Mirae Asset Group is negotiating to acquire Korbit in a deal valued around $100 million, with Mirae Asset Consulting leading and an MOU signed with major shareholders. The exchange, founded in 2014 and operating under South Korea's licensing regime, has under 1 percent domestic market share by volume. Over the last 24 hours, Korbit posted $5.75 million out of roughly $1.21 billion across six local platforms.

In January 2024, spot Bitcoin ETFs were approved, followed by a $10 cross‑sector test at the cycle's start. Results ranged from $28 in winners to just $1.20 in laggards amid capital concentrating in regulated products. Bitcoin set an October all‑time high above $126,000 and later traded near $88,000.

On December 28, 2025, an XRP watcher highlighted Times Square's 2026 display using 589 lights, reviving a long‑running community motif. Bitcoin has three trading days left in December to hold the mid‑Bollinger near $88,929, opening a path toward $125,571 if defended. SHIB ended December negative and is targeting a January move that could delete one zero.

EU crypto reporting under DAC8 begins January 1, with providers required to share user and transaction data and a compliance deadline on July 1, 2026. Several European jurisdictions still exempt long‑term holdings, while others introduce new levies such as Slovenia's 25% and Cyprus's 8%. Asia features 0% regimes in the UAE and targeted relief in Thailand.

On 28 December 2025, Coinbase Institutional outlined how crypto markets are moving away from retail-driven boom-bust cycles toward an institutional, macro-linked structure dominated by derivatives. The report argues that regulation, real-economy linkages, and growing institutional use of crypto infrastructure, tokenization, and privacy tools are reshaping market behavior and reducing wild-west dynamics.

A major Russian bank, working with the Ministry of Finance and the Bank of Russia, supports a tiered framework to let non‑qualified investors enter crypto under tests and strict limits. Draft terms include a knowledge exam and an annual cap of around 300,000 rubles per intermediary. The Bank of Russia targets 1 July 2026 for the core legislation.

An Australian federal court ordered NGS Crypto to cease offering services after findings that the Gold Coast–linked firm operated without a required financial services license and posed risks to investors. Liquidators from McGrath Nicol have identified $4.4 million in digital assets, while regulators say more than 450 investors put money into the scheme over roughly six years.

On 28 December 2025, US regulators were described as shifting from treating crypto as an outlier to formally integrating it into the financial system. Authorities are increasingly framing Bitcoin and Ethereum as collateral, while granting select crypto firms conditional federal banking access and tightening standards for stablecoins. This policy evolution coincides with Bitcoin's volatile but ultimately record-setting price performance in 2025.