World Liberty Financial has put forward a proposal to allocate up to 5% of WLFI token reserves to support the USD1 stablecoin partnership, targeting strategic collaborations and liquidity incentives. The plan has sparked disagreement among token holders over potential effects on WLFI's price and the interests of investors, particularly with about 80% of tokens reported as locked. As of December 20, 2025, WLFI is priced at $0.13 with a market cap near $3.59 billion and a 45.58% drop over the previous 90 days, while trading volume has fallen sharply in the last 24 hours.

CryptoQuant analysts report that Bitcoin demand growth has weakened since October 2025, as ETF holdings fell by about 24,000 BTC and the price dropped under its 365-day moving average near $98,172. They argue these shifts, alongside the lowest funding rates since December 2023, point to a developing bear market, even as some market observers still anticipate higher BTC prices in 2026 amid potential interest rate cuts.

On December 20, 2025, Momento Research's Ash Liew reported tracking 118 token generation events this year, with 84.7% (100/118) now below launch valuation and the median down 71%. Only 18 tokens, or 15%, remain above water. Syndicate leads losses at −93.64%, while Animecoin, Berachain, and Bio Protocol have each fallen over 93%.

Masayoshi Son is pushing SoftBank to lock in the remaining $22.5 billion for OpenAI by year-end, reportedly using asset disposals and borrowing. The group has sold its $5.8 billion Nvidia stake, pared $4.8 billion in T-Mobile US, and expanded Arm-backed margin loans to lift unused capacity to $11.5 billion.

Meme-themed cryptocurrencies reached a record $150.6 billion market cap in December 2024 and later fell to $47.2 billion by November 2025, a 69% drop. The cycle was fueled by political tokens and a surge in January 2025 launches, while U.S. interest climbed from 20% to nearly 30% during the year.

In early October 2025, Bitcoin reached a record $126,223 before a sharp Oct. 10 deleveraging wiped out about $20 billion in leveraged positions and drove a 30% price drop. Since then, exchange volumes and market depth have fallen, with data showing a roughly 30% slide in aggregated 2% depth from 2025 highs and more than $5 billion redeemed from U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs. With Binance's 1% order book depth shrinking from over $600 million in October to under $400 million, Bitcoin is now trading below $90,000 in a structurally thinner market. At 12:14 pm UTC on Dec. 20, 2025, Bitcoin was priced at $88,279.08, with a market cap of $1.76 trillion.

Bitcoin advocate and market analyst Matthew Kratter argues that BTC’s monetary traits make it a superior long‑term store of value to gold. He cautions holders against selling Bitcoin to buy gold even if the metal rises above $4,000 per ounce, and, according to TradingView, 2025 charts show a sharp divergence between BTC and gold.

Over the past week, Sei's SEI token lost the $0.1206 support, exposing a downside pocket near $0.0689 while whales took the sell side in spot markets. At the same time, derivatives volume climbed to $32 million and Open Interest increased, showing leveraged positioning despite weak price momentum. Technical indicators such as RSI and MACD remain soft, and analysts are watching $0.1261 and $0.20 as key levels for any structural recovery.