MetaMask launched Transaction Shield on December 3, 2025, a paid security feature offering up to $10,000 in monthly coverage for losses from approved transactions. The $9.99 monthly subscription targets signature-based scams across Ethereum, Arbitrum, Polygon, BNB Chain, and Base.

Bitcoin climbed 11% from $83,822.76 on December 1 to surpass $93,000 as the Federal Reserve formally concluded quantitative tightening and injected approximately $38.5 billion in liquidity through repo operations. The rally gained momentum after Vanguard opened its platform to crypto ETFs for the first time, while weak manufacturing data pushed rate-cut expectations above 85%. The price movement reflected multiple converging factors including the Fed's policy shift, Vanguard's distribution milestone, and short-covering from oversold levels.

Large-value transaction activity on the Dogecoin network has dropped sharply, falling to just 4 transactions of $1 million or more in a single day, according to data from analytics platform Santiment. This marks the lowest level of whale participation recorded in two months. The decline contrasts with October 11, when the network processed 212 whale transactions in a single day.

Ethereum maintains $174.95 billion in stablecoin supply, representing 63% year-over-year growth, data show. Layer 2 solutions Arbitrum One and Base Chain hold $7.84 billion and $4.53 billion respectively. Competition intensifies across secondary networks as total stablecoin supply reaches an all-time high of $283.2 billion.

Binance elevated co-founder Yi He to co-CEO on December 11, establishing a dual leadership structure with Richard Teng. The appointment, announced at Binance Blockchain Week in Dubai, marks the exchange's most significant executive restructuring since Teng assumed the CEO role in November 2023. Yi He previously served as Chief Customer Service Officer and has been with Binance for over eight years since its 2017 founding.

Bitcoin climbed back above $93,000 on Wednesday as XRP exchange-traded funds approached $1 billion in cumulative net inflows since their November 13 launch. The XRP products have recorded positive flows in every trading session, with $157 million added in the first two days of this week alone. Shiba Inu showed technical signals indicating potential upside movement, while Bitcoin's monthly chart structure suggests further upside targets.

Digital asset treasury firms acquired 370,000 ETH in November 2025, down 81% from August's 1.97 million tokens, data show. BitMine Immersion leads public holders with 3.73 million ETH valued above $10 billion. Analysts suggest sustained declines in corporate buying could reduce structural market support, though staking yields may help maintain treasury sustainability.

Britain has enacted the Property (Digital Assets etc) Act, officially recognizing cryptocurrencies and stablecoins as property under national law. The reform ends years of legal ambiguity by establishing clear rules for ownership disputes, insolvency proceedings, and inheritance cases involving digital assets.