J.P. Morgan has launched MONY, a $100 million tokenised money market fund built directly on the public Ethereum network.

The cryptocurrency market has entered a markedly lower-volatility phase, with industry participants pointing to structural changes driven by institutional adoption and the growing use of derivatives.

Sidrah Fariq, head of retail sales at Deribit, said bitcoin’s (CRYPTO:BTC) implied volatility, measured by the BTC DVOL index, has stayed below 100 since 2022 despite bitcoin reaching fresh all-time highs.

TRM Labs has reported that cryptocurrency usage in Venezuela is largely organic, with stablecoins playing a central role as citizens navigate economic instability and limited access to global payment systems.

The blockchain analytics firm said adoption is primarily driven by everyday financial needs rather than speculation or illicit activity, despite the country’s complex compliance environment.

YouTube has begun allowing eligible US-based creators to receive earnings in PayPal’s US dollar-pegged stablecoin, PayPal USD (PYUSD), marking a notable step towards mainstream adoption of regulated digital currencies in creator monetisation.

The new payout option was reported by Fortune on 11 December and reflects growing interest among major technology firms in using stablecoins as practical payment tools rather than speculative assets.

United States crypto regulation is entering a new phase after the Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced it would withdraw legacy digital asset guidance seen as misaligned with today’s market realities.

The decision, confirmed on 11 December, signals a regulatory pivot that could reduce compliance burdens and widen institutional access to crypto markets across the country.

Memecoins are not dead despite the collapse in prices and fading hype, according to MoonPay president Keith A. Grossman, who believes the sector is undergoing a structural reset rather than a permanent decline.

Grossman argued that memecoins were never solely about jokes or financial nihilism, but about the technological ability to tokenise attention cheaply and at scale using blockchain infrastructure.

Standard Chartered and Coinbase have expanded their strategic partnership to build trading, custody and financing infrastructure for institutional cryptocurrency clients.

The British multinational bank said the collaboration will focus on developing secure and compliant digital asset services tailored to large financial institutions.

Chief China Economist Robin Xing explains why China must rebalance its social safety net to boost consumer spending. He speaks after China released fresh data on retail sales and home prices.

A senior executive at Itaú Asset Management has recommended that investors allocate between 1% and 3% of their portfolios to Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) as part of a diversified strategy.

Itaú Unibanco is the largest private bank in Latin America and a key player in Brazil's traditional financial system.

Legacy DeFi options vaults created by Ribbon Finance and later absorbed by Aevo were exploited for around $2.7 million on December 12.

The affected products were Ribbon’s DeFi Options Vaults, which once held more than $300 million in total value locked during DeFi’s peak.