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December, 2025

• 9 December

  US CFTC Launches Pilot Program Allowing Digital Assets as Collateral

  

  In a pivotal advancement for cryptocurrency integration, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has initiated a pilot program permitting select digital assets—Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and USD Coin (USDC)—as collateral in derivatives trading. Announced on December 8, 2025, by Acting Chairman Caroline D. Pham, this move aligns with the GENIUS Act and withdraws outdated 2020 restrictions, fostering innovation under …
• 8 December

  Robinhood Expands to Indonesia via Crypto Trader and Brokerage Acquisition

  

  GoTyme Bank, the Philippines’ fastest-growing digital lender, has rolled out in-app cryptocurrency trading for its 6.5 million customers, partnering with U.S. fintech Alpaca to deliver seamless access via its mobile platform. Announced December 7, 2025, “GoTyme Crypto” enables peso-to-USD conversions for buying and holding 11 assets—including BTC, ETH, SOL, and DOT—without external exchanges, targeting beginners amid the nation’s ninth-ranked global …
• 8 December

  Coinbase Makes Comeback in India; Fiat Trading to Launch in 2026

  

  After a two-year exile, Coinbase has relaunched operations in India, reopening user registrations and enabling crypto-to-crypto trading as of December 2025. This cautious comeback follows the exchange’s 2023 offboarding of millions of users due to regulatory hurdles. A full fiat gateway—allowing seamless INR deposits and withdrawals—is slated for 2026, per APAC Director John O’Loghlen at India Blockchain Week. The move …
• 8 December

  End of an Era: Ethereum’s First ZK-Rollup ZKsync Lite Shutting Down

  

  In a poignant milestone for Ethereum’s scaling saga, Matter Labs has announced the planned deprecation of ZKsync Lite—the blockchain’s inaugural zero-knowledge (ZK) rollup—in 2026. Launched in June 2020 as ZKsync 1.0, this payments-focused Layer 2 solution pioneered validity proofs for batched transactions, slashing fees and boosting throughput while anchoring security to Ethereum’s mainnet. Today, with ~$50 million in bridged assets …
• 8 December

  Vitalik Buterin Proposes On-Chain Gas Futures Market to Stabilize Fees

  

  Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has reignited discussions on network economics with a fresh proposal for a trustless, on-chain gas futures market—framed as a prediction market on the Base Fee—to deliver long-term predictability amid scaling uncertainties. Shared in an X post on December 6, 2025, the idea counters persistent user skepticism: With current fees at multi-year lows (0.47 gwei, ~$0.01 for …
• 8 December

  Crypto Moves Into Mainstream: Argentina May Allow Banks to Trade Digital Assets

  

  Argentina’s Central Bank (BCRA) is drafting rules to repeal its May 2022 prohibition, potentially allowing traditional banks to offer cryptocurrency trading and custody services under a stringent new framework. This shift, reported December 8, 2025, aligns with President Javier Milei’s pro-crypto stance and aims to formalize the $93.9 billion in crypto volume (July 2022–June 2025), second-highest in Latin America per …
• 8 December

  Harvard Goes All-In on Bitcoin: $443M Stake Outpaces Gold 2-to-1

  

  Harvard University’s endowment, managed by the Harvard Management Company (HMC), has aggressively ramped up its cryptocurrency exposure, disclosing a $443 million stake in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) ETF as of Q3 2025—its largest publicly reported position. This marks a 257% surge from $117 million in Q2, representing 6.8 million shares and about 0.75–1% of the $57 billion endowment. Notably, …
• 8 December

  Bitcoin Hits Key Fibonacci Support; Analysts Warn of Possible Drop to $76K

  

  Bitcoin (BTC) is teetering on the edge today, December 8, 2025, trading around $88,000 after a volatile weekend flush below $88K liquidated $171 million in longs, only for a $3,500 rebound to $91.2K that crushed $75 million in shorts. Now, BTC hovers at the pivotal 0.382 Fibonacci retracement level—from the 2022 lows to October’s $126K peak—acting as a make-or-break support …
• 8 December

  British Columbia Seizes $1M in Cash and Gold Tied to QuadrigaCX Co-Founder

  

  In a pivotal chapter of the QuadrigaCX scandal, the Supreme Court of British Columbia has granted a default forfeiture judgment, transferring over $1 million in cash, gold, and luxury items to the provincial government. The assets, seized from co-founder Michael Patryn (aka Omar Dhanani or “Sifu”), stem from an Unexplained Wealth Order (UWO) tied to the 2019 collapse of Canada’s …
• 8 December

  Crypto Surge Today: What’s Driving the Market on Dec 8, 2025?

  

  The cryptocurrency market is rebounding sharply today, December 8, 2025, with Bitcoin (BTC) climbing above $91,000—a 2.4% gain in 24 hours—while Ethereum (ETH) surges 3.3% to $3,133. Altcoins like Solana (SOL) rise 2.8% to $135, pushing total market cap to $3.04 trillion, up 1.1% daily amid easing “extreme fear” sentiment (Fear & Greed Index at 24). This follows a volatile …