On 12 December 2025, JPMorgan disclosed it had completed a short‑term commercial paper issuance for Galaxy Digital on the Solana network. The deal was settled entirely in USDC with partners including Coinbase and Franklin Templeton, marking a live test of public blockchains for regulated market infrastructure.

More than two years after the Terra ecosystem collapsed and wiped out tens of billions from the crypto market, its creator Do Kwon has been sentenced to 15 years in U.S. federal prison. Judge Paul Engelmeyer of the Southern District of New York imposed the sentence after hearing victim testimonies and weighing a plea deal that reduced a nine-count indictment to two fraud charges, while Kwon still faces additional proceedings in South Korea and credit for 17 months in Montenegro remains unresolved.

On 12 December 2025, Bhutan's Gelephu Mindfulness City announced TER, a sovereign digital token backed by the country's gold reserves and issued via DK Bank on the Solana blockchain. Matrixdock is responsible for the tokenization of the underlying gold, and the initiative forms part of Bhutan's wider push into blockchain, which also includes Bitcoin mining, a state-managed crypto reserve, and crypto payment options for tourists.

Over the past eight days, Bitcoin has failed twice to break above the $94k local resistance, while its higher timeframe trend remains bearish despite a rebound from $84k over the last three weeks. On-chain data indicates a sharp drop in stablecoin inflows since August and mounting losses for short-term holders, yet some analysts suggest the current phase looks more like a stabilization period than a full crypto-winter.

Bitcoin has rebounded from $84,000 to near $93,000 and is consolidating around $91,400 as exchange selling pressure and whale deposits decline. On-chain metrics point to weakened short-term holder activity and a potential move toward the $98,700 resistance, with some traders eyeing the $102,000–$112,700 zone if momentum builds. Analysts describe the setup as fragile but improving, with macro policy expectations and subdued ETF inflows still shaping the next major breakout.

On December 10, 2025 in San Francisco, CARV launched Cashie 2.0 integrating the x402 protocol to convert social engagement into verifiable on-chain rewards, according to Chainwire. The upgrade positions Cashie as a programmable layer that links social activity to economic outcomes and adds CARV ID mapping, ERC-8004 agent tools, Base-ready facilitator endpoints, an AI-native API, and a $45,000 creator campaign.

Standard Chartered has reduced its 2026 Bitcoin price target to $150,000 from $300,000 and argues ETF flows, rather than the halving cycle, now drive the market. The bank also lowered projections for 2025, 2027, 2028 and 2029, while keeping a $500,000 goal for 2030. Bernstein likewise revised its outlook, setting $150,000 for 2026 and a potential $200,000 peak in 2027. Bitcoin was trading around $92,686.

On Monday, the American Federation of Teachers asked the Senate to withdraw the crypto market structure bill, warning it poses profound risks to pensions and the broader economy. The 1.8 million‑member union said the Responsible Financial Innovation Act lacks adequate safeguards for crypto assets and stablecoins and could open retirement plans to unsafe holdings. The measure was first introduced in 2022 and updated in September.