Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood says Bitcoin’s traditional four-year cycle may be weakening as institutions and spot ETFs absorb and hold more circulating supply. The April 20, 2024 halving cut miner rewards to 3.125 BTC and reduced daily issuance by about 450 BTC, a change some analysts view as modest relative to total market size and ETF inflows, according to these commentators.

Shiba Inu must move back above a horizontal band between $0.000014 and $0.00001 or risk being considered "dead" from a technical perspective, according to BingX Bitcoin adviser Nebraskan Gooner. SHIB has traded below this region for much of Q4 2025. It was quoted near $0.000008618, leaving it roughly 33–38% under a level many traders view as critical for a potential recovery.

BPCE, France’s second-largest banking group, opened in-app crypto trading on Monday for selected Banque Populaire and Caisse d’Épargne customers. The limited rollout lets about 2 million users across four regional banks buy and sell Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana and USDC. BPCE aims to extend availability by 2026 across 25 remaining regional entities.

On December 7, 2025, Michael Saylor signaled potential renewed Bitcoin accumulation by sharing a StrategyTracker chart indicating Strategy holds about 650,000 BTC worth nearly $58 billion at an average buy price of $74,436 across 88 purchases. BitcoinTreasuries.NET data show public companies collectively hold around 1,059,453 BTC, after ABTC added 363 BTC and Cango bought 130.6 BTC. Glassnode metrics shared via Bitcoin Archive indicate the Hash Ribbon has turned bearish again and Short-Term Holder NUPL has dropped below zero.

Two Casascius physical coins, each containing 1,000 BTC, were redeemed Friday after remaining inactive for over 13 years, unlocking a combined value exceeding $179 million. One coin was produced in October 2012 when Bitcoin traded at $11.69, while the other originated in December 2011 at a BTC price of $3.88, onchain data show.

Daily liquidation volumes have more than doubled compared to the previous cycle, according to a Glassnode and Fasanara report. Average long position liquidations rose from $28 million to $68 million, while short position liquidations increased from $15 million to $45 million. The shift reflects heightened leverage use across cryptocurrency derivatives markets.

Investor Kevin O'Leary stated he does not anticipate a US Federal Reserve rate cut in December and believes such action would have minimal effect on Bitcoin's valuation. The CME FedWatch Tool shows an 89% probability of a December rate reduction, according to market data. O'Leary maintains Bitcoin will likely fluctuate within 5% of current levels.

Five XRP spot exchange-traded funds began their first complete trading week together on November 30, 2025, after 21Shares launched its TOXR fund. The funds have recorded combined inflows surpassing $660 million in under 30 days, with no outflows across 10 consecutive sessions. Analysts are monitoring whether liquidity dynamics will shift as the products compete for available supply.

An attacker exploited a vulnerability in Yearn Finance's legacy yETH product on November 30, 2025, minting approximately 235 trillion unauthorized tokens. The breach resulted in losses of roughly $9 million in ETH and liquid staking derivatives from liquidity pools. Around 1,000 ETH, valued at approximately $3 million, was transferred to Tornado Cash following the incident.