The $WET token, native to HumidiFi—a Solana-based decentralized exchange (DEX)—surged over 50% on December 16, 2025, following listings on two of South Korea's largest cryptocurrency platforms.

The $ASTER token, native to the Aster decentralized perpetuals exchange, experienced a sharp decline on December 16, 2025, falling 15% in the past 24 hours and 20% from recent highs near $0.95.

Pudgy Penguins is one of the most recognizable NFT projects in the cryptocurrency space, featuring a collection of 8,888 unique, adorable penguin-themed digital artworks on the Ethereum blockchain.

The Bittensor network (TAO) completed its first-ever halving event, slashing the block reward from 1 TAO to 0.5 TAO per block. This reduces daily token emissions from approximately 7,200 TAO to 3,600 TAO, marking a pivotal supply-side milestone for the decentralized machine intelligence protocol.

Grayscale's 2026 outlook firmly states that quantum computing poses no material risk to Bitcoin or crypto valuations next year, with practical threats not emerging before 2030. This evidence-based dismissal aligns with DARPA benchmarks and industry preparation efforts, allowing markets to prioritize near-term opportunities.

The crypto market is bracing for more than $309 million in token unlocks between December 15 and December 22, 2025, according to data from Tokenomist.

Magma Finance is an innovative Automated Market Maker (AMM) Decentralized Exchange (DEX) built specifically for MOVE-based blockchains, with its primary deployment on the Sui network. Launched in 2025, Magma combines the proven concentrated liquidity model—popularized by Uniswap v3—with advanced DeFi primitives to create a sustainable liquidity incentive engine.

Circle—the issuer of the USDC stablecoin—announced a signed agreement to acquire the team and proprietary intellectual property of Interop Labs, a key contributor to the Axelar cross-chain protocol.

President Donald Trump stated he would "look at" a potential pardon for Keonne Rodriguez, co-founder and developer of the Samourai Wallet Bitcoin privacy tool, directing Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate the request.

MicroStrategy Inc. (NASDAQ: MSTR), the largest corporate Bitcoin holder, announced on December 16, 2025, another massive accumulation: 10,645 BTC purchased for approximately $980.3 million between December 8 and December 14.

In a significant shift within the corporate Bitcoin treasury landscape, American Bitcoin—a company backed by Eric Trump—has overtaken ProCap Financial in total Bitcoin holdings as of mid-December 2025.

The native token of The Open Network (TON) continued its downward trajectory on December 16, 2025, dropping 3.4% to $1.5567 and underperforming the broader cryptocurrency market, which fell around 1.8% over the same period.

In a bold display of conviction amid market volatility, Fundstrat Global Advisors Chairman Thomas Lee announced on December 16, 2025, that his associated mining operation acquired an additional 102,259 Ether tokens last week, valued at approximately $320 million.

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York kicked off a new phase of Treasury bill purchases, following directives from the December 10 FOMC meeting to maintain steady banking system reserves.

J.P. Morgan Asset Management launched its first fully tokenized money market fund on a public blockchain—the My OnChain Net Yield Fund (MONY)—marking a major milestone in Wall Street's adoption of distributed ledger technology for traditional investment products.

As we close out 2025, many analysts and traders are calling for a new crypto bull market in 2026, driven by massive institutional capital inflows rather than retail frenzy.

European equity markets are poised for a positive open on Monday, December 16, 2025, with futures indicating modest gains amid a packed week of central bank announcements and geopolitical developments.

In the competitive landscape of blockchain networks, determining the "most used" chain involves analyzing key metrics like Total Value Locked (TVL), transaction volumes, user counts, fee revenues, and value transfers—areas where Solana has shown remarkable growth compared to Ethereum and its Layer-2 solutions.

MicroStrategy (MSTR)—widely known as the largest corporate Bitcoin holder—successfully retained its position in the Nasdaq 100 index (.NDX) during the annual rebalancing review, extending its year-long inclusion in the benchmark.

In a year-end report released on December 12, 2025, Barclays analysts forecasted a challenging "down year" for the cryptocurrency sector in 2026, characterized by declining spot trading volumes and waning investor enthusiasm in the absence of significant structural growth drivers or new catalysts.