Binance's Inflow-Value Band chart signals XRP could slide toward the $1.50–$1.66 area, with initial support noted at $1.82–$1.87. On December 19, 2025, on-chain analyst Pelinay highlighted that large-holder inflows are dominating, aligning with repeated failures to reclaim $2.30 on weekly timeframes and raising the risk of a break below the $2.00 psychological level.

Caterpillar Inc. fell 4.7% on Wednesday, its sharpest one‑day decline since April, and was down about 9.6% by Thursday after five sessions, pulling back from a record high near $627.50. Analysts said skepticism about AI‑driven trades is weighing on AI‑linked names, while Caterpillar points to a November Vertiv partnership focused on on‑site power and cooling for data centers.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced settlements with former FTX executives, with enforcement actions pending court approval. The measures bar them from serving as officers or directors of public companies, in some cases for up to ten years, and do not include monetary penalties. Caroline Ellison is expected to face a 10-year officer/director bar related to misused FTX customer funds.

On Dec. 20, 2025, on-chain data shared by analyst Ali Martinez indicated that XRP's ongoing rally toward the $2 area hinges on holding the $1.77 support, where a large cluster of tokens last moved. If this level fails and the short-term momentum fades, the price could accelerate lower into a thinner liquidity zone toward the next major support near $0.79.

Following a broad crypto market crash in early October, Bitcoin has continued to decline, breaking several support levels and trading around $88,260 with little daily movement. On-chain analyst Maartunn reports that the Coinbase Premium Gap has fallen to -$57, indicating that US-based traders are selling more aggressively than offshore markets. Historically, extended negative readings have sometimes preceded market bottoms, but a deeper decline without new demand could keep Bitcoin under pressure unless the premium turns back toward neutral or positive territory.

In the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), regional authorities are considering building cryptocurrency mining farms at the Ulugurskoye and Ergedzheyskoye gas fields operated by Ulugurneftegaz, a joint venture of Alrosa and Sakhatransneftegaz. The plan seeks to use large local gas reserves to power coin minting facilities, as Russia promotes relocating miners to remote northern regions with surplus energy and colder climates to ease pressure on grids in other areas.

In 2025, Dfinity Foundation vice president Lomesh Dutta told Cointelegraph that AI-powered no-code apps on decentralized blockchains could weaken AWS cloud dominance and cut dependence on centralized servers. AWS outages in April and on Oct. 20 disrupted Binance, KuCoin, MEXC and Coinbase for about 15 hours, highlighting the gap between crypto’s decentralization narrative and its underlying infrastructure.

On December 18, 2025, the U.S. SEC filed proposed final judgments against former FTX and Alameda executives Caroline Ellison, Gary Wang, and Nishad Singh. The settlements include permanent anti-fraud injunctions, a 10-year officer/director ban for Ellison, 8-year bans for Wang and Singh, and a further five-year conduct injunction.