Monad's blockchain processes 2.2 million daily transactions and holds $277.5 million in DeFi total value locked since its mainnet launch. Data show 75% of assets bridged to the network have moved to other chains, according to WormholeScan. The MON token has declined 28% over the past week despite generating $100,000 in fees during its first seven days.

Strategy has sharply reduced its Bitcoin acquisition pace, purchasing only 135 BTC in December 2025 compared to 134,000 BTC at its 2024 peak. The company raised over $1.44 billion in equity to establish a dollar reserve covering preferred stock dividends and bond interest for 12 to 24 months. CryptoQuant data show monthly acquisitions declined from 134,000 BTC during the 2024 peak to 9,100 BTC in November 2025.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has authorized spot cryptocurrency trading on federally regulated U.S. futures exchanges. Bitnomial, a U.S.-based derivatives platform, will launch next week, offering retail and institutional investors access to spot, futures, and options trading under CFTC supervision. The move aligns with efforts to establish regulated alternatives to offshore platforms.

Bitcoin's failure to break through $94,000 on December 3 has left more than a quarter of circulating supply in unrealized loss. On-chain data show the cryptocurrency fell below the 0.75 cost-basis quantile in mid-November, a threshold where three-quarters of supply remains profitable. The current structure presents elevated risk as price remains below critical cost-basis levels identified by quantile analysis.

Indian cryptocurrency investors now hold 4–6 tokens on average, up from 2–3 in 2022, according to CoinDCX's 2025 annual report. India's crypto market recorded $618.5 million in total spot trading volume for 2025, with monthly volume averaging $51.6 million. Bitcoin remains the most held asset, while Ethereum leads in trading activity.

Reform UK secured £9 million ($12 million) from British crypto investor Christopher Harborne, the largest single political donation by a living individual in UK history, Electoral Commission figures show. The contribution comes as the UK government examines potential restrictions on cryptocurrency donations to political parties over transparency and foreign interference concerns.

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission authorized spot cryptocurrency trading on federally regulated exchanges for the first time. Acting Chairman Caroline D. Pham announced December 4 that CFTC-registered futures exchanges may now list spot digital assets under federal supervision. The decision ends decades of state-level-only oversight and opens institutional access to compliant spot crypto markets.

BitMine has acquired approximately $150 million worth of Ethereum, increasing its total holdings to over 3% of the cryptocurrency's circulating supply. The purchase represents a contrarian move as most treasury firms have reduced ETH exposure amid market volatility. The company has stated its goal of controlling 5% of all circulating ETH.