On December 18, 2025, DPRK-linked hackers were reported to have taken more than $2.02 billion in crypto since January, lifting their lifetime haul above $6 billion. Total crypto theft in 2025 exceeded $3.4 billion across 158,000 incidents, with at least 80,000 unique victims. A March $1.4 billion Bybit breach underscored the shift to fewer, larger attacks.

Taiwan's Ministry of Justice disclosed that, as of October 31, 2025, judicial authorities held 210.45 BTC and roughly NT$1.3 billion worth of seized cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, stablecoins, and other tokens tied to fraud and money laundering cases. Officials have not yet decided how to dispose of these assets, but are weighing auctions with proceeds flowing into public revenue, amid ongoing debates over crypto regulation, stablecoin oversight, and the treatment of confiscated digital assets.

On December 18, 2025, BNB Chain said AWS customers can settle cloud invoices in BNB through the Better Payment Network, offering near‑instant and low‑cost settlement. The rollout includes integration into AWS billing workflows and, according to the announcement, could reduce fees by up to 70%. Separately, AWS GuardDuty reported a crypto‑mining campaign abusing EC2/ECS credentials.

EDENA Capital Partners has secured a $100 million structured investment from New York-based GEM to scale its government-approved digital securities infrastructure and launch Security Token Offering exchanges in Indonesia and Egypt. The Singapore-based blockchain firm plans to roll out a fully regulated STO marketplace in Indonesia in the first quarter of 2026, followed by Egypt later that year, listing tokenized assets such as real estate, carbon credits, corporate equity, bonds, and commodities. EDENA aims to support 20 to 30 STOs across both markets next year and targets operating in over 30 countries with more than $10 billion in tokenized assets by 2030.

On December 18, 2025, PeckShield reported a crypto whale’s 1-of-1 multisignature wallet was compromised and about $27.3 million was stolen. Etherscan data showed the drainer moving 4,100 ETH in 100 ETH batches through Tornado Cash, and PeckShield said roughly $2 million in liquid assets remained under the attacker’s control.

In early October, MSCI proposed excluding listed companies whose digital asset holdings represent at least 50% of total assets when their main activity is classified as digital-asset treasury, potentially forcing $10–15 billion in outflows. A preliminary list names 39 firms, including Strategy, Sharplink Gaming, Riot Platforms and Marathon Digital Holdings, with critics warning the rule would reclassify operating companies based on balance sheet exposure rather than business operations. MSCI is taking feedback until December 31 and plans to publish its final decision on January 15, with any index changes to be implemented in the February 2026 Index Review.

Bhutan has committed up to $1 billion in Bitcoin from its sovereign reserves to support the long-term development of Gelephu Mindfulness City in Southern Bhutan. The government plans to allocate as much as 10,000 BTC over time, with the vision guided by King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and backed by state-run mining, renewable energy, and a partnership with Cumberland DRW. Additional renewable projects, including a 120-megawatt solar tender under the Solar Farm Expansion Project, are being advanced to reinforce the kingdom's clean energy-based digital asset strategy.

On December 17, 2025, security firm PeckShield reported an exploit against Yearn Finance V1's legacy TUSD vault, with losses of about $300,000. The attacker swapped the proceeds for 103 ETH held at address 0x0F21…4066 and allegedly used flash loans and price distortions on a misconfigured vault. A researcher linked the method to a similar 2023 Yearn vulnerability.

Invesco and Galaxy Digital launched the staked Solana ETP QSOL on Monday, listing it on the Cboe BZX U.S. equities exchange with 17,500 SOL in custody valued at $2.19 million and a 0.25% total expense ratio. Crypto ETF flows diverged the same day, with Bitcoin spot ETFs seeing $357.69 million in outflows and Ethereum $224.78 million, while Solana products recorded $35.2 million in net inflows.