Crypto Trading Daily Digest – December 27, 2025

Welcome to today’s Crypto Trading roundup 🚀. Here are the top stories shaping African and global crypto markets.

1. 🇳🇬 Naver and Dunamu in talks to acquire South Korea’s Upbit exchange
2. 🇳🇬 MANTRA launches $25M token buyback backed by key investors
3. 🇳🇬 Stripe acquires crypto wallet infra provider, Privy
4. 🇳🇬 CZ proposes dark pool perp DEX to combat manipulation.
5. 🇳🇬 Italy’s Central Bank Warns: Crypto Ties Could Shatter Trust in Banks
6. 🇳🇬 Arbitrum launches ArbiFuel to empower builders, eliminate gas fees
7. 🇳🇬 Metaplanet raises $21M in no-interest bonds to buy more Bitcoin
8. 🇳🇬 Russia okay banks to offer crypto products to accredited investors
9. 🇳🇬 Arkham identifies $7.5B more in Strategy’s Bitcoin holdings
10. 🇳🇬 U.S. Department of Labor pulls back on crypto warning for 401(k) plans
11. 🇳🇬 Cork Protocol loses $12M in exploit; 3,760 wstETH stolen
12. 🇳🇬 TON Foundation names ex-Visa exec Nikola Plecas as VP of payments
13. 🇳🇬 Fungible cryptos in secondary sales aren’t securities, Ripple tells SEC
14. 🇳🇬 Senator Lummis says Trump backs bill to buy 1 million Bitcoin
15. 🇳🇬 Crypto Proof of Reserve needs improvement: Michael Saylor at Bitcoin Conference
16. 🇳🇬 Nigeria provided intelligence for U.S. Christmas Day strike on terrorist camp — Tuggar – Nairametrics
17. INTRODUCING | FinCEN-Licensed Nigerian Stablecoin Startup, Clea, Steps Out Of Stealth After Processing Over $4 Million
18. 2025 RECAP | The Itana Digital Economic Zone in Nigeria Now Hosts 50 Companies with 50% by African Diaspora
19. STABLECOINS | How Sora Financial Technologies (SFx) is Using USDC to Modernize Remittances Between Africa and Turkey
20. M-PESA Africa Reportedly Signs MoU with ADI Layer 2 Chain, Specifically Designed for Emerging Markets
21. 2025 RECAP | 4 Out of 5 New Tokens (~85%) Launched in 2025 Have Crashed
22. 2025 RECAP | Africa-Founded Stablecoin Startup, Blockradar, Crosses $300 Million in Transaction Volume With ~100,000 Wallets Created in 2025
23. 2025 RECAP | The Stealth Takeover – How Wall Street Quietly Started Building Digital Rails on Ethereum
24. REGULATION | South African Crypto Exchange, Luno, Among Only 29 Licensed Crypto Platforms by Indonesia
25. CRYPTO CRIME | Report Alleges Binance Allowed ‘Suspicious’ Accounts to Move Billions in Niger and Other Countries Despite U.S. Plea Deal
26. REGULATION | NALA Secures PSP and System Operator Licenses from Bank of Uganda to Deepen Local Infrastructure
27. Bitmine begins staking ETH, deposits $219M into Ethereum PoS contract
28. JPMorgan freezes accounts of two stablecoin startups over sanctions concerns: Report
29. XRP may trade sideways in 2026 until bullish catalysts emerge: Analysts
30. Bitcoin saw bear market in 2025, ‘decade long’ bull run ahead: Mow

That’s it for today’s crypto highlights! Which trade setup caught your attention? Share in the comments below 💬

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