On 12 December 2025, Save the Children launched a Bitcoin-focused aid fund to accelerate relief delivery. The charity plans to pool donated BTC for up to four years before deployment, with custody and operations handled by Fortris. Pilot programs will test Bitcoin, stablecoins, and digital wallets to cut intermediaries and reduce delays.

On Friday, Bitcoin once again failed to break through the $93,000 resistance level and reversed lower, with derivatives liquidations climbing above $138 million and long positions taking most of the hit. Analysts highlighted $86,000 and the $78,000–$80,000 zone as key downside areas, while on-chain data showed large holders have offloaded about 170,500 BTC over the past year and recent U.S. spot ETF outflows added extra pressure.

On 12 December 2025, ADNOC Distribution is piloting AE Coin payments via Al Maryah Community Bank's AEC Wallet. The rollout spans nearly 1,000 fuel and retail locations across the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Egypt, enabling instant settlement at pumps and stores. AE Coin is licensed by the UAE Central Bank and fully backed by dirhams.

On 12 December 2025, Bitcoin mining companies collectively held about 127,000 BTC, roughly 12% of corporate Bitcoin treasuries. Marathon (53,250 BTC), Riot (19,324 BTC), and Hut 8 (~13,700 BTC) lead miner holdings. More firms are retaining a share of mined BTC rather than selling to fund operations.

On 12 December 2025, a cross‑party group of UK lawmakers wrote to Chancellor Rachel Reeves, urging a rethink of the Bank of England's systemic stablecoin plans. They argue proposed holding caps of £20,000 per user and roughly £10 million for most businesses, plus reserve rules, would push innovation abroad.

On 12 December 2025, a solo Bitcoin miner using CKpool's service unexpectedly solved block 927,474 with roughly 270 TH/s of hashpower, securing the full 3.133 BTC block reward valued at about $284,000. With only 0.00002% of the network's total computing power and odds estimated at one successful block every 82 years, the event highlights both the extreme risk and rare upside of solo mining in a market dominated by large industrial operators.

On 12 December 2025, Hex Trust announced a wrapped version of XRP designed to operate across multiple blockchains, initially launching on Solana. The new wXRP token is fully backed by native XRP held in regulated, audited custody and connects via LayerZero's OFT standard to support cross-chain DeFi use cases. The rollout begins with more than $100 million in total value locked, creating new liquidity routes and trading pairs with Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin as the XRP Ledger upgrades to v3.0.0.

On Dec. 12, 2025, a U.S. court confirmed a 15-year federal prison sentence for Terra founder Do Kwon after a hearing that featured victim testimonies. Earlier this year, he pleaded guilty, narrowing a nine-count indictment to two fraud charges, while prosecutors had recommended 12 years. The judge also addressed potential transfer to South Korea and limited credit for time Kwon spent in custody in Montenegro.

On 11 December 2025, XRP came under renewed selling pressure as activity on the XRP Ledger and in derivatives markets weakened. Network fee revenue has fallen back to levels last seen in December 2020, while futures open interest has dropped by nearly 60% and funding rates have moved toward neutral. Analysts warn that with a bearish chart pattern forming and demand fading both on-chain and in futures, XRP could be vulnerable to a deeper corrective move.