A Bitcoin wallet dormant for eight years moved 400 BTC worth around $34.92 million to OKX, realizing an estimated $30.4 million profit. On chain records indicate the wallet previously received two 200 BTC deposits from HTX and executed the transfer roughly 11 hours before it was noted publicly, amid rising whale activity.

As 2025 winds down, four sub-$0.10 tokens are in focus for early 2026: Midnight (NIGHT), VeChain (VET), Shiba Inu (SHIB), and Pepe (PEPE). At publication, prices were $0.076, $0.015, $0.000007, and $0.000003 respectively, alongside notes on Ethereum–Cardano interoperability progress, technical rebounds, and rising derivatives activity.

According to reports, Triblu founder Joshua Dalton has outlined a scenario in which XRP could be adopted as part of a US strategic crypto reserve, potentially creating millionaires, billionaires, or even trillionaires among existing holders. Using US national debt estimates of about $38 trillion and Ripple’s escrow balance of roughly 34.4 billion XRP, he argues an XRP price near $883 would be needed to cover around 80% of that debt, far above the current level near $1.91. The idea faces major legal, policy, and market hurdles, and analysts highlight that government reserves, market liquidity, and regulatory clarity would strongly influence any such outcome.

CryptoDnes reports that Bitcoin Hyper's presale has raised $29.7 million and is about $300,000 from the $30 million threshold in December 2025. The token is priced at $0.013475, with a stated 39% APY and over 1.3 billion HYPER committed to staking. Purchases are available via the project's official site and the Best Wallet app.

On 25 December 2025, data showed Bitcoin's perpetual futures activity falling sharply from peak levels, following a major liquidation event on 10 October that produced the largest open interest drawdown in BTC history. At the same time, Ethereum maintains around 17.5 million perpetual trades on a seven-day average, well above Bitcoin's roughly 13 million, indicating leveraged traders have shifted focus from BTC to ETH rather than exiting the market.

The crypto derivatives market in 2025 shifted decisively toward institutional participation, with total trading volume around $85.70 trillion and average daily turnover near $264.5 billion. CME Group overtook Binance in Bitcoin futures open interest in 2024 and narrowed the gap in Ethereum derivatives by 2025, while OKX, Bybit and Bitget retained notable market share.

On December 22, 2025, YoungHoon Kim shared a view that XRP could approach $1,000 over the next decade, contingent on large-scale accumulation, a weaker dollar, and elevated inflation. His X account has more than 388,000 followers, and he argued the scenario is numerically plausible despite skepticism that such a move would imply a market cap bigger than gold. XRP was around $1.87, with 2025 losses near 20%, as bears maintained control.

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