On December 9, 2025, the CFTC launched a pilot program that allows Bitcoin, Ethereum, and USDC to be posted as margin collateral in U.S. derivatives markets, limiting their use to collateral for the first three months, according to the agency. The CFTC also cleared spot crypto trading on CFTC‑registered venues, and Bitnomial plans to introduce leveraged spot products this week.

Bitcoin rebounded from around $78,000 and is attempting to climb toward the $98,000–$103,000 zone. The move is unfolding on shrinking volume while key moving averages slope downward. Shiba Inu is trying to stabilize above its November low near $0.0000080 but still trades below major long-term moving averages. XRP remains confined in a descending channel, with any sustainable breakout dependent on stronger buying participation.

Binance has released interim results from an internal investigation opened after a December 7 report alleged that staff used insider information to post content on official social media for personal gain, according to the exchange. Binance said it has suspended the employees believed to be involved, contacted authorities, and will pay out a $100,000 bounty to the earliest valid reporters who used its official audit channel.

On December 8, 2025, India’s finance ministry renewed its push for coordinated global rules on cryptocurrencies. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said authorities have uncovered more than ₹4,190 crore ($465 million) in crypto-linked crimes in recent years. She added that tax officials have identified ₹888.82 crore in undisclosed cryptocurrency income and issued over 44,000 notices to traders in Virtual Digital Assets, according to the ministry.

Binance Futures suspended a group of employees after a December 7, 2025 internal audit flagged suspected misuse of insider information linked to an official X post published less than a minute after a token launch at 05:29 UTC, according to the platform. The token, called Year of Yellow Fruit, continued to trade with decentralized liquidity and reached about a $5M market capitalization.

On 8 December 2025, CoinShares said tokenization had shifted from hype to functioning market infrastructure. Excluding stablecoins, real‑world assets rose from $5.5 billion to over $18 billion in 2025, a 229% jump. The firm expects government debt tokens to lead in 2026. Ethereum hosts more than $4.9 billion in tokenized Treasurys.

Digital asset investment products drew $716M of inflows last week, lifting total assets under management to $180B while still below the $264B peak, according to CoinShares. The U.S. led with $483M, followed by Germany with $96.9M and Canada with $80.7M. Bitcoin took in $352M, while short-Bitcoin products saw $18.7M of outflows. XRP attracted $245M and Chainlink $52.8M.

Coinbase has reopened app registrations in India and restored crypto-to-crypto trading after pausing local operations in 2023. It plans to enable fiat deposits by 2026, the company said during India Blockchain Week. Indian rules impose a 30% tax on crypto gains and a 1% TDS on each transaction. Coinbase also expanded investment in CoinDCX, valued at $2.45 billion, and maintains over 500 staff in the country.