Trump Media and Technology Group said it will distribute a new digital token to DJT shareholders through Crypto.com, with one token per whole share at a future record date. The firm emphasized the asset is not equity or a security and may be non-transferable, with utility across Truth Social, Truth+ and Truth Predict.

On December 30, 2025, Coinbase policy chief Faryar Shirzad warned on X that proposals to restrict rewards on U.S. dollar stablecoins risk undermining their appeal abroad. His comments followed the PBOC’s plan to let banks pay interest on digital yuan wallets from January 1, 2026, as the GENIUS Act and pending Senate talks revisit stablecoin incentives.

Lighter's LIT fell roughly 22.2% to around $2.62 after briefly reaching $4.04 as its airdrop distribution went live on Tuesday. Trading activity jumped, with 24-hour volume at 13.43 million, while analysis of 10,000 wallets indicated selling outweighed accumulation early in the distribution. Derivatives net flow readings also showed sustained downside pressure.

On December 30, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $355 million in net inflows, halting a seven‑day run of withdrawals. The day's gains were led by BlackRock's IBIT ($143.75 million), ARK 21Shares' ARKB ($109.56 million), and Fidelity's Wise Origin ($78.59 million), though December still shows roughly $744 million in net outflows.

Cypherpunk Technologies has acquired an additional 56,418.09 ZEC for about $29 million at an average price of $514.02, lifting its Zcash treasury to 290,062.67 coins or roughly 1.76% of circulating supply. The firm, which rebranded from Leap Therapeutics in November, is aiming to control 5% of the Zcash network while its stock price has climbed nearly 170% alongside an over 800% ZEC rally in the past 12 months.

On December 30, 2025, Lighter unveiled tokenomics for its Lighter Infrastructure Token (LIT), assigning 50% of supply to ecosystem incentives and 50% to team and investors. The project says insider allocations include a one-year cliff and three years' linear vesting, and confirmed a 25% airdrop tied to two points seasons in 2025.

Binance suspended direct fiat withdrawals to Visa and Mastercard for users in Ukraine, effective December 29. The pause relates to maintenance and partner infrastructure updates as Bifinity UAB ends fiat support by December 31. Deposits via cards and Apple Pay/Google Pay remain available, with SWIFT transfers and P2P trading continuing for fund movement.

On December 30, 2025, Metaplanet disclosed the purchase of an additional 4,279 BTC for about $451 million, lifting its total Bitcoin holdings to 35,102 BTC valued at roughly $3 billion. The firm now expects its 2025 Bitcoin Income Generation revenue to reach ¥8.58 billion (around $54 million), far above its initial and revised forecasts.

Blockchain investigator ZachXBT on Dec. 29, 2025 outlined evidence tying a Canada-based actor to more than $2 million stolen by impersonating Coinbase customer support. The scheme used social engineering across Telegram and social media, with on-chain traces linking XRP thefts and subsequent conversions to bitcoin.