Ripple shifted 600M XRP across multiple wallets as the 21Shares XRP ETF (TOXR) began trading on Cboe BZX. On-chain data shows seven transfers of exactly 100M XRP completed within minutes, with four sending wallets tied to Ripple and three destinations unrecognized. XRP traded near $2.03 after a 15.7% decline over the past 30 days.

Coinbase plans to unveil a prediction market and an in-house tokenized equities product at a Dec. 17 showcase. The sector has seen rapid growth, with Kalshi and Polymarket's combined monthly volume hitting $7.7 billion in November, and Gemini and Crypto.com outlining new initiatives. Coinbase shares closed down 2.2% at $269.02 on Thursday.

Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon was sentenced to 15 years in a New York federal court on December 12, 2025. The case involves fraud linked to TerraUSD and Luna, whose 2022 collapse erased about $40 billion in market value. He pleaded guilty in August to wire fraud and conspiracy, and prosecutors sought additional financial penalties.

On December 11th, 2025 in New York, TestMachine announced it had secured $6.5 million in venture funding to accelerate global deployment of its AI-based blockchain security platform Predator. The round was led by Blockchange Ventures, Decasonic, Delphi Ventures, and New Form Capital, with participation from several other investors, and will support expanded development and integration of Predator across exchanges, custodians, market makers, and DeFi protocols.

The BTC trader known as the "1011 whale" reappeared with a combined long exposure above $500M across BTC, ETH, and SOL, and placed limit buys for ETH at $3,030–$3,150 and SOL at $138.6. On December 11, he moved 5.152K BTC to a new address, while BTC later reclaimed levels above $92,000 amid cautious derivatives positioning.

On a Tuesday in late 2025, Poland's government re-approved the same crypto-asset regulation bill that President Karol Nawrocki vetoed, intensifying an institutional clash over how to implement MiCA-style rules. Prime Minister Donald Tusk and key ministers argue the law is needed to counter security threats, while critics warn its strict licensing, KNF powers and penalties could damage a market serving around three million users and exceed EU requirements. The deadlock leaves Poland as the only EU state without national MiCA-aligned crypto rules ahead of the July 1, 2026 compliance date.

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Solana has revealed that XRP will be available on its blockchain via a new wrapped token called wXRP, issued by Hex Trust with LayerZero handling the bridge at a 1:1 redemption rate. The launch, presented at the fifth Solana Breakpoint event, aims to plug XRP into Solana's DeFi markets as analysts note the asset is trading around a major "flip area" near critical support and resistance levels.