Ethereum

On December 15, 2025, the U.S. Senate Banking Committee confirmed it would postpone markup of crypto market structure legislation to early 2026. Bitcoin fell over 4% in the past 24 hours, briefly touching $84,000 and stabilizing near $85,800, while total crypto market capitalization slipped to $2.93 trillion.

As 2026 approaches, this overview highlights Liquidchain, Zcash, and Bittensor as projects with notable technical and market developments. Liquidchain's Layer-3 design and a presale price of $0.01255 stand out, while Zcash faces mid-December ETF uncertainty alongside protocol upgrades. Bittensor completed its first halving, reducing daily issuance from 7,200 to 3,600 TAO amid rising institutional participation.

JPMorgan Asset Management has launched My OnChain Net Yield Fund, a tokenized money‑market vehicle on Ethereum, according to company filings and industry reports. The bank seeded the fund with $100 million at launch, targets qualified investors via Morgan Money, and offers token shares representing direct ownership of portfolios composed of US Treasuries and repo agreements.

Four AI chatbots assessed Ethereum’s prospects into December 25, with most leaning toward an upside scenario. ChatGPT put a 45% chance on $3,200–$3,600 by December 25, 25% on a break above $4,000, and about 10% on a slide below $2,000, while Gemini estimated 29% odds for a $2,000 drop. Others saw $4,000 as more plausible absent shocks.

Ether fell from the $3,175 area and is trading under $3,000 and the 100‑hour Simple Moving Average. After printing a low at $2,916, price is consolidating; resistance sits near $2,980, $3,050 and $3,080, while support is seen at $2,950 and $2,920, with deeper levels at $2,880, $2,840, and $2,800.

Ethereum's annual revenue has slid from $2.52 billion to about $604 million as Layer-2 networks retain more transaction value and remit a small share in settlement fees. BitMine's BMNR holds 3.66 million ETH and recently added 38,596 ETH, yet ETH stayed below $3,200 and BMNR fell 9.17% with Q4 down 32%.

According to a daily update from CyrilXBT, ETH is stabilizing after a selloff, trading near $3,131 while remaining below the 50-day EMA around $3,281 and resistance clustered near $3,300–$3,400. Initial support is around $3,050, with a broader $2,750–$2,900 demand zone and the $2,905 low pivotal; a firm close above $3,300–$3,400 could refocus $3,500.

Analytics platform DeFiLlama reported that in the past week, major cryptocurrencies moved with unusually tight price correlations, led by a 0.99 reading between Bitcoin and Solana. Ethereum also posted strong links to Cardano, Solana, and Dogecoin, while BNB stood out as comparatively disconnected from broader market moves.

J.P. Morgan has introduced a $100 million tokenized money market fund on Ethereum, expanding its activity on public blockchains after arranging a $50 million commercial paper issuance on Solana. The new My OnChain Net Yield Fund (MONY) invests in U.S. Treasuries and fully collateralized repos, with tokenized shares held in investors' blockchain addresses and accessed via Morgan Money.

XRP continues to attract institutional capital, with Spot XRP ETFs posting 19 consecutive days of inflows and $20.17 million added on Friday. Cumulative inflows stand at $990.91 million and AUM is $1.18 billion, while Spot Ethereum ETFs saw $19.41 million of outflows last week. Despite upbeat sentiment, XRP's price remains near $2, highlighting a disconnect between demand and spot performance.