Crypto Left Out of Trump’s Game Plan?

The Trump administration’s new national security strategy excludes any mention of cryptocurrency or blockchain.

Danielle du Toit
December 08, 2025

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The Trump administration’s latest national security strategy omits cryptocurrency despite Trump’s own pro-competition rhetoric.

The Trump administration’s new national security strategy excludes any mention of cryptocurrency or blockchain, despite rising industry influence and Trump’s recent comments about competing with China in crypto.
Instead, the document focuses heavily on artificial intelligence, biotech, and quantum computing as the core technological priorities for maintaining US global leadership.
There was just a brief reference to preserving “America’s financial sector dominance” through digital finance and innovation.

Vitalik Buterin proposed a trustless on-chain Ethereum gas futures market to give users predictable fees and reduced volatility risk.

Vitalik Buterin proposed a trustless on-chain futures market for Ethereum gas to give users predictable, long-term clarity on transaction fees.
The system would function like traditional commodities futures, allowing traders, developers, and institutions to lock in a base fee for future blockspace and hedge against volatility.
Beyond stabilizing costs, Buterin says such a market could create a transparent benchmark for future gas expectations, improving planning for protocol upgrades and application development.

Coinbase resumed onboarding users in India with crypto-to-crypto trading available now and a fiat on-ramp planned for 2026.

Coinbase reopened registrations for users in India after more than two years, initially through an early-access program and now fully, according to TechCrunch.
For the moment, Indian customers are limited to crypto-to-crypto trading, with a full fiat on-ramp expected in 2026.
Coinbase previously halted operations in India after UPI support was disabled in 2022 and ceased all local services in 2023.

South Korea is preparing bank-level liability requirements for crypto exchanges after the $30M Upbit hack.

South Korea is considering imposing bank-level liability rules on crypto exchanges after the $30.1 million hack at Upbit, to regulate major platforms with the same standards as traditional financial institutions.
The Financial Services Commission is reviewing measures that will require exchanges to compensate users for losses from hacks or system failures, even when the platform is not at fault.
Upbit’s late-November breach resulted in over 104 billion won worth of Solana-based tokens being drained, but regulators were unable to mandate compensation under existing law.

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