the IRS to revisit staking reward taxation, while the Federal Reserve sought public comment on a new limited-use "payment account" with a 45-day window. On December 23, 2025, the SEC charged alleged fake crypto platforms and AI clubs over a $14 million retail fraud, and Arizona lawmakers advanced crypto tax exemption bills.

CoinShares reports that the digital asset market delivered a standout performance in 2025, with Bitcoin setting new all‑time highs and crypto returning to mainstream institutional and media attention. The firm argues that the next phase of the sector will be driven less by price swings and more by real-world utility, adoption and integration into traditional finance, including the growth of spot Bitcoin ETFs, prediction markets, stablecoins and tokenised products. Looking into 2026, CoinShares expects structural changes such as app-based savings and broader stablecoin settlement to matter more than macro catalysts, with regulation seen as a prerequisite for scaling innovation.

Japan's ruling coalition released its 2026 tax reform blueprint on December 19, outlining how crypto assets could be treated within the national tax system. According to CoinPost, the plan considers separate taxation for gains from spot trading, derivatives, and crypto ETFs, and proposes loss carryforward for up to three years. Staking, lending rewards, and NFTs are not explicitly covered.