Shiba Inu posted its strongest six-month surge in large-holder activity, with 406 single-day transfers above $100,000. About 1.06 trillion SHIB moved onto exchanges, lifting the instantly tradable supply. The setup points to a potential jump in volatility for the token. SHIB last traded at $0.00000859.

Circle obtained authorization from Abu Dhabi Global Market to run USDC-related money services on 9 December 2025. The company appointed former Visa executive Saeeda Jaffar to lead growth across the Middle East and Africa. Abu Dhabi continues licensing firms including Tether, Ripple, Binance and Bybit.

STABLE plunged after Stable’s mainnet launch on December 8, hitting an all‑time low near $0.015. The token dropped more than 70% versus its IDO sale price. It opened with 18B circulating out of 100B total supply, with 50% allocated to the team and early backers. PancakeSwap liquidity was about $720K.

On 9 December 2025, 21Shares lowered the planned fee on its spot XRP ETF to 0.30% as it readies listing on CBOE's BZX platform under the ticker TOXR. The product has received technical approval for listing but has not yet begun trading. Spot XRP ETFs are approaching $1 billion in assets amid active fee competition among issuers.

dYdX is reviewing a proposal to add BONK as an integration partner under its Partner Revenue Share Program, giving BONK 50% of protocol fees from BONK-attributed order flow. The initiative is aimed at Solana retail traders and follows dYdX’s October shift to split fees evenly between staking rewards and buybacks. A governance vote on the proposal is scheduled for December 11, 2025, according to dYdX.

Circle has secured full regulatory approval from Abu Dhabi Global Market's Financial Services Regulatory Authority to operate as a Money Services Provider and offer regulated USDC services in Abu Dhabi. The licence enables the company to provide institutional payment, settlement and digital-asset services in the UAE, bolstering the country's position as a hub for compliant crypto activity. Circle has also appointed Dr Saeeda Jaffar as Managing Director for the Middle East and Africa to lead its regional expansion.

The first U.S. Chainlink ETF has received Federal Register approval to trade on NYSE Arca and is scheduled to launch this week, according to ZyCrypto. The fund offers regulated exposure to Chainlink's oracle infrastructure without directly holding LINK tokens. Market analyst GainMuse sees LINK trading within a descending channel, with key support at $10.5–$11.0 and the price hovering near $12.68.

On December 8, 2025, Ethereum‑associated projects were ranked by 30‑day commits, with Chainlink first and Status second, according to Santiment. A December 9 overview said developer attention is shifting from the base protocol toward middleware and applications. It suggested growth may be driven by oracles, liquidity, indexing, storage, and media layers rather than core scalability.