Updated on December 15, 2025 at 1:27 PM UTC, Oobit integrated Plasma, a stablecoin-focused blockchain infrastructure, to enable USD₮ spending via its DePay layer across a network of more than 100 million merchants. Users can pay from self-custody wallets like Phantom, MetaMask, Trust Wallet, and Binance Wallet, with negligible fees and deep USD₮ liquidity.

Doha Bank completed a digitally native US dollar bond, issuing $150 million in floating-rate notes with T+0 settlement on Euroclear’s D-FMI. Standard Chartered served as sole global coordinator and arranger, and the notes were listed on the London Stock Exchange’s International Securities Market. The bank said the deal diversifies funding and expands its investor base.

According to an SEC filing, the agency has begun reviewing Nasdaq's proposed rule to list and trade tokenized securities alongside traditional shares on the same order book. Settlement would still run through DTCC systems, with blockchain used for operational efficiency, and industry feedback is split as regulators weigh legal and operational risks.

Security researchers report a surge in social‑engineering scams using fake Zoom or Teams meetings to install malware that siphons data and drains crypto wallets. Attackers impersonate known contacts via Telegram, use pre‑recorded video, and push a bogus audio or SDK patch during calls. Losses have topped $300m, with attempts observed on a daily basis across the sector.

On December 15, 2025, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin outlined a framework that uses zero-knowledge proofs to make social media algorithms verifiable without exposing proprietary code or user data. He proposed on-chain timestamps for content and engagement, delayed publication of algorithm code, and the use of layered cryptography, including MPC, FHE, and TEE, for applications such as voting. Buterin's ideas emerge as zero-knowledge rollups secure billions of dollars in value and are increasingly adopted by major financial institutions and stablecoin transactions.

On 15 Dec 2025, Pakistan's Ministry of Finance signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with Binance Investments to explore tokenizing up to $2 billion in state assets. The plan focuses on issuing blockchain-based versions of sovereign bonds, treasury bills and commodity reserves to enhance liquidity and attract investors, with regulatory steps tied to FATF-aligned compliance.

React Server Components’ CVE-2025-55182, rated CVSS 10.0, is being actively exploited to drain crypto wallets across frameworks like Next.js. Attacks surged following the Dec. 3 disclosure; patches shipped in React 19.0.1, 19.1.2, and 19.2.1, with Next.js updates across 14.2.35–16.0.10. Sites should upgrade, deploy WAF rules, and review front-end code for malicious assets.

From 2027, the UK plans to bring crypto markets within a framework comparable to mainstream financial products under FCA oversight. The UK Treasury said legislation extending current financial services rules to crypto firms will be tabled in Parliament in the coming months. Ministers are also pursuing a proposal to outlaw political donations made in cryptocurrency.