Against a backdrop of broadly weak token performance in 2025, Layer 1 (L1) activity increasingly split across distinct roles and narratives. Speculative

The next year will be pivotal for cryptocurrency legislation, with the big question being whether an all-encompassing bill can get passed.

There's always something going on in the crypto space, and this year was no exception. We take a look back at 2025's highlights.

The filing surge coincided with meaningful legislative progress that provided clearer operational frameworks for market participants.

Asia's crypto regulation in 2025 focused less on new promises and more on the delivery of workable rules in practice.

Trust Wallet confirmed Thursday that it has identified a security incident affecting a specific version of its web browser extension.

The proposal shifts a portion of trading fees from liquidity providers to the protocol, which will be used to burn native token UNI.

Earlier this month, Ellison agreed to a 10-year ban on serving as an officer of public firms of crypto exchanges.

The plant is located in Ukraine and has been under Russian control since 2022, with its future management a key issue in peace talks.

Polymarket and Kalshi achieved multi-billion dollar valuations as investors bet the companies will scale exponentially.

Regulators are entering a second year of sweeping change under the Trump administration, with the SEC and CFTC set to have a busy 2026.

The privacy narrative is positioned for continued relevance into 2026, driven by practical adoption needs rather than speculative momentum.

Investor flows continue to favor traditional hedges and equities, as bitcoin ETFs extend outflows despite broader markets rising.

This year also saw the launch of networks like Aztec's Ignition chain, apps like Privacy Pools, and corporate experiments like Circle's USDCx.

The news comes one week after a Brooklyn man was indicted on 31 counts for allegedly stealing $16 million from Coinbase customers in a separate scheme.

An onchain analyst speculated that a private key compromise may have allowed an attacker to mint millions of FLOW tokens. 

Trust Wallet has pledged to compensate all users after an unknown hacker injected malicious code into its Chrome extension, stealing $7 million in crypto.

The hacker, who has already bridged the $3.9 million worth of stolen tokens to other chains, will not be affected by the network's planned rollback.

The deal to acquire South Korea's fourth-largest crypto exchange by daily volume is valued at around $70 to $100 million, per local reports.

China's central bank will allow commercial banks to pay interests on digital yuan holdings in a new framework taking effect on Jan. 1, 2026.

Bitcoin climbed to $90,200 at one stage late Sunday, a move analysts attributed mainly to technical factors rather than fresh catalysts.