Analyst Ali Martinez reported that large XRP wallets sold 510 million tokens over the past week, with the 1–10 million XRP cohort declining to about 3.84 billion by December 7, 2025. XRP is trading near $2.05 within a 1‑hour symmetrical triangle between $2.34 and $1.99, implying a potential 16% move as traders focus on resistance at $2.27 and support at $1.99.

On December 8, 2025, Strategy, the largest public holder of Bitcoin, sharply reduced its BTC purchases and shifted to a more defensive stance ahead of a potential bear market. Investors have committed over $680,000 to the DeepSnitch AI (DSNT) presale at $0.02629 per token, with some participants expecting up to 100x gains after its planned January 31, 2026 launch. XRP and Near Protocol are consolidating after sizable moves, drawing mixed price projections for the coming years.

On December 8, 2025, Bitcoin was reported to have attracted $732B in new capital during the 2025 bull cycle, according to Glassnode and Fasanara Digital. Institutional inflows helped reduce average volatility versus 2021. ETH and altcoins largely saw stablecoin-driven internal rotation. BTC slipped below the short-term holder cost basis, with about 40% of recent buyers concentrated between $75,000 and $125,000.

After declines in October and November, Ethereum has stabilized above $3,100 and is nearing its 20‑day moving average. Whale accounts BitcoinOG, Anti‑CZ, and pension‑usdt.eth hold 54,277 ETH, 62,156 ETH, and 20,000 ETH, alongside total PNLs of $105 million, $58.8 million, and $16.3 million. A break above $3,350–$3,450 could open $3,800–$4,000, keeping $5,000 a conditional target.

Bitcoin is hovering at a key 0.382 Fibonacci retracement that analysts say could determine whether the uptrend holds or price slides back toward the April low near $76,000. Over the weekend, BTC briefly dipped below $88,000 in a leverage flush before rebounding above $91,500, and traders are watching the upcoming Fed meeting and U.S. macro releases for cues. On-chain, a rising "liveliness" metric alongside signs of seller exhaustion points to underlying accumulation even as spot action and ETF inflows remain subdued.

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao reiterated on 8 December 2025 that a hardware wallet is unsafe if a private key can ever leave the device, referencing remarks shared on X. His statement followed public discussions in Dubai as self-custody adoption grows. Attackers are increasingly targeting seed phrases and backups.

Bitcoin is heading into the next Federal Reserve decision with thin liquidity and fragile leverage, as CME FedWatch data show an 87.2% probability of a rate cut to 3.50%-3.75%. CryptoQuant reports that exchange reserves have fallen from about 2.95M BTC to roughly 2.76M BTC, suggesting softer spot demand. Alphractal highlights that global liquidity remains stuck between $28 trillion and $30 trillion and points to a strong correlation between India and Bitcoin, while miner signals have turned bearish.

EMJ Capital CEO Eric Jackson has outlined a long-term scenario in which Bitcoin’s price could climb to $50 million per coin by 2041, tying the forecast to his view that the asset could become core collateral for the global financial system, he said in an interview with reporter Phil Rosen. He compared this outlook to the "hundred bagger" framework he previously used when investing in distressed stocks such as Carvana, arguing that Bitcoin’s digital and apolitical design makes it a superior base asset. Jackson suggested that if sovereign debt markets increasingly rely on Bitcoin as collateral, the cryptocurrency’s value would need to rise dramatically from its current trading level of $91,574.