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.

On Wednesday, December 24, BlackRock moved 2,292 Bitcoin worth about $200 million and 9,976 Ethereum valued around $30 million to Coinbase Prime before partially buying back 499 BTC and 1,511 ETH. The asset manager currently holds roughly $77.6 billion in crypto, mostly in Bitcoin and Ethereum, while both coins trade below key resistance levels during a broader market downturn.

Around $23.6 billion in Bitcoin options are scheduled to expire on Friday, December 26, representing the largest BTC options expiry to date. CoinGlass data as of December 23 shows heavy call positioning between $100,000 and $120,000 and notable put interest near $85,000, with max pain around $96,000. Bitcoin trades near $87,800 and could see heightened volatility as contracts lapse during a typically low-liquidity holiday week.

ChatGPT 5.2 sets out a 2026 investment outlook spanning equities, fixed income, commodities, and crypto. It anticipates uneven but positive growth, cooling inflation, selective equity gains anchored by AI, lower bond yields, resilient credit, strength in metals like copper, a stable oil backdrop, and a maturing crypto market under clearer regulation, with Japan and parts of Europe presenting value.