Regulators set the pace: the DOJ is probing Binance over its $4.3B deal, ESMA gave EU platforms until Jan 8 to drop non-MiCA stablecoins and South Korea blocked 27 exchanges. Ledger's spy-implant scandal passed $86M in losses.
Five that actually mattered:
— DOJ probes Binance's 2023 settlement
— ESMA sets a non-MiCA stablecoin deadline
— Ledger probes implanted reseller devices
— Telegram rolls out its Money wallet
— South Korea blocks 27 exchanges
