Bitcoin fell from above $89,000 to nearly $86,000 within one hour at the start of December, while Ethereum declined more than 5% in the same period. Total crypto market capitalization dropped from approximately $1.82 trillion to below $1.72 trillion, reaching its lowest level in recent weeks.

XRP declined more than 6% to approximately $2.02 on December 1 amid heavy selling by large wallet holders. On-chain data show wallets controlling between 1 million and infinity tokens reduced holdings sharply, reversing months of accumulation. The distribution trend, visible since September, accelerated through the final week of November.

Cardano has introduced a community proposal to allocate 70 million ADA tokens, approximately $30 million, toward integrating tier-one stablecoins, custody providers, bridges, oracles, and institutional analytics platforms. The initiative is backed by Input Output, EMURGO, the Cardano Foundation, Intersect, and the Midnight Foundation. The proposal aims to establish core DeFi infrastructure ahead of 2026, targeting expansion of the network's stablecoin base from $40 million into the low-hundreds-of-millions range.

Bitcoin trades under pressure below $90,000 following a sharp decline, yet order flow data shows the most substantial hidden-buying divergence of the current market cycle. Analysis indicates significant accumulation by large participants despite weak price action. This imbalance suggests institutional demand persists even as retail sentiment turns bearish amid renewed concerns over China policy and Tether reserves.

Yearn Finance has recovered approximately $2.4 million following a Sunday exploit that drained roughly $9 million from its yETH pools. An attacker exploited an unchecked arithmetic vulnerability to mint an excessive quantity of yETH tokens, enabling liquidity extraction from the protocol's Curve-based stableswap pools. Recovery efforts remain ongoing, with collaboration from security firms SEAL 911 and ChainSecurity.

Bitcoin trades below $85,000 as analysts examine the CVDD (Cumulative Value-Days Destroyed) indicator for possible support levels. The metric, which tracks long-term holder selling activity, points to a potential floor near $45,880 if bearish conditions extend into 2026. Bitcoin has declined over 30% from its recent all-time high established less than two months ago.

NYSE Arca certified Grayscale's Chainlink Trust ETF for listing on Monday, with trading set to begin Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange. The product marks the first exchange-traded fund offering exposure to Chainlink's LINK token. LINK currently holds a market capitalization near $8.5 billion.

Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin has reached $1.26 billion in total supply, with $1.03 billion or 82% deployed on Ethereum and $235 million on the XRP Ledger. The distribution reflects Ethereum's mature DeFi infrastructure and deep liquidity pools compared to XRPL's emerging ecosystem. Weekly transfer volume on Ethereum now averages approximately $1.0 billion, up from $66 million at the start of the year, according to Token Terminal.