Lithuania to Intensify Crackdown on Unlicensed Cryptocurrency Firms Starting in 2026

On December 26, Cointelegraph reported that stablecoin market capitalization has topped $310 billion—hitting a key milestone and representing 70% growth over the past year. This growth isn’t just another sign of a crypto bubble; it signals a fundamental shift in the global digital asset landscape. The report cites three main drivers of the stablecoin’s rapid expansion: global adoption in payment apps, institutional demand, and decentralized finance (DeFi) development. Additionally, multiple industry analysis models project stablecoin supply will reach $20 trillion by 2028 as major financial institutions integrate stablecoins more broadly. These forecasts hinge on stablecoins evolving from a transactional tool to a universal digital cash layer, with use cases spanning e-commerce, cross-enterprise payments, embedded finance, and beyond.

On December 26, Pacifica—Solana’s perpetual futures trading platform—completed this week’s point distribution, which primarily goes to qualified active addresses based on user trading volume. Trader Ron (@Ron521520), who has already received his points, noted his past seven-day trading volume was around $17,850, netting him 7 total points—equivalent to roughly $2,550 per point. Per a community-led analysis site for Pacifica, the platform’s points program is set to run for 22 weeks through February 5, 2026, with a total distribution of ~220 million points. Assuming a 25% airdrop token ratio per point and a $1 billion fully diluted valuation (FDV), each point is estimated to redeem for ~1.136 tokens, valued at roughly $1.09 apiece. (Note: This is community speculation only; Pacifica has not confirmed the data’s validity.) Users can now use Coinbob Pacifica (@CoinbobPAC_bot)—a blockchain data analytics and copy-trading tool built exclusively for Pacifica—to one-click copy high-fr

Dec 26 — Crypto analyst Murphy noted that Bitcoin’s on-chain cost basis distribution chart shows notable supply concentrations (large volume bars) at $87,000 and $84,500, outpacing other price levels. Excluding Coinbase’s wallet restructuring on Nov 22, at least half of the real turnover for the 1.12 million BTC in the $83,300-$84,500 range should be deducted. Thus, $87,000 stands as the highest volume bar and strongest support level in the on-chain structure. Historically, a large supply concentration forming a sizeable volume bar in a narrow price range signals an impending market direction shift. Supply stacking reflects bull-bear divergence, and when tension reaches a critical point, a clear winner emerges. Murphy believes the current on-chain structure points to a bullish outlook: as long as the volume bar’s key support holds, the market’s direction will become clearer.

On December 26th, PeckShield monitoring showed that stablecoin USX on the Solana blockchain briefly depegged, with its secondary market price temporarily dropping to $0.1. After Solstice injected liquidity, the USX price has recovered to $0.94.

Per an official announcement on December 26, Upbit will list zkPass (ZKP).

December 26th, per monitoring from HyperInsight (via their Telegram channel @HyperInsight), the "BTC OG Insider Whale" still holds a combined $755.48 million in long positions across BTC, ETH, and SOL. The whale has an unrealized loss of $41.8 million total, plus $2.936 million in paid funding fees. Current positions break down as follows: - Long $603.7 million in ETH, entry price $3,147.39, unrealized loss $35.62 million; - Long $88.82 million in BTC, entry price $91,506.7, unrealized loss $2.61 million; - Long $62.96 million in SOL, entry price $130.19, unrealized loss $3.57 million.