The Binance exchange platform has officially paused bank card withdrawals for all its clients residing in Ukrainian territory effective today. This measure, starting this Monday, December 29, responds to regulatory changes that directly affect its payment provider, Bifinity UAB. A company spokesperson confirmed that the decision exclusively impacts those who previously used said gateway to move their fiat funds.
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Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Layer 1 infrastructure are at the center of Chloe’s coverage. She follows protocol upgrades, network changes, and technical decisions that affect how major blockchains evolve over time, with particular attention to long-term reliability and adoption. When relevant, she also tracks regulatory developments and market reactions tied to core blockchain systems.
China’s DeepSeek AI projects distinct price ranges for Solana (SOL), XRP and Sui (SUI) at the start of 2026, offering bullish and bearish scenarios tied to ecosystem development, regulatory outcomes and token dynamics.
Michael Saylor, the firm’s executive chairman, confirmed that Strategy’s Bitcoin investment expanded again with a million-dollar acquisition this week. The leading corporate treasury company purchased 1,229 units of the digital asset to strengthen its balance sheet. This move reaffirms the company’s absolute commitment to the Bitcoin standard over traditional financial markets.
The Ethereum validator entry queue has experienced an unprecedented surge, significantly outperforming withdrawal requests for the first time in six months. According to data from Ethereum Validator Queue, the figure of assets on standby reached 745,619 ETH this Monday. The firm BitMine, led by Tom Lee, stands out as one of the main drivers behind this bullish trend.
USDC is increasingly used beyond trading for payments, treasury operations and institutional collateral, and Bybit has moved to expand access on the XDC Network. Cross‑chain tooling and exchange‑led incentives aim to lower costs and improve liquidity for on‑chain settlement, positioning USDC for broader adoption across enterprise and retail use cases.
An analyst has pointed to chart patterns suggesting Dogecoin (DOGE) could eventually climb toward the $1 mark if historical trends repeat, even though the meme coin remains weak and highly volatile.
The Bank of Lithuania has issued a final warning to hundreds of platforms operating without authorization under MiCA regulations in Europe before the next January 1, 2026. The monetary authority warned that any entity continuing to provide services after the deadline will be considered illegal and will face severe penalties. According to official spokesperson Lockridge Okoth, the move seeks to clean the regional financial ecosystem of unregulated operators starting next week.
The cryptographic industry says goodbye to the year with a sharp retreat in the memecoin market, which has lost 65% of its total value. According to CoinMarketCap reports from December 19, the capitalization dropped to critical levels due to a lack of liquidity. The sector’s total capitalization fell drastically this month before the astonished eyes of thousands of active retail traders.
The derivatives ecosystem is experiencing a historic milestone today with the Bitcoin and Ethereum options expiry totaling 27 billion dollars. Official spokesperson Lockridge Okoth reported that this event represents more than half of the total open interest on the Deribit platform. This massive structural reset occurs this “Boxing Day” Friday, marking the largest quarterly and annual closing on record.
Amplify’s STBQ and TKNQ began trading on NYSE Arca, offering a regulated entry point to stablecoin infrastructure and tokenization themes. The ETFs blend traditional equities with crypto-linked instruments under a single wrapper, targeting institutional and retail investors seeking infrastructure exposure to digital finance.