Ethereum

On December 8, 2025, Santiment ranked Ethereum-associated projects by 30‑day commits, with Chainlink leading and Status second. The December 9 overview suggests developer focus is shifting from the base chain toward middleware and applications, signaling that growth may be driven by oracles, liquidity, indexing, storage, and media layers rather than core scalability.

US spot Bitcoin ETFs posted a net outflow of $60.48 million on Monday, with BlackRock's IBIT taking in $28.76 million while GBTC and FBTC shed $44.03 million and $39.44 million respectively, according to SoSoValue. Spot Ethereum ETFs recorded a $35.5 million net inflow the same day. XRP ETFs have amassed more than $900 million since launching last month, including $38.04 million in inflows on Monday.

Santiment said Monday that a net 403,200 BTC—about 2.1% of total supply—has left centralized exchanges over the past year, even as Bitcoin trades below $90,000. Glassnode data show that only 14.7% of Bitcoin’s supply now sits on exchanges. Analysts point to mixed technical signals and a possible price floor between $74,000 and $77,000.

BPCE, France’s second-largest banking group, opened in-app crypto trading on Monday for selected Banque Populaire and Caisse d’Épargne customers. The limited rollout lets about 2 million users across four regional banks buy and sell Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana and USDC. BPCE aims to extend availability by 2026 across 25 remaining regional entities.

On December 8, 2025, the U.S. CFTC launched a pilot allowing Bitcoin, Ether and USDC to be used as collateral in regulated derivatives markets, according to the agency. For the first three months, futures commission merchants may accept only these assets and must submit weekly reports. The agency also issued guidance on tokenized collateral and withdrew a 2020 advisory.

Ethereum has extended gains above $3,020 and $3,050 and is consolidating over $3,075 along with the 100-hour simple moving average, according to the analysis. A clear move above $3,180 and $3,220 could open upside toward $3,350, with $3,450-$3,500 next, while failure keeps the focus on $3,080, $3,015 and $2,975 on the downside. Sellers were active below $3,200, and the RSI has slipped under 50 as the MACD shows fading upside momentum.

Ethereum is trading in a narrow band between key support and resistance, with analysts flagging the $3,000 area as a critical base for the current structure. One analyst highlights fresh ETH long positions from large whales and says a clean break above $3,300–$3,400 could fuel a push toward $3,700–$3,800, while failure there could send the price back to retest $3,000. Another analysis notes that Ethereum is reacting from a major weekly support zone and argues that both a bullish continuation and the formation of an additional low remain plausible paths.

On December 9, 2025, the CFTC launched a pilot program that allows Bitcoin, Ethereum, and USDC to be posted as margin collateral in U.S. derivatives markets, limiting their use to collateral for the first three months, according to the agency. The CFTC also cleared spot crypto trading on CFTC‑registered venues, and Bitnomial plans to introduce leveraged spot products this week.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has proposed creating a dedicated gas futures market to help large network users and investors better predict and hedge transaction costs on Ethereum. The suggestion has split opinion, with some specialists warning about manipulation risks and questioning whether the network’s highly dispersed gas demand can sustain such a market, according to experts. Although recent scaling upgrades have pushed gas fees lower, uncertainty over Ethereum’s long-term roadmap is keeping the debate over Buterin’s proposal alive.

On December 6, 2025, Vitalik Buterin proposed an on-chain gas futures market to let users lock in transaction costs and reduce volatility. The setup described points to a 19‑month bullish pattern, with a bounce near $2,750 and a potential neckline at $5,500. The scenario also includes a possible extension toward $10,000.