Solana, BNB Chain, Base, Tron and NEAR processed the most transactions in 2025, led by Solana's 23.01 billion. BNB Chain handled 3.89 billion, Base 3.29 billion, Tron 3.22 billion and NEAR 1.89 billion, as activity concentrated on high‑throughput, low‑fee networks. Retail‑oriented use cases were the main drivers across these ecosystems.

Coinbase plans to emphasize stablecoins, Base and an 'everything exchange' through 2026, per CEO Brian Armstrong. In a New Year's post he reaffirmed the vision, and in December the firm launched stock trading and prediction markets while rebranding its wallet as an 'everything app'.

Tether acquired 8,888 BTC on New Year's Eve, lifting its disclosed Bitcoin holdings above 96,000, according to CEO Paolo Ardoino. BitInfoCharts data shows the company's Bitcoin address is now the fifth-largest, behind Binance, Robinhood and Bitfinex. The purchase fits Tether's pattern of allocating up to 15% of quarterly earnings to Bitcoin.

In December, onchain analysts observed wallets linked to the Official Trump (TRUMP) memecoin on Solana withdrawing roughly $94 million in USDC from TRUMP liquidity pools and sending the funds toward Coinbase. The latest transfer involved 33 million USDC routed via an entity labeled Fireblocks, while the token itself has fallen from a January peak of $75.35 to trading below $5 by year's end.

Bitwise has submitted filings to the US SEC for 11 new single-token "strategy" crypto ETFs targeting major altcoins. The proposed funds would blend direct token holdings with ETPs and derivatives, aiming to give investors regulated access to assets such as AAVE, UNI, ZEC, TAO, SUI, and NEAR.

Metaplanet disclosed in a Tuesday filing that it acquired an additional 4,279 BTC in late December 2025 at a cost of about $451 million, lifting its total holdings to 35,102 BTC valued at roughly $3 billion. The firm also reported that revenue from its Bitcoin Income Generation segment climbed to 8.58 billion Japanese yen for 2025, driven by option-based strategies that generate recurring cash flow while leaving its core BTC reserve untouched.

Hacken's 2025 Yearly Security Report estimates Web3 losses at about $3.95 billion, up roughly $1.1 billion from 2024, with North Korea-linked clusters responsible for around half of the stolen funds. The Bybit breach of nearly $1.5 billion and widespread access control failures drove most losses, while regulators in major jurisdictions outlined security expectations that many Web3 firms still failed to implement.

Trend Research bought 46,379 ETH on Wednesday, taking its holdings to about 580,000. That places the private firm behind only SharpLink Gaming and BitMine Immersion Technologies by reported ETH treasuries. Founder Jack Yi signaled plans to deploy another $1 billion for further Ether purchases.

ZOOZ Strategy said it received a Nasdaq notice that its shares no longer meet the $1 minimum bid, putting the stock on a compliance timeline. The dual‑listed company may monitor conditions and consider a reverse split, and has until June 15, 2026, to record 10 consecutive closes at or above $1 while operations remain unaffected.