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In 2025, tighter digital asset regulations made compliance crucial, while the tech behind them increasingly helps businesses meet requirements.

Texas BTC miners face challenges as AI-driven demand for electricity surges, impacting power deals and the future of mining operations.

Stablecoins were already widely used before crypto went mainstream, and new laws and global instability in 2025 set the stage for their wider takeover.

Coinbase plans global expansion, adding zero-commission U.S. stock trading, thousands more equities, and stock perpetuals despite regulatory headwinds.

Mastercard's acceptance network across Africa grew 45% this year; it opened new offices in Mauritius, Uganda and Ghana, and its workforce went up 20%.

By 2025, only the EU and Nigeria enacted major digital asset laws, while the U.S., U.K., India, and Vietnam debated laws, leaving the industry in limbo.

New mining data shows many Bitcoin rigs now need over 1,000 days to break even, as low hash prices and post-halving BTC stagnation squeeze profitability.

A solo Bitcoin miner defied the odds by mining a full block with minimal hash power, earning 3.13 BTC worth about $288,000 in a rare win.

The report by Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime says the initiative was poorly designed, prone to abuse and offered little benefit.

Indonesia plans to invest heavily in its digital economy in 2026, with digital ID as the foundation of its DPI; it has already enrolled 17m Indonesians.