Crypto Digest by MINE.exchange 2025

January: Mark Zuckerberg announced changes to Meta’s policies aimed at reducing censorship and supporting freedom of speech. The company plans to introduce a community-driven fact-checking system.
February: The United States and the United Kingdom declined to sign the final statement of the AI summit. The document called for ethical and safe AI development, but both countries considered it overly restrictive.
March: U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order establishing a strategic Bitcoin reserve, funded with assets confiscated by the Treasury Department.
April: The UN raised concerns that criminal syndicates from East and Southeast Asia are actively using illegal cryptocurrency mining as a tool to launder billions in illicit proceeds.
May: Microsoft officially shut down Skype after more than two decades of operation.
June: OpenAI secured a $200 million contract with the Pentagon. The tender covers the development of AI tools for national security, with the project set to conclude by July 2026.
July: U.S. President Donald Trump approved a law introducing strict requirements for stablecoin issuers, including reserves, audits, and banking oversight.
August: Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon formally pleaded guilty to fraud and conspiracy charges related to the collapse of the TerraUSD (UST) stablecoin and the LUNA token.
September: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko instructed the country’s central and commercial banks to expand the use of cryptocurrencies.
October: Binance launched direct U.S. dollar deposits and withdrawals, announcing support for USD bank transfers for users in several countries.
November: Companies developing autonomous taxis reported record cost reductions.
December: Chinese analysts warned that the surge in investment in humanoid robotics has become “excessively speculative” and could lead to a market bubble.