In the fourth quarter of 2025, Ethereum's onchain development hit an all-time high with 8.7 million new smart contracts deployed, according to Token Terminal. The surge was primarily linked to real-world asset tokenization, stablecoin usage and infrastructure projects, even as Ether's price hovered near $3,000 after retreating from levels close to $5,000 earlier in the year. Ethereum also continues to dominate RWA deployments and hosts more than half of the $307 billion stablecoin supply in circulation.

On December 30, Bitcoin traded near $88,574 after gaining almost 1% over the past day. The price briefly pierced local resistance at $88,889; if buyers hold the area, a push toward $90,000 may follow. With volume declining, the outlook points to sideways action within $86,00–$92,000 into week's end.

Binance has adjusted fiat withdrawal channels in Ukraine, suspending direct card payouts to Visa and Mastercard that many local users relied on. The move follows the winding down of services from its former fiat partner Bifinity and has paused some automated features, while core crypto trading, card purchases, bank transfers and P2P operations remain available. Binance expects broader payment functionality, including via Zen.com, to fully resume in early January 2026, leaving users to depend on bank and peer-to-peer routes in the meantime.

Binance will remove FDUSD margin pairs for BCH, TAO, AVAX, LTC, SUI, ADA and LINK on Jan. 6, 2026 at 6:00 a.m. (UTC), covering seven cross and seven isolated pairs. Asset transfers into Isolated Margin are disabled immediately, and isolated borrowing halts on Dec. 31 at 6:00 a.m. (UTC), with positions auto-settled and orders canceled during the delisting window.

On December 30, Ethereum traded around $2,978 after gaining 1.24% over the previous day. Intraday charts showed a failed breakout above $3,003 and pointed to possible short-term moves toward $2,925, while broader time frames indicated likely consolidation between $2,800 and $3,200 in the coming weeks.

According to the article, Bitcoin Hyper's presale stands at $29.9 million with HYPER priced at $0.013505, leaving under $100,000 before hitting $30 million. Since December 20, total crypto market cap has hovered around $2.98 trillion. On December 29, 2025, trader Ted Pillows suggested a BTC break and close above $90,000 could set up a move beyond $100,000.

XRP has been given a 48-hour window to reach a $3 price target, which would lift its market value to about $181.82 billion, according to trader YoungHoon Kim. With XRP currently trading near $1.87 and daily volume around $1.72 billion, bulls must clear resistance levels at $1.926, $2.050 and $2.366 for the call to gain traction, or risk the market refocusing on support in the $1.84 to $1.86 area.

On December 29, long-time Bitcoin critic Peter Schiff described a 14% plunge in silver prices as a buying opportunity while citing Bitcoin’s roughly 30% decline from its peak as proof it is a scam. Commentators and analysts challenged the inconsistency, arguing that both moves were driven by similar market forces and accusing Schiff of using flawed math and bias in his broader precious metals versus crypto narrative.