Coinbase Ventures has outlined its 2026 investment priorities, focusing on teams building asset tokenization solutions, specialized trading infrastructure, next-generation DeFi protocols, and AI-powered robotics. The venture arm highlighted RWA perpetuals as providing faster and more flexible exposure to real-world assets than traditional tokenization approaches. Investment targets also include proprietary automated market makers on Solana, prediction market aggregators, and expanded perpetual futures functionality.

Thailand's Personal Data Protection Commission has ordered World Network to halt biometric data collection and delete records of 1.2 million local users. The regulator cited violations of the Personal Data Protection Act, stating the blockchain project allegedly transferred iris scan data to third parties in exchange for cryptocurrency tokens without proper authorization.

Coinbase Ventures has outlined its 2026 investment strategy, prioritizing perpetual futures for real-world assets, specialized trading platforms, and AI-blockchain integration. The venture arm identified prediction market terminals and reputation-based lending as emerging opportunities in decentralized finance.

MegaETH terminated its pre-deposit campaign after multiple technical malfunctions pushed contributions to $500 million, well beyond initial controls. An early execution of a Safe multisig transaction, combined with configuration errors and rate-limiting issues, allowed deposits to proceed uncontrolled. The team froze the raise at $500 million and abandoned plans to expand to $1 billion.

KakaoBank has advanced its Korean won-pegged stablecoin project into active development, according to Newspim. The digital bank, part of South Korean tech conglomerate Kakao, is recruiting blockchain backend developers with expertise in smart contracts and token standards. The move follows similar initiatives by competitor Naver, which is reportedly pursuing a merger with Upbit, the country's largest cryptocurrency exchange.

Polymarket received an Amended Order of Designation from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, authorizing the platform to operate as a federally regulated prediction market. The approval, granted Monday and announced Tuesday, enables U.S. traders to access the platform through futures commission merchants and brokerages for the first time since 2022. The authorization subjects Polymarket to comprehensive regulatory obligations including enhanced surveillance systems, market-supervision protocols, and Part 16 reporting requirements.

A House Judiciary Committee Democrats staff report released November 24, 2025, alleges President Trump generated over $800 million from cryptocurrency ventures during the first half of 2025. The report claims enforcement actions were dropped against at least nine companies that invested in Trump's crypto projects or contributed to his campaign. The investigation examined three major operations: World Liberty Financial, the $TRUMP memecoin, and Trump Media's bitcoin treasury.

Polymarket has received regulatory clearance from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to operate a fully compliant intermediated trading platform in the United States. The approval requires the prediction market platform to meet federal exchange standards, including enhanced surveillance systems and regulatory reporting protocols.