"Popular Events on December 23, 2025"

1. Ghana passes the Virtual Asset Service Providers Bill: legalizing cryptocurrency transactions and incorporating them under central bank/securities regulatory oversight.
Individuals and institutions engaged in digital asset business must register with the Bank of Ghana or the Securities and Exchange Commission according to the nature of their business and accept supervision. Officials stated that the bill will put an end to situations where individuals are "arrested for trading cryptocurrencies"; the local cryptocurrency trading volume (2023/7–2024/6) is approximately $3 billion, with about 17% of adults having used crypto assets. Ghana also plans to promote the use of crypto technology for payments, trade financing, foreign exchange settlements, etc., by 2026, and explore "gold-backed stablecoins."
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2. CFTC Chairman Transition: Michael Selig was sworn in as the 16th Chairman.
Selig stated that Congress is about to submit a bill on the market structure of digital assets, claiming it will solidify the United States' position as a global crypto hub; former acting chair Caroline Pham stepped down.
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3. El Salvador's Bitcoin policy or adjustments: The IMF states that the government agrees to "no longer actively increase BTC holdings," but official statements are contradictory.
The IMF stated that negotiations with El Salvador regarding the sale of Chivo and the exit from the Bitcoin project are "progressing well," and required full compliance by the end of 2025 at the latest; however, the Bitcoin Office still claims to be buying at a rate of "1 coin per day" and states that its holdings have reached 7509 BTC, indicating a conflict in statements between the two parties.
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4. U.S. spot ETF fund flow: BTC has experienced a net outflow for 3 consecutive days, while ETH has ended a 7-day net outflow and turned into a net inflow.
On December 22 (Eastern Time), the total net outflow of BTC spot ETFs was approximately $142 million; the total net inflow of ETH spot ETFs was about $84.59 million, with no net outflow for any products on that day, mainly contributed by Grayscale's products. According to SoSoValue, the net inflow for SOL spot ETFs was $7.47 million, and the net inflow for XRP spot ETFs was $43.89 million.
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5. Coinbase plans to acquire the prediction market-related team The Clearing Company (expected to be completed in January)
The consideration is cash + Coinbase stock (amount undisclosed). The market interprets this as Coinbase shifting from a "distribution partnership" with the CFTC-regulated platform Kalshi to integrating its underlying technology stack and talent, enhancing its positioning in the prediction market.
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6. Security Alert: The macOS spyware MacSync Stealer spreads as an "Apple notarized signed Swift application".
Malicious samples evolve into Swift applications that are code-signed and notarized by Apple, increasing concealment and potentially bypassing Gatekeeper; they are often distributed disguised as dmg, targeting iCloud Keychain, browser credentials, and encrypted wallet information, with reports of user assets being stolen.
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7. Hong Kong Sheung Wan "1 Billion Yen Cash for Crypto" Armed Robbery: 15 Arrested, 7 Charged
A Japanese company employee took multiple boxes of cash to Hong Kong to exchange for cryptocurrencies and Hong Kong dollars at a currency exchange shop, but was robbed at knife point along the way; police stated that some suspects are involved in organized crime, and the whereabouts of the stolen money are still under investigation.
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