In 2025, BNB Chain registered 31 million daily transactions and a $14 billion stablecoin market cap, alongside a roadmap focused on higher throughput and faster finality. The 2026 plan aims to push performance beyond 20,000 TPS with sub-second confirmation times, while the market shows strong liquidity and rising institutional interest in its DeFi ecosystem.

On December 30, 2025, Russia's Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said his ministry and the Central Bank of Russia are working on rules to let ordinary, non-qualified investors legally buy cryptocurrencies under volume limits. The draft framework is expected to be reviewed by the government, with related legislation on market access and criminal liability for illegal crypto services targeted for adoption by 2026 and 2027. Regulators also plan to recognize crypto and stablecoins as currency assets while keeping a cautious stance on their use as investment instruments.

BitMine, chaired by Tom Lee, has expanded its Ethereum holdings by purchasing $132 million worth of ETH over the past week, lifting its treasury to $12.24 billion. The firm now controls about 3.39% of Ethereum's circulating supply and may need roughly $2.2 billion more in ETH at current prices to approach a 4% ownership threshold.

ElizaOS has surged 170% in 48 hours following the token’s rebrand and migration from AI16Z, which expanded total supply from 6.6 billion to 11 billion and lifted circulating supply to 7.4 billion. ELIZAOS is now trading above former resistance at $0.0055, with traders eyeing the next key level at $0.0115 while also watching an overbought RSI reading of 86 and downside support near $0.00335. A growing AI agent narrative and new platform utility have intensified interest in the meme coin, but heightened social buzz is also contributing to sharp volatility and profit-taking risks.

According to analyst Steph Is Crypto, XRP has spent 70 days beneath its 50‑week SMA, a setup that preceded gains of about 200% in 2017, 70% in 2021, and over 850% in 2024. Egrag Crypto’s fractal model cites targets at $3.20, $8.00, $15–16, and $20–27, with possible expansion between June and October 2026.

On 30 December 2025, Russia's central bank outlined a tiered framework for domestic digital financial assets, according to Coindoo. Non-qualified retail investors will face an annual cap of 600,000 rubles starting in 2026, with limited access to macro-linked instruments. Regulators also signaled potential issuance on public blockchains to attract foreign capital.

Grayscale Investments has submitted an S-1 registration statement to the US Securities and Exchange Commission to list shares of its Bittensor Trust (TAO) on NYSE Arca under the ticker GTAO. The move would shift its over-the-counter TAO product into an exchange-traded structure following SEC review, while TAO was trading around $222.54 and had recently undergone its first halving toward a 21 million token cap.

TRON's native token traded above $0.28 after Tron Inc. said it secured an $18 million strategic equity investment from founder Justin Sun via Black Anthem Limited at $1.3775 per share. As of December 30, 2025, TRX ticked above $0.286 with over $560 million in 24-hour volume, while market sentiment remained volatile.