Cypherpunk Technologies has acquired an additional 56,418.09 ZEC for about $29 million at an average price of $514.02, lifting its Zcash treasury to 290,062.67 coins or roughly 1.76% of circulating supply. The firm, which rebranded from Leap Therapeutics in November, is aiming to control 5% of the Zcash network while its stock price has climbed nearly 170% alongside an over 800% ZEC rally in the past 12 months.

On December 30, 2025, Lighter unveiled tokenomics for its Lighter Infrastructure Token (LIT), assigning 50% of supply to ecosystem incentives and 50% to team and investors. The project says insider allocations include a one-year cliff and three years' linear vesting, and confirmed a 25% airdrop tied to two points seasons in 2025.

Binance suspended direct fiat withdrawals to Visa and Mastercard for users in Ukraine, effective December 29. The pause relates to maintenance and partner infrastructure updates as Bifinity UAB ends fiat support by December 31. Deposits via cards and Apple Pay/Google Pay remain available, with SWIFT transfers and P2P trading continuing for fund movement.

On December 30, 2025, Metaplanet disclosed the purchase of an additional 4,279 BTC for about $451 million, lifting its total Bitcoin holdings to 35,102 BTC valued at roughly $3 billion. The firm now expects its 2025 Bitcoin Income Generation revenue to reach ¥8.58 billion (around $54 million), far above its initial and revised forecasts.

Blockchain investigator ZachXBT on Dec. 29, 2025 outlined evidence tying a Canada-based actor to more than $2 million stolen by impersonating Coinbase customer support. The scheme used social engineering across Telegram and social media, with on-chain traces linking XRP thefts and subsequent conversions to bitcoin.

In Q4 2025, Solana-based meme coin launchpad Pump.fun reportedly moved nearly $615 million off-chain while generating about $74.1 million in quarterly revenue and roughly $935.6 million in lifetime revenue. Critics call the large transfers and near-100% gross margins a major extraction from users, while supporters argue the platform is simply a profitable business that users choose to engage with.

South Korea's financial authorities are reviewing an expansion of the crypto Travel Rule to include transfers under ₩1,000,000 (~$680), requiring exchanges to collect sender and recipient details. A Korea FIU-led task force met on November 29 to draft amendments to the Special Act, with proposals including temporary account suspensions and broader AML obligations.

Trust Wallet has launched a formal claims process for users affected by its Chrome extension v2.68 incident that exposed recovery phrases and drained funds. The company confirmed the breach on December 25 and outlined the compensation workflow on December 26. Changpeng Zhao said around $7 million was affected and pledged reimbursement for verified losses.

On December 29, a U.S. SEC filing showed Strategy purchased 1,229 BTC for about $108.8 million during the week ending December 28, at an average price of $88,568. Bitcoin hovered near $88,000 amid the disclosure, with the buy funded entirely by proceeds from the firm's at‑the‑market stock offering. The company sold roughly 663,450 MSTR shares to generate net proceeds matching the bitcoin outlay.