2025-12-12
1. Ethereum Foundation: BPO-1 is now activated, increasing the blob size per block to 15
PANews reported on December 11 that, "the Ethereum Foundation announced on the X platform that BPO-1 has recently been activated, increasing the blob capacity per block to 15. This adds available space to the L2 network on Ethereum without requiring a hard fork. BPO-2, launching in January, will further expand the capacity."
2. Bitcoin mining difficulty decreased by 0.74% to 148.20 T
PANews reported on December 11 that, "According to CloverPool data, the Bitcoin mining difficulty was adjusted at 11:47 PM on Dec 11 at block height 927,360, decreasing by 0.74% to 148.20 T."
3. Australian regulatory authority relaxes regulations on stablecoins and wrapped tokens
BlockBeats News reported on December 11th, "According to Cointelegraph's report, the Australian securities regulator has finalized a series of exemptions to make it easier for businesses to distribute stablecoins and wrapped tokens. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) announced these new measures on Tuesday, aimed at promoting innovation and growth in the digital asset and payment sector.ASIC stated that it is granting 'class order exemptions' to intermediaries engaging in certain stablecoin and wrapped token secondary distribution activities. This means that businesses no longer need a separate, and typically costly, license to act as intermediaries in these markets, and they can now use 'aggregated trust accounts' under appropriate record-keeping."
4. Figure plans to introduce the securitized stablecoin YLDS into Solana
PANews reported on December 11th that, "According to Business Insider, Figure Technology subsidiary Figure Certificate Company (FCC) plans to natively mint YLDS—a registered publicly traded debt security—on the Solana blockchain. YLDS is a securitized stablecoin designed to maintain a fixed dollar price and provide continuous yields through US Treasury bonds and Treasury repurchase agreements. Exponent Finance, a decentralized finance yield exchange platform on Solana, plans to be the first user of YLDS."
5. Bhutan collaborates with matrixport to advance digital financial infrastructure, launches gold-backed token ter project
BlockBeats News reported on December 11th, "The Gelephu Mindfulness City Authority (GMCA) announced the appointment of Matrixdock, a platform under Matrixport, as the core tokenization technology partner for the upcoming gold-backed token TER. Matrixdock will be responsible for building the underlying tokenization technology framework for TER, leveraging its technical expertise in gold tokenization and institutional-grade Real World Asset (RWA) infrastructure to support the GMCA in constructing a verifiable, transparent, and digitally native financial system."
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