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