After the Oct. 10 crash and subsequent weakness, XRP is hovering above a critical $2 level. Analyst Ali Martinez cautions that a clean break below $2 could trigger a roughly 40% slide toward $1.20, while a firm defense might open a recovery path to $2.40–$2.60. The article also notes a near 6% decline for December.

On Dec. 13, Binance founder Changpeng Zhao said in an X post that BNB Chain is seeing about 2.4 million daily users. Community commentators highlighted the network's efficiency and cited BscScan data showing cumulative addresses have climbed since 2020 and are nearing 700 million by December 2025. Commentators also noted high transaction throughput, low fees, and fast execution across DeFi and NFT activity.

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs saw a $223.5 million net inflow on Dec. 10, the strongest single-day total in nearly three weeks. BlackRock’s IBIT took in $192.9 million and Fidelity’s FBTC added $30.6 million, while other issuers were unchanged, bringing the day’s tally to $223 million.

In the 30 days leading up to Dec. 10, large Ethereum wallets holding between 10,000 ETH and 100,000 ETH accumulated more than 800,000 ETH, worth over $2.4 billion at an average purchase price of $3,105. Over the same period, ETH briefly fell to around $2,600 before rebounding more than 7% in a single day to trade near $3,321 as it moved back above the $3,300 mark.

BitMine Immersion Technologies purchased 22,676 ETH valued at $68.67 million on December 6, according to blockchain data. The acquisition follows a December 5 purchase of 41,946 ETH worth $130.78 million, bringing the company's total accumulation to over 64,000 ETH worth approximately $199 million within 24 hours.

BlackRock deposited 44,140 ETH valued at approximately $135.36 million to Coinbase Prime on December 3, data show. The asset manager has maintained steady Ethereum transfers for roughly one month, continuing the pattern despite a recent 7% rally that pushed ETH above $3,100.

Five newly launched spot XRP exchange-traded funds recorded combined trading volume of $21.12 million during intraday trading, according to data shared by crypto analyst Chad Steingraber. Franklin Templeton's XRPZ led with $6.34 million across 267,864 shares. Three additional XRP ETFs from 21Shares, CoinShares, and WisdomTree are expected to launch soon.

The five U.S.-listed Solana exchange-traded funds recorded their first net outflow of $8.2 million on November 26, 2025, ending a month-long streak of daily inflows. The withdrawal was driven primarily by $34.4 million in redemptions from 21Shares' TSOL fund, which offset modest inflows from the four other issuers.

Bitcoin triggered $8.03 million in liquidations within one hour as the cryptocurrency recovered above $90,000. Short positions accounted for $8 million of the total against just $21,930 in longs, creating a 36,389% imbalance. The asset gained 2.61% over 24 hours to trade at $89,760, according to CoinMarketCap.