South Korea's Financial Services Commission plans to cap individual voting-share ownership at 15–20% for Upbit, Bithumb, Coinone, and Korbit, with mandatory divestments above the limit. Updated December 30, 2025 at 9:50 PM UTC, the proposal would affect stakes such as Song Chi-hyung's ~25% in Dunamu and Bithumb Holdings' 73%. Industry groups warn of market and property-rights concerns.

According to a report updated on December 30, 2025, X restored the accounts of ElizaOS and founder Shaw Walters after a six‑month ban, and the token surged more than 150% in the past 24 hours. Market capitalization reached about $48 million, yet the token trades near $0.0064, roughly 83.17% below its November peak around $0.039.

On December 30, 2025, Erden Timur, former Galatasaray vice chairman, was formally arrested on money laundering charges linked to Turkey's illegal betting probe. On the same day, NEF canceled a 250 million lira ($8.5 million) short-term debt sale after earlier paying 320 million lira, while Galatasaray shares fell over 20% in two months.

South Korea's Supreme Court upheld a four-year prison term for a 40-year-old cryptocurrency exchange operator in an espionage case tied to a suspected North Korean hacker. The scheme began in July 2021, involved attempts to access the Korean Joint Command and Control System, and included Bitcoin payments of 48 million won to an active-duty officer.

On December 29 2025, China’s Supreme People’s Court used the sixth 2025 edition of its "Digital Rule of Law" journal to call for stronger legal frameworks for digital transactions and virtual assets. The publication reviews foreign approaches, including U.S. commercial law reforms, and proposes new categories such as "controllable electronic records" while China maintains a blanket ban on private cryptoassets and promotes the digital yuan. Recent moves since 2024 have also expanded anti-money laundering rules to virtual asset transactions, updated unfair competition law, and created internet courts to handle data and virtual property disputes.

On December 29, 2025, DefiLlama data showed real‑world asset protocols overtook decentralized exchanges to become the fifth‑largest DeFi TVL category, behind lending, liquid staking, bridging, and restaking. RWA TVL is about $17 billion, up from $12 billion in Q4 2024, with growth tied to tokenized Treasurys, private credit, and a 2025 rally in gold and silver.

On December 29, 2025, major crypto firms outlined plans for 2026 public listings after raising up to $3.4 billion in IPOs through 2025. Kraken targets a first-half 2026 debut following a November 2025 S-1, while Consensys and Ledger are positioning for mid-year and New York options. Circle and Bullish’s 2025 offerings above $1 billion reinforced investor interest.

Since January 2025, the Trump administration has overseen a sharp pullback in U.S. SEC enforcement against crypto firms and a reduction in PCAOB audit inspections. The SEC has paused or dropped around 60% of existing crypto cases, dismissed lawsuits against major exchanges, and backed a more business-friendly oversight model. Lawmakers and advocacy groups warn the softer stance and uncertain inspection priorities may heighten risks for investors despite new federal rules for stablecoins and digital asset markets.

On December 26 and December 28 2025, BubbleMaps highlighted that 68 linked wallets control almost half of the Atlas memecoin supply, a token themed around Vice President JD Vance's pet dog and promoted by the Whale Insider account. The analytics firm says these wallets, funded via ChangeNow with synchronized activity and launch-day sniping, may pose significant downside risk to retail traders as influencer-backed meme tokens have frequently led to rug pulls.