The Blockchain Game Alliance’s 2025 State of the Industry report finds that stablecoin adoption is among the top three growth drivers for Web3 gaming, contributing 27.3% to sector expansion. High-quality game launches account for 29.5% of growth, while revenue-focused business models add 27.5%, pointing to a shift toward payments infrastructure and sustainable design. The update was published on December 10, 2025 at 8:35 PM UTC, according to the BGA.

In a December report released on December 10, 2025, the IMF warned that fiat‑pegged stablecoins could undermine currencies in emerging markets and developing economies by enabling capital outflows, currency substitution, and bypassing capital flow management rules. Market commentators Noelle Acheson and Coinbase’s David Duong countered that the stablecoin sector is still too small to have a macroeconomic impact, noting that activity remains modest compared with foreign‑exchange and portfolio flows, according to the report.

Amazon said at its Amazon Smbhav Summit in New Delhi on December 10, 2025 that it plans to invest more than $35 billion in India by 2030, focusing on AI infrastructure, export growth and jobs. An Economic Impact Report by Keystone Strategy cites more than 12 million small businesses digitized in India and 2.8 million jobs facilitated in 2024. Amazon has also recently earmarked $12.7 billion for data centers in the states of Telangana and Maharashtra.

SK Hynix said in a Wednesday regulatory filing that it is considering a New York ADR listing to help narrow its valuation gap with U.S. chipmakers. The move comes after a year-to-date share price gain of almost 240%, with the stock closing at $402.87. The company also reported record third-quarter earnings and stronger AI server demand in late October.

On December 9 and December 10, 2025, Tidal Trust II filed with the U.S. SEC to launch the Nicholas Bitcoin and Treasuries AfterDark ETF, which is designed to gain Bitcoin exposure only during overnight hours when U.S. markets are closed. The strategy calls for holding short-term U.S. Treasuries during the day and using spot Bitcoin ETFs, futures, and options to obtain indirect BTC exposure, while the filing cautions investors that they could lose part or all of their capital. ETF analyst Eric Balchunas noted that historical data suggest Bitcoin’s performance has often been stronger after hours, and pointed to recent inflows into U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs as evidence of ongoing institutional demand.

On December 9 2025, the European Commission opened a formal antitrust investigation into Google’s use of web publisher material and YouTube videos to train and deploy its AI services. Regulators are examining whether Google imposed unfair conditions on creators, granted itself preferential data access, and disadvantaged rival AI developers through features such as AI Overviews and AI Mode in search. If the EU finds breaches of competition rules, Alphabet could face fines of up to 10% of global revenue and changes to how its AI systems access third-party content.

California resident Evan Tangeman, 22, pleaded guilty to participating in a crypto laundering operation and admitted to moving about $3.5 million. The ring stole roughly 4,100 BTC valued at approximately $263 million and operated from October 2023 to May 2025, according to prosecutors. Tangeman is the ninth defendant to enter a plea.

On December 9, 2025, Storm Slivkoff, a research partner at Paradigm, said Polymarket’s trading volumes are effectively counted twice on most analytics dashboards due to redundant on-chain events. Summing the platform’s OrderFilled events records both maker and taker legs, making a $4.13 YES/NO trade show as $8.26 in reported volume. Paradigm built a simulator to show how different metrics behave across at least eight Polymarket trade types and to help analysts correct volume calculations.

Ethereum's exchange-held supply has declined to 8.84%, nearly half Bitcoin's 14.8%, data show. Staking contracts, DeFi protocols, and long-term holding patterns are driving ETH off trading platforms at an accelerated pace compared to BTC.