Key Events Next Week
December 29
Lighter is expected to conduct its TGE on December 29;
December 30
December 31
January 1
Lithuania will strictly investigate unlicensed crypto companies starting January 1, 2026;
From December 29 to January 4, more noteworthy events in the industry are detailed below.
December 29
Lighter is expected to conduct its TGE on December 29
Odaily Planet Daily reports that on-chain analyst Andrew 10 GWEI posted on platform X, stating that MEXC has officially confirmed that the TGE date for Lighter, through the Launchpad project LIT, is December 29.
Additionally, Pilla.eth, the marketing head of the Lighter team, shared some details about the TGE during an AMA event themed around Lighter's TGE, mainly including: the TGE and airdrop will take place in 2025, with the airdrop amount being 25% of the total supply, with no lock-up restrictions.
The TGE and airdrop will take place in 2025, with the airdrop amount being 25% of the total supply, with no lock-up restrictions.
Airdrops do not require claims and will be directly deposited into the Lighter wallets of point holders.
50% of the token supply will be allocated to the community, with more details on token economics to be gradually announced, and there will be token buybacks, but the specific amount is not yet determined.
The LIT token will initially only be tradable on the Lighter platform. Coinbase and Bybit have added LIT to their roadmaps, and the team will not pay for listings.
There will be no official Lighter NFTs, but some community NFTs (like Fuego) are acknowledged, and the meme coin airdrop is also a rumor.
Odaily Planet Daily reports that Hedong Finance has announced that the Blue Sky Ge Rui case refund working group will conduct verification work for unregistered fundraising participants to protect the legal rights of fundraising participants.
The verification period is from October 31, 2025, to December 29, 2025, and the verification targets include unregistered and registered but unconfirmed fundraising participants. Participants who have completed registration confirmation are not included in this scope. The verification results will serve as the basis for refunding funds, and those who fail to confirm by the deadline will bear the adverse consequences.
December 30
Odaily Planet Daily reports that on December 30 (Tuesday) at 3:00 AM Beijing time, the Federal Reserve will release the minutes of its monetary policy meeting.
Due to the upcoming Christmas and New Year holidays, no Federal Reserve officials will be speaking next week, nor will major central banks, but the minutes from the Fed's December meeting will be closely watched, as investors hope to find any clues regarding the timing of the Fed's next rate cut and to understand the level of concern among policymakers who voted to maintain interest rates about inflation.
Italy requires virtual asset service providers to submit operational applications by December 30
Odaily Planet Daily reports that the Italian Securities Market Regulator has announced that virtual asset service providers (VASP) registered in Italy's OAM must submit applications by December 30, 2025, to transition to regulated crypto asset service providers (CASP) if they wish to continue operations.
Binance will remove margin trading pairs for EIGEN, ARB, and others on December 30
Odaily Planet Daily reports that according to an official announcement, Binance Margin will remove multiple margin trading pairs on December 30, 2025, at 06:00 (UTC). This includes 10 full margin trading pairs such as EIGEN/FDUSD, ARB/FDUSD, TRUMP/FDUSD, and 8 isolated margin trading pairs such as EIGEN/FDUSD, ARB/FDUSD, POL/FDUSD. The platform will suspend the lending function for the aforementioned isolated margin trading pairs on December 24 at 06:00 (UTC) and will automatically close, settle, and cancel all pending orders on December 30 at 06:00 (UTC). Users need to close positions or transfer assets before this time.
Web3 game studio ChronoForge plans to cease operations on December 30
Odaily Planet Daily reports that Web3 game studio ChronoForge announced it will cease operations on December 30 due to its failure to secure external financing or find a buyer. The studio previously developed a multiplayer action RPG based on Immutable and Raid and received support from the RIFT Foundation, but the project ultimately stalled due to incomplete game development.
December 31
Odaily Planet Daily reports that Binance will stop services on the Binance Live platform on December 31, 2025. After that, Binance Square will continue to provide live services to users. The Binance Live web and app will stop being accessible starting January 1, 2026, at 07:59 (UTC+8). From the announcement date until December 1, 2025, at 08:00 (UTC+8), hosts who create at least one Binance Live session will automatically gain access to Binance Square Live by December 1, 2025, at 08:00 (UTC+8). All points, gifts, and vouchers on Binance Live will expire after January 1, 2026, at 07:59 (UTC+8).
Binance: Zero-fee promotion for third-party custody services will continue until December 31, 2025
Odaily Planet Daily reports that Binance has announced that third-party custody has become a formally launched and fully operational solution. Third-party custody is a custody solution for institutions that can hold fiat and traditional financial (TradFi) collateral in regulated third-party banks while allowing users to trade on Binance. The latest version lowers the entry threshold, with no trading volume commitments required, and waives service fees for staked funds until December 31, 2025.
It is reported that Binance's third-party bank custody is a high-trust custody framework designed for institutions. It allows clients to keep more traditional collateral assets (such as fiat and U.S. Treasury bonds) in dedicated company accounts at regulated third-party banks without transferring these assets to the trading platform. Meanwhile, clients can still obtain equivalent trading limits on Binance to conduct trades.
Karak has been renamed to OpenGDP, and its K2 service will cease operations on December 31
Odaily Planet Daily reports that Karak has been renamed to OpenGDP, and its K2 service will officially cease on December 31, 2025.
Hats Finance will stop centralized custody front-end and server operations on December 31
Odaily Planet Daily reports that the decentralized security project Hats Finance announced on platform X that Hats.finance will finalize its custody operations, as it believes that continuing to operate a centralized user interface (UI) and servers is no longer sustainable, and there are currently no plans to adopt a new legal or operational framework to continue this custody structure. The current arrangements are as follows: The user front-end and back-end (UI and servers) managed by Hats.finance are expected to go offline on December 31, 2025, and most functions relying on this custody structure will gradually be phased out; the Hats protocol remains deployed on-chain and managed by DAO, with core contracts designed to run continuously according to code.
January 1
Odaily Planet Daily reports that the Hong Kong Monetary Authority recently issued a circular confirming that starting January 1, 2026, it will fully implement new bank capital requirements based on the Basel Committee's regulatory standards for crypto assets in Hong Kong. This includes not only Bitcoin and Ethereum, which are defined as crypto assets by the Basel Committee, but also RWA and stablecoins. Industry insiders point out that Ethereum is a typical representative of permissionless blockchain technology, and almost all mainstream stablecoins and an increasing number of RWAs are generally issued on public chains. With the expectation that the new regulations will be implemented as scheduled, the willingness of the Hong Kong banking system to hold such stablecoins or RWAs will inevitably be affected.
However, both the Basel Committee and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority have clarified that the Basel regulatory standards for crypto assets generally will not impose credit risk or market risk capital requirements on banks for crypto assets held in custody for clients, provided that the clients' crypto assets are isolated from the bank's own assets. (Caixin)
Odaily Planet Daily reports that the National Assembly of Vietnam approved the Digital Technology Industry Bill on June 14, which brings digital assets under regulatory oversight. The bill is expected to take effect on January 1, 2026, recognizing crypto assets and laying the foundation for broader digital innovation across Vietnam. The bill categorizes digital assets into two types: virtual assets and crypto assets. Although both rely on cryptographic or digital technology for verification and transfer, they do not include securities, digital legal tender, or other financial instruments. The current task of regulatory authorities is to outline the specific commercial conditions, classifications, and oversight mechanisms for these asset types. (Cointelegraph)
Lithuania will strictly investigate unlicensed crypto companies starting January 1, 2026
Odaily Planet Daily reports that the Bank of Lithuania, Lietuvos Bankas, has warned that starting January 1, 2026, all institutions providing crypto asset-related services locally must hold a MiCA license, or they will be deemed to be operating illegally. The transition period will end on December 31, 2025, and non-compliant platforms may face fines, website bans, and in severe cases, criminal liability with a maximum sentence of four years in prison. Regulatory authorities require companies that do not intend to continue operations to exit in an orderly manner and properly handle user assets. As of now, among the more than 370 registered crypto companies in Lithuania, only about 30 have submitted license applications. (Cryptopolitan)
Odaily Planet Daily reports that Turkmenistan's President Serdar Berdimuhamedov has signed a new law aimed at regulating the cryptocurrency industry, which will take effect in 2026. This marks a significant policy shift for one of the world's most closed economies.
The law will legalize cryptocurrency trading while establishing strict requirements for licensing cryptocurrency exchanges and custody services, as well as Know Your Customer (KYC), Anti-Money Laundering (AML), and cold storage protocols, and it prohibits credit institutions from providing crypto services. The state has the authority to stop, revoke, or force the return of token issuances. Additionally, cryptocurrency mining and pool operations must be registered, and secret operations are prohibited. The law also states that the country's central bank may authorize distributed ledgers or operate its own ledger, potentially forcing citizens to use licensed and monitored infrastructure. The law explicitly states that cryptocurrencies are neither legal tender nor currency or securities in Turkmenistan and categorizes digital assets into supported and unsupported types. (Cointelegraph)
Odaily Planet Daily reports that the cryptocurrency exchange Upbit has announced plans to conduct digital asset/deposit audits and server maintenance on January 1, 2026, during which services will be stopped:
Server maintenance time: January 1, 2026 (Thursday) 02:00–08:00;
Korean won deposit and withdrawal suspension time: January 1, 2026 (Thursday) 02:00–08:00;
Digital asset deposit and withdrawal service suspension time: from 20:00 on December 31, 2025 (Wednesday) to 08:00 on January 1, 2026 (Thursday).
January 2
HaLLu: Officially launching trading on January 2, 2026
Odaily Planet Daily reports that according to the latest official announcement, HaLLu will officially launch trading on January 2, 2026, supporting major exchanges to open trading pairs.
At the same time, the team stated that unsold tokens from the presale phase will be permanently destroyed by transferring them to a black hole address after the launch, ensuring they will no longer circulate, aiming to further reduce the circulating supply and protect the interests of holders.
January 3
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January 4
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