CRYPTO NEWS

18 Dec 2025

• Bitcoin swung hard, adding and losing nearly $100B in hours as price fell back to ~$85K.

• Marshall Islands became the first country to launch an on-chain UBI program.

• Base’s Jesse Pollak is under fire over the Soulja Boy token controversy.

• Former FTX executive Caroline Ellison has been released from prison.

• The SEC has officially closed its Aave investigation after 4 years, with no action taken.