CryptoRank releases report on the leading cryptocurrency venture capital firms by transaction volume in 2025.

CryptoRank Identifies Top Cryptocurrency Venture Capital Firms by Transaction Volume in 2025

Coinbase's Head of Policy warned that a U.S. ban on offering direct interest on stablecoins would provide China with a substantial competitive advantage. cointelegraph

A year-round ban on cryptocurrency mining will soon be imposed in the Trans-Baikal Territory and the Republic of Buryatia, following a decision by the government commission overseeing the electric power sector. The Ministry of Energy of Russia conveyed the information to TASS.

Coinbase's Head of Policy warns that a US prohibition on offering direct interest on stablecoins could provide China with a substantial competitive advantage. cointelegraph

The TRUMP team withdrew an additional $33 million worth of USDC from the liquidity pool and transferred it to Coinbase. Over the past month, the team has cumulatively withdrawn $94 million in USDC from the liquidity pool and moved it to Coinbase.

Ethereum hit a new record this week with 2.2 million transactions in a single day, accompanied by an average fee of approximately $0.17. Transaction fees have declined significantly from a peak of over $200 in May 2022. On Monday, the Ethereum staking withdrawal queue fell below the staking queue for the first time in six months, with nearly twice the amount of ETH staked compared to the amount being withdrawn. cointelegraph

Ethereum reaches new daily transaction high of 2.2 million, with average fees dropping to $0.17, the lowest since May 2022 peak of over $200. Meanwhile, the staking withdrawal queue declined below the staking queue for the first time in six months, and ETH staked remains nearly twice the amount being withdrawn. cointelegraph

NFTs increased by 25% in 2025 to 1.3 billion units, with sales declining 37% year-over-year to $5.63 billion, according to CoinTelegraph.

Alchemy Pay secures money transfer license in Kansas, expanding its regulatory footprint to eleven states across the United States.

Neo Co-founder Eric Accuses Hongfei of Withholding Financial Data on Neo Foundation

Neo co-founder Eric has publicly accused fellow co-founder Hongfei of failing to provide comprehensive financial information related to the Neo Foundation, calling for a complete and verifiable report. Hongfei responded by stating that he has been advocating for the transfer of Eric's NEO and GAS holdings to the Neo Foundation's multi-signature wallets, but Eric has repeatedly delayed the transfer. Hongfei also indicated that the foundation's financial report is expected to be published in the first quarter of 2026.

Lighter distributed $675 million in tokens, marking the tenth-largest airdrop in cryptocurrency history. As of Wednesday, approximately 75% of recipients still hold the tokens, while 7% have purchased additional LIT tokens on the open market. More details can be found in the Cointelegraph article.

South Korea’s Financial Intelligence Unit announced that the Korbit exchange violated the Special Financial Information Act. The regulator imposed a fine of roughly $1.88 million, issued a warning, and cautioned the CEO.

Trading volume on perpetual decentralized exchanges (DEXs) nearly tripled in 2025, rising to approximately $12.09 trillion from $4.1 trillion at the start of the year, according to CoinTelegraph.

Perpetual decentralized exchanges experienced a near threefold increase in trading volume in 2025, reaching approximately $12.09 trillion from $4.1 trillion at the start of the year. cointelegraph

Binance Futures plans to launch USDⓈ-Margined perpetual contracts for COLLECTUSDT and MAGMAUSDT on December 31, 2025.

Initial Jobless Claims fell to 199,000 from a previous figure of 214,000.

Trump Media has announced its plans to distribute digital tokens to shareholders of DJT.

Let's recap the key predictions from crypto influencers as we approach the New Year:

- February 28 - Anthony Scaramucci: Predicts BTC will reach $180,000 by the end of the year.
- November 7 - Cathie Wood: Lowers her BTC forecast to $300,000.
- November 9 - Robert Kiyosaki: Estimates BTC will hit $250,000.
- March 12 - Standard Chartered: Anticipates BTC will reach $200,000 by year-end.
- April 10 - Founder of Cardano: Expects BTC to be $250,000 by the end of the year.
- May 19 - Arthur Hayes: Sets a target price of approximately $250,000 for BTC by year-end.
- July 14 - Bernstein: Predicts BTC will rise to $200,000.
- July 25 - Citi: Foresees BTC reaching $135,000 by the end of the year.
- August 19 - VanEck: Believes BTC will reach $180,000 by year-end.
- August 27 - Tom Lee: Forecasts ETH to be between $10,000 and $12,000, while BTC will exceed $150,000.
- August 28 - JPMorgan: Estimates the fair value of BTC to be around $126,000 by the end of the year.

There are significant concerns that the Binance market maker account for BROCCOLI714 may have been compromised. The alleged hacker is utilizing $10-20 million in account funds to move BROCCOLI714 to the Binance spot market.

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