South Korea's Digital Asset Basic Act has been delayed as the Bank of Korea and the Financial Services Commission disagree over who should be allowed to issue won-pegged stablecoins. The central bank favors bank-led consortia with at least 51% bank ownership, while regulators and lawmakers warn this could constrain competition and innovation. With the dispute expected to push the bill into 2026, banks, fintech platforms and crypto firms are already preparing to launch or distribute local stablecoins once a framework is finalized.

Onchain investigator ZachXBT said a Coinbase support impersonation operation stole roughly $2 million in crypto, traced through onchain activity and social media artifacts. The FBI reported more than $16 billion in internet crime losses in 2024, underscoring the role of social engineering; Coinbase reiterates it never requests passwords, 2FA, seed phrases, or transfers to a safe address.

Strategy acquired 10,645 BTC for $980.3 million at a $92,098 average between Dec. 8 and Dec. 14, 2025, lifting holdings to 671,268 BTC. It financed the buys largely through ATM common‑stock sales and preferred issuances, and maintains a $1.44‑billion USD reserve to service dividends and interest during extended drawdowns.

Global macro analyst Luke Gromen reiterated in December 2025 that he remains bullish on currency debasement but is reducing near‑term Bitcoin risk. He told RiskReversal a move toward the $40,000 range in 2026 is possible, pointing to BTC’s underperformance versus gold, breaks below key moving averages, and market chatter around quantum computing.

Ondo Finance plans to expand its Global Markets product to Solana in early 2026, offering tokenized US stocks and ETFs that are backed by securities held with US-registered broker-dealers. The structure is designed so that holders receive economic exposure, including dividend effects, while compliance is enforced via Solana Token Extensions such as Transfer Hooks. Minting and redemption are expected to run 24 hours a day, five days a week, with transfers and trading available around the clock on Solana.

Malaysia's RMJDT, a ringgit-pegged "royal" stablecoin on the Zetrix blockchain, is positioned for payments and cross-border trade settlement and backed by ringgit cash and short-term government bonds. The project includes a 500 million Malaysian ringgit Zetrix-token treasury with plans to reach 1 billion ringgit to stabilize network costs and validator support, reflecting a broader Asian push toward licensed stablecoin issuance and regulated onchain settlement in local currencies.

Libya’s heavily subsidized power, reportedly costing about $0.004 per kilowatt-hour, helped turn the country into a covert Bitcoin mining hub that once generated around 0.6% of global hash rate. As mining activity expanded in a legal grey zone and was estimated to consume roughly 2% of national electricity output, authorities responded with raids, hardware seizures and prison sentences while debating whether to regulate, tax or eliminate the sector.

Kyrgyzstan introduced USDKG, a USD-pegged stablecoin the project says is backed by physical gold, with an initial 50 million tokens issued on Tron and plans to support Ethereum. Launch materials describe an issuer with 100% state participation and operations run by a local private firm. Next, independent reserve attestations, clear redemption and real-world liquidity will determine credibility.

Weakening US employment indicators are reshaping expectations for economic growth, interest rate trajectories and market liquidity. These shifts are introducing fresh macro headwinds for Bitcoin and the broader digital asset sector. Traders are recalibrating risk exposure amid mixed labor signals as the unemployment rate climbs to multi-year highs and monthly payroll additions moderate from post-pandemic peaks.