Category: crypto

Bhutan is committing to acquiring 10,000 BTC for its Bitcoin Development Strategy, focusing on hydro mining and long-term holding. The funds will support the Gelephu Mindfulness City and youth-focused growth. The initiative aims to create job opportunities, develop skills, and enhance financial resilience for its citizens.

Russia has banned the use of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies for domestic payments, requiring all transactions to be in rubles. However, it allows limited cryptocurrency use for cross-border trade as an alternative to Western payment systems. The Bank of Russia is also piloting a digital ruble central bank digital currency for increased control and traceability.

The Solana-based prediction market Space is launching its SPACE token sale with leveraged trading, buyback-and-burn tokenomics, and tiered rewards. The platform allows trading predictions on various topics with up to 10x leverage. Funding was led by Morningstar Ventures and Arctic Digital, with a public sale starting on December 17.

The updated 2026 terms of service for social media platform X redefine “Content” to include prompts, outputs, and data, granting broad AI-training rights without extra pay. The terms also add anti-jailbreak rules and maintain $15k scraping penalties with Texas courts. Critics argue that these changes may chill research and lawsuits.

Bybit CEO Ben Zhou participated in a fireside chat at Solana’s Breakpoint 2025 conference in Abu Dhabi on December 12. Zhou discussed Bybit’s growth, licensing priorities, expansion into emerging markets, and the launch of Byreal, a decentralized exchange built on Solana. The exchange focuses on compliance, accessibility, and innovation.

The Hyper Foundation proposed a validator vote to consider all HYPE tokens in the Hyperliquid Assistance Fund as permanently burned, removing them from the circulating and total supply. This would lock in a more restrictive supply model and prevent future use of the funds for grants or development. The vote ends on Dec. 24.

Securitize is launching onchain trading for public stocks in early 2026, offering fully compliant and legally recognized ownership. This allows investors to trade real public company shares recorded on the issuer’s cap table. The trading platform will operate 24×7 with regulatory compliance, providing a new trading experience blending traditional markets with blockchain technology.

The Marshall Islands has implemented a universal basic income program, offering citizens $800 annually through bank transfers, checks, or a digital wallet using a stablecoin on blockchain technology. The initiative aims to provide a social safety net and boost morale, funded by a US-backed trust from nuclear testing compensation. World’s blockchain initiative also offers a…

Pakistan has signed a non-binding MoU with Binance to tokenize up to $2 billion in state assets, advance a sovereign stablecoin, and bring Binance and HTX into Pakistan’s licensing regime. This initiative is part of Pakistan’s broader digital asset agenda, including plans for a sovereign stablecoin and a CBDC pilot.

The Bank of Canada is setting strict standards for stablecoins in preparation for implementing a regulatory framework in 2026. All stablecoins must be pegged to central bank currency and backed by high-quality liquid assets. Transparency and operational resilience are key requirements for stablecoin issuers to ensure safety for Canadians.