Shiba Inu's exchange reserves have fallen to about 81.2 trillion tokens as of December 28, the lowest level since April 2021, while its price trades near $0.000007478 after a sharp yearly decline. The reduced exchange supply is seen by some market participants as a potential catalyst for a short-term rebound, even as burn activity slows and concerns over Shibarium's stalled development keep bearish pressure in play.

In 2025, Ripple settled its SEC lawsuit with a roughly $125 million civil penalty and completed several billion‑dollar acquisitions while XRP set a new all‑time high of about $3.65 in July before nearly halving in price. The year also saw the introduction of multiple US spot XRP ETFs with around $1.14 billion in net inflows and rapid adoption of Ripple's dollar‑pegged stablecoin RLUSD by major banks and regulators.

Binance will introduce five new spot trading pairs on December 24, including ADA/USD1, ASTER/USD1, LUNA/USDC, LUNC/USDC and ZEC/USD1, and will activate Trading Bots for them. Users will benefit from discounted taker fees on all existing and new USDC spot and margin pairs, though residents in several restricted jurisdictions will not have access to the new services. Following the listing announcement, ADA, ASTER, LUNA, LUNC and ZEC all recorded price gains amid a broader crypto market rebound.

Four AI chatbots assessed Ethereum’s prospects into December 25, with most leaning toward an upside scenario. ChatGPT put a 45% chance on $3,200–$3,600 by December 25, 25% on a break above $4,000, and about 10% on a slide below $2,000, while Gemini estimated 29% odds for a $2,000 drop. Others saw $4,000 as more plausible absent shocks.

Solana has retreated after late-summer gains, and X analysts reviewing price action from March 2024 warn a classical head‑and‑shoulders could extend losses toward $66.20 from about $132. Another trader sees a brief move to $134 before a drop. Others counter with targets at $152–$160, while SOL’s RSI sits near 69.

Pi Network’s core team named the Pi Hackathon 2025 winners, allocating 75,000 PI to Blind_Lounge, 45,000 to Starmax, and 15,000 to RUN FOR PI, with five more teams earning 5,000 PI each. Zcash rebounded after early-December weakness, with some targets above $600 and an outlier at $4,900. Bitcoin stayed range-bound after a 0.25% Fed rate cut.

Bitcoin attempted to climb toward $95,000 before pulling back to around $90,200 over the past 24 hours. Its market dominance edged up to about 57%. On December 11, Cardano led losses among major altcoins with a 10% drop to roughly $0.42. Total crypto market capitalization retreated to $3.17 trillion.

On December 10, Pi Network highlighted recent product moves, including new AI tools to speed KYC checks and a collaboration with CiDi Games to expand PI use cases. An initial hearing in a lawsuit accusing the project of secretly selling billions of PI and misleading users is scheduled for December 23, 2025. PI is trading around $0.21, according to CoinGecko, down 14% over the past two weeks, while upcoming token unlocks may add selling pressure. Observers are watching how these product updates, legal developments and unlocks shape near-term sentiment toward the project.

On December 10, Bitcoin briefly climbed to around $94,500 before easing. Jerome Powell is set to reveal the Federal Reserve rate decision later the same day. BTC traded near $93,000, up 3%, per TradingView. Ethereum rose 9% to about $3,350, and the total crypto market cap reached roughly $3.26 trillion.