Binance Coin traded around $873 on Tuesday, edging about 1% higher while confronting strong resistance in the $900–$915 area. Futures open interest in BNB reached roughly $1.39B in the last 24 hours and spot and derivatives activity on BNB Chain showed steady engagement. Despite this, the short‑term chart remains corrective, with analysts eyeing the $860 support and a possible bounce toward a nearby resistance cluster.

On January 26, XRP traded near $1.89 after briefly slipping below $1.90, moving between roughly $1.82 and $1.94 with about $3.2 billion in spot volume and a market value near $115 billion. While traders stayed focused on the January 27–28 Federal Reserve meeting and interest rate uncertainty, Ripple's partnership with DXC Technology to integrate XRP and the RLUSD stablecoin into the Hogan core banking system highlighted ongoing traditional finance adoption and a still-intact uptrend structure.

On December 17, Bitcoin posted a violent two-hour price swing of roughly $3,000 in both directions, first squeezing shorts and then longs as aggressive trading took hold. One 30‑minute surge of about $3,300 reportedly wiped out around $106M in short positions before a $3,400 drop over the next 45 minutes triggered roughly $52M in long liquidations. Across the broader crypto market, more than 120,000 positions were closed over 24 hours, with total liquidations nearing $400M and Bitcoin accounting for about $108M of that.

Cardano (ADA) extended its decline, trading near $0.41 after a -10% move. Derivatives metrics weakened as futures open interest fell 11% to about $713.5 million and shorts outnumbered longs in over 55% of markets. On December 15, 2025, an analyst's chart showed consolidation below $0.86, with $1.01–$1.20 as the next resistance if price closes higher.

Solana's price is consolidating in a narrow band above the $120–$130 support area after retreating from its 2025 highs, with traders watching whether this zone becomes a base for recovery or a continuation of the broader correction. Analysts highlight $125–$145 as the key near-term range, noting that a move above $145 could turn the structure bullish while a drop below $125 may signal renewed downside pressure. Some chartists also point to a falling wedge pattern and rising diagonal support, suggesting a potential volatility breakout window before late December 2025.

XRP has bounced nearly +4% from yesterday's low and is hovering near the $2.00 support. According to Santiment, wallets with over 1Bn XRP grew from 25.36Bn on December 9 to 25.42Bn, while 100M–1Bn wallets rose from 8.08Bn on December 11 to 8.15Bn, adding about 130M XRP (~$265M). On December 13, 2025, analyst Ali Martinez cautioned that a break below $2.00 could expose $1.20.

On Friday, Bitcoin and Ethereum moved within a tight band as derivatives metrics pointed to rising leverage. According to CoinGecko, BTC hovered near $93,000 (+0.4%) with spot volume above $52Bn, while ETH traded around $3,250 after roughly a 3% rise; DeFiLlama and CoinGlass showed increasing perpetual activity and Binance futures open interest near $10.80Bn.

The United Arab Emirates enacted Federal-Decree Law No. 6 of 2025 on September 16, replacing the 2018 banking framework with expanded licensing requirements that apply nationwide, including free zones. Legal analysts note the regulation extends to self-custody wallet providers and blockchain infrastructure services. Unlicensed financial activity now carries penalties ranging from AED 50,000 to AED 500M, with potential criminal charges under Article 170.

BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes disclosed on November 7, 2025, that Zcash now represents his family office's second-largest liquid position behind Bitcoin. Hayes attributed the portfolio shift to ZEC's rapid price appreciation rather than active reallocation. By early November 9, the token traded in the mid-$600s while Bitcoin hovered around $105,000.