Analyst Steph said on X that XRP’s 3-week chart shows the Stochastic RSI at 0.00, a reading previously seen only at the 2022 bear‑market low. CryptoXLarge flagged $1.95 as a pivotal zone on the weekly chart, while ETF products have logged daily inflows since November 13 and hold over $1.1 billion, with XRP trading near $1.87 at the time of writing.

China's Guangzhou Futures Exchange will from December 29 restrict non-futures firms to opening 300 lots per day in designated platinum and palladium contracts and raise the minimum opening size to two lots. The move comes after platinum surged to $2,377.50 and palladium jumped more than 85% this year, while Shanghai silver spiked to $80 per ounce and China's main silver fund hit its 10% daily limit down.

As 2025 enters its final week, DeepSeek AI released updated projections for XRP, Solana and Cardano through the end of 2026. The model flags a high-volatility phase and maps bull and bear paths: XRP's upside targets $4.50–$6.00 with a risk to $1.00, Solana's $275–$350 with $80–$95 downside, and Cardano's $0.85–$1.20 with a $0.25–$0.28 floor.

On Dec. 25, 2025, World Liberty Financial said on X that its USD1 stablecoin's market capitalization exceeded $3 billion. Binance launched a USD1 Booster Program offering up to 20% APR and began a 1:1 swap of B-Token BUSD collateral into USD1, while a BTC/USD1 spot pair flash crash briefly printed $24,000 before spiking above $87,000.

Bitcoin short sellers have strengthened their positions after a 23% Q4 price drop, while U.S. spot ETF demand and CME Open Interest have fallen to levels last seen in 2024. With basis trade yields dropping from near 10% in early 2025 to around 5%, traders are eyeing possible moves toward $80K on the downside and liquidations near $88K–$90,600 if price spikes.

On 25 December, blockchain investigator ZachXBT and other researchers raised security concerns about a recent Trust Wallet browser extension update. They allege that new code added on 24 December may exfiltrate seed phrases and wallet data to a spoofed domain, with users reporting rapid fund drains exceeding $2 million. The reports suggest a potential supply-chain compromise limited to the browser extension, while Trust Wallet has not yet issued any public response.

On December 25, Bitcoin briefly fell under $87,000 during thin Christmas trading as ETF withdrawals and weak liquidity pressured prices, according to XWIN Finance. Its Trend Index printed 34/100 and the Fear and Greed Index hit 24. Net outflows were about 2,900 BTC (~$251 million), while Ethereum funds remained net negative on the week.

Pudgy Penguins ran animated visuals across the Las Vegas Sphere’s exterior, with the display going live on Christmas Eve, according to a post on X. The 2021-founded NFT project, acquired by Luca Netz in April 2022 for $2.5 million in Ether, has broadened into physical toys alongside digital collectibles.