Dubai’s DMCC and Crypto.com announced a strategic partnership on Dec 16, 2025 to build blockchain infrastructure for tokenizing real-world assets in commodity markets. The collaboration aims to modernize trading, speed settlement and attract digital-asset investment to Dubai.

The head of a key Russian parliamentary committee said on Dec. 16, 2025 that Russia will not accept cryptocurrencies as legal tender, reaffirming a strict stance against private digital money. The comment signals continued resistance to giving crypto the same status as the ruble.

Taiwan plans to integrate stablecoins into its financial system and limit initial issuance to licensed banks to lower cross-border settlement costs and boost regulatory oversight. Authorities see bank-issued stablecoins as a way to streamline trade payments while containing risk.

Solana confirmed a week-long distributed denial-of-service attack that at its peak delivered roughly 6 Tbps of traffic, while Sui suffered a smaller assault that degraded network performance. Both incidents highlight continued infrastructure pressure on high-throughput blockchains.

Bitcoin dropped roughly 5% after about $2 billion in institutional sell orders hit the market, sparking widespread liquidations and sharp intraday volatility. Derivatives desks saw elevated long liquidations and spiking funding rates.