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Bitcoin has fallen about 3.6%, sliding below $86,000 and edging toward the $81,000 True Market Mean support level, while liquidations near $400 million and spot bids cluster between $85,000 and $80,000. On‑chain metrics show wholecoiner inflows to Binance have dropped to roughly 6,500 BTC on a yearly average, last seen in 2018, as analysts track whether a sweep of the $80,000 area precedes a rebound toward $90,000–$100,000 or a deeper correction toward $76,000.

XRP traders have been reducing risk in 2025, with leverage and futures open interest falling to year-to-date lows. According to CryptoQuant and CoinGlass, Binance's Estimated Leverage Ratio dropped from about 0.58 in July to near 0.20, while open interest slid from above $10 billion as price moved under $2.00.

On December 14, 2025, Ali Martinez flagged a TD Sequential buy signal for Cardano's ADA after the count printed a 9 near $0.37, stating that holding this level could open a path to $0.54. The analysis also notes RSI rising toward 50 and MACD at a pivotal threshold, with the mapped pattern implying up to a 380% move toward $180 if a breakout materializes.

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.

On Monday, Bitcoin fell under $86,000 while smaller traders accumulated roughly $474 million in buy volume as larger holders offloaded about $2.78 billion in BTC. Onchain and order flow data indicate whales remain dominant on the sell side and short‑term holders are realizing losses, leaving price exposed to potential retests of $83,800 and possibly $80,600.

On December 15, CME Group introduced spot-priced XRP and SOL futures, with contracts stated to become effective on December 15, 2025. The products expand its U.S. crypto suite alongside Bitcoin and Ethereum futures and feature longer expirations to reduce rollovers. CME cited more than 1.3 million Spot-Quoted Bitcoin and Ether contracts traded since June.

Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon has been sentenced to 15 years in a U.S. prison for wire fraud linked to the Terra-Luna collapse and could later face up to 30 additional years if convicted in South Korea. He may apply for transfer to South Korea after serving half of his U.S. term, where prosecutors have prepared a separate case tied to Capital Markets Act violations and large investor losses.

On 15 December 2025, XRP's price remained confined to a narrow range while institutional interest was described as building away from public order books. The piece argues that ETFs could make this demand visible and influence price discovery. Until transparency rises, supply on exchanges and fragmented payments narratives may keep the chart subdued.

Bitcoin extended its slide on Monday, trading near $86,000 as the Coinbase Premium Index moved back below zero. The sub-zero reading points to softer U.S. buying interest amid rising volatility, while failed attempts to reclaim $92,000 and derisking in futures add to caution. A retest of the $82K–$84K area remains a risk if sentiment does not improve.

SWFTCoin currently trades around $0.0048 after a long decline from its macro peak near $0.047, with a critical support zone identified at $0.0036 and a trigger level at $0.0083. Projections outline ranges for 2025, 2026, 2030 and 2050, with long-term scenarios tied to cross-chain swap demand and the role of SWFT Blockchain as a routing layer. The price framework spans from $0.0048 in conservative cases up to $0.2600 in optimistic 2050 targets, depending on adoption, integrations and broader market conditions.