On December 23, Philippine internet providers began blocking access to major exchanges including Coinbase and Gemini as regulators enforced local licensing rules. Manila Bulletin reported that the National Telecommunications Commission directed carriers to restrict around 50 platforms lacking Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas authorization. Authorities had earlier moved against Binance, culminating in a shutdown order on March 25, 2024.

On December 24, 2025, crypto market maker Wintermute reported that Bitcoin's dominance has strengthened as price volatility persisted and many altcoins lagged. The firm linked altcoin weakness to supply overhangs and heavy token unlocks, while noting that its own tracked on-chain holdings, including BTC, ETH, SOL and USDC, now total about $416 million after earlier reductions.

Matador Technologies has been authorized to issue up to C$80 million, or about $58 million, in securities over the next 25 months to support a long-term Bitcoin-focused treasury strategy. The company aims to increase its holdings from roughly 175 BTC to 1,000 BTC by 2026 and ultimately target 1% of Bitcoin's total supply, while more than 190 publicly traded firms currently hold Bitcoin despite recent stock price declines.

Over the past three months, Justin Sun's locked World Liberty Financial (WLFI) tokens have shed around $60 million in value after a WLFI-linked address associated with him was blacklisted and frozen. Sun, who denies any wrongdoing, has about $175 million in Trump-related crypto exposure across WLFI and the TRUMP memecoin, while WLFI has fallen over 40% from its September launch price, underscoring the risks of celebrity and politically connected tokens.

Preliminary Korea Customs Service data show South Korea’s exports rose 6.8% year-on-year during Dec 1–20, with semiconductor shipments up 41.8% and contributing over a quarter of total outbound goods. A late-October tariff deal with the United States capped duties at 15%, including autos retroactive to Nov 1, yet exporters still face currency and inflation pressures.

Uniswap governance has approved the UNIfication proposal after surpassing 40 million votes, paving the way to activate protocol fee switches and launch the upgrade this week. The plan will burn about 100 million UNI from the Foundation’s treasury, reducing circulating supply from 629 million to 529 million and introducing new fee parameters for v2 and v3 pools while aligning Uniswap Labs, the Uniswap Foundation, and on-chain governance.

On December 22, 2025, Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson warned that rushing post-quantum cryptography could slow blockchain networks and increase costs. He said the necessary tools exist but are inefficient today, urging developers to track benchmarks including NIST's 2024 standards and DARPA's 2033 decision point.

On December 22, 2025, Michael Saylor signaled that Strategy may be preparing another sizable Bitcoin acquisition, reinforcing the firm's aggressive BTC treasury approach even as its stock faces pressure and index removal risk. The signal appeared while Bitcoin traded near the key $90,000 resistance level, where clustered liquidity and institutional positioning are shaping short-term market behavior. Despite recent volatility and ETF outflows, institutional demand, ETF holdings, and corporate treasuries continue to support Bitcoin around major liquidity zones.

As of December 19, 2025, total crypto market capitalization fell to $2.93 trillion, an eight‑month low that erased 2025 gains. Fear gauges hit "extreme" levels, with Bitcoin swinging between $90,200 and $84,800 and some analysts flagging possible downside toward $10,000.