Infinex reduced its INX token sale target from $15 million to $5 million and lowered the fully diluted valuation to $99.99 million. Registration opens on December 27, and the Sonar sale is scheduled to begin on January 3. The sale terms add a one‑year lock‑up and an extra 2% of supply for the Uniswap CCA allocation.

On Thursday, December 25, CryptoQuant reported a 24-hour decline in XRP exchange reserves, while Binance's balance stood at 2,669,500,000 XRP. U.Today said XRP ETFs drew over $11 million in single-day inflows, signaling firm institutional interest even as price action remains unstable.

XRP remains locked in a downward price channel, trading below key moving averages even as roughly one million XRP shifted across the network in the last 24 hours. On-chain activity and active address counts have risen, hinting at accumulation despite the asset's struggle to reclaim resistance near the mid-$2 area. Technical signals such as a neutral-leaning RSI and repeated holds at local lows suggest selling pressure may be easing while the market waits for a decisive breakout.

Layer-1 assets saw sharp drawdowns in 2025, with Solana down 35.9% and Avalanche falling more than 67%, according to OAK Research's end-of-year report. The study highlights user redistribution, TVL shifts, and a pivot toward revenue-focused protocols, while developer activity stayed resilient across EVM, Bitcoin, and Solana ecosystems.

Apex Crypto analyst Jesse has reignited the debate over XRP's valuation, arguing that a token priced around $3 cannot realistically serve as a key liquidity layer for cross-border finance. He notes that XRP has never sustained a move above $4 and has recently traded below $2 despite Ripple's growing institutional partnerships. Jesse contends that if roughly 100 billion XRP are meant to support liquidity for trillions of dollars in fiat, CBDCs, and commodities, a single-digit price per token would be mathematically inconsistent.

On Dec. 25, data indicated that Shiba Inu's exchange netflow across major platforms reached -118,611,500,000 SHIB, signaling heavier withdrawals than deposits. During the same period, SHIB gained nearly 4%, moving from $0.000006992 to $0.000007238, as holders showed little appetite for selling despite recent failed rebound attempts.

Dragonfly General Partner Rob Hadick said on Squawk Box that Solana and Ethereum can grow together as tokenization expands, each serving different roles. According to RWA.XYZ, Ethereum’s market including stablecoins is $183.7 billion versus Solana’s $15.9 billion. Recent migrations and capital flows highlight fee and scalability trade-offs across the two networks.

Worldcoin's WLD token has climbed roughly 3.7% in the last 24 hours to trade just below $0.50, supported by rising volume and whale accumulation. A wallet associated with Multicoin Capital reportedly spent 30 million USDC over-the-counter to acquire 60 million WLD at about $0.50 per token, while traders monitor potential moves toward resistance around $0.56–$0.58.