State Street and Galaxy Asset Management plan to launch the State Street Galaxy Onchain Liquidity Sweep Fund (SWEEP) on Solana in early 2026, offering institutional investors an onchain liquidity product, according to the firms. The fund will support subscriptions and redemptions in PYUSD stablecoin, target Qualified Purchasers, and has secured a roughly $200 million seed commitment from Ondo Finance. The product is structured as a multi-chain solution, with Stellar and Ethereum integration to follow. It is designed to simplify institutional cash and real-world asset management on public blockchains.

In December 2025, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission unveiled the first roster for its CEO Innovation Council, bringing in executives from crypto firms and major exchanges to advise on changes in the derivatives market. The council, assembled over roughly two weeks, will focus on tokenization, 24/7 trading, perpetual contracts, prediction markets, and blockchain infrastructure. Its work is intended to align with broader federal efforts to develop more supportive digital asset policies, according to sources familiar with the matter.

Crypto exchange Gemini Space Station, Inc. has obtained CFTC authorization to run Gemini Titan as a Designated Contract Market, paving the way for a federally regulated prediction market platform. The venue will debut with binary event contracts before expanding into other CFTC-regulated crypto derivatives, including futures, options and perpetuals. The approval comes amid rapid growth in U.S. prediction markets and follows the return of Polymarket to the domestic market under federal oversight.

On December 10, 2025, Rep. Keith Self criticized House leaders over a National Defense Authorization Act deal that excluded his "Anti-CBDC Surveillance State" amendment and other anti-CBDC language. His proposal would have barred the Federal Reserve from issuing or testing a central bank digital currency or any Fed-backed digital asset and added protections for open, permissionless dollar systems. Several Republicans, including Marjorie Taylor Greene and Warren Davidson, warned that CBDCs could endanger financial freedom. The global crypto market fell by almost 2% in the past 24 hours, and Bitcoin traded around $93,682.

Crypto-based prediction markets are increasingly treated as real-time shadow polls, with prices reflecting capital-backed views on elections, technology milestones, and macroeconomic data. Traders and media teams track these odds because order flow can adjust within minutes to new information. This dynamic is especially visible on nights, weekends, and holidays when traditional polling and coverage slow.

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.

On 10 December 2025, an industry survey from the Blockchain Gaming Alliance found that Web3 game developers are moving away from hype-driven play-to-earn models toward stronger in-game economies and higher-quality experiences. The report notes that studios now treat stablecoins as core payment infrastructure alongside interoperability and AI tools, while becoming less dependent on major traditional publishers for growth.

On December 10, 2025, Binance co-CEO Yi He said she would personally compensate users who lost funds buying the Mubarakah memecoin promoted via her compromised WeChat account. The profile was hijacked on December 9, 2025, and on-chain data later indicated the attackers made roughly $55,000 in profit, according to Lookonchain. The BNB airdrop will target users who traded Mubarakah through Binance Web3 Wallet and Alpha.