- 🚀 The SEC has set a new record, collecting a whopping $8.2 billion in penalties for 2024, thanks to a hefty $4.47 billion settlement with Terraform Labs. Without it, the SEC's piggy bank would have been a bit lighter, marking its lowest collection since 2013.

- Down under, Australia is pondering how to implement the OECD's Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework. Will they tailor it for the Aussie Tax Office or go full throttle into tax law? Stay tuned!

- In Shanghai, a judge declared crypto a legal commodity. So, while you can't start your own token empire, feel free to hodl away!