On Dec. 17, 2025, Michael Saylor responded to Bitcoin's sharp price swings from above $90,000 into the high $80,000s by stating his Strategy was "built for this." The company holds 671,268 BTC at an average cost of about $74,978 per coin, a position that remains roughly 16.65% in profit and valued near $58.7 billion, with its enterprise value close to $61 billion. Saylor's stance highlights that Strategy's exposure is structured for volatility rather than short-term price comfort, leaving little premium to unwind during market pullbacks.

Robert Kiyosaki, author of "Rich Dad Poor Dad," resurfaced on social media after a five-day pause to frame the latest Federal Reserve rate cut as the start of renewed quantitative easing and aggressive money creation. He said this policy shift would erode fiat purchasing power, explaining that he increased his physical silver position and grouping Bitcoin and Ethereum with hard assets he believes can better withstand inflation. Kiyosaki argued that liquidity-fueled bubbles are likely to inflate faster than incomes, and he wants to be positioned where currency debasement benefits owners rather than savers.

XRP is sitting near the monthly Bollinger midband at $1.8214, where a move of less than 5% could define a base or a deeper slide. The lower band sits around $0.0395, while the Oct. 10 wick near $1.2543 is the next area traders may watch if $1.82 is lost.

On Wednesday's session, Bitcoin hovered near $86,600, Ethereum traded below $2,930 and XRP stayed under $2 amid broad market fear and over $205 million in liquidations. XRP drew attention after YoungHoon Kim suggested it could surpass Ethereum's market cap by 2026, while Dogecoin showed an unusual $0 in short liquidations around $0.13 and Cardano's NIGHT token, tied to a "new ADA" narrative, recorded a 157.6% volume-to-market-cap ratio. Overall, majors faced weekly losses, but speculative activity concentrated in ecosystem tokens like NIGHT.

On December 17, 2025, Whale Alert tracked a 3,000 BTC transfer worth $260,387,071 into Binance's "15KX2" deposit address. Arkham tied the sending wallets to Matrixport, and two Matrixport-linked wallets moved about 4,000 BTC ($347.56 million) to Binance the same day. Bitcoin hovered near $86,600, with no confirmed spot selling visible in the order book.

Bitcoin has hovered around $89,000–$90,000, well below the October peak near $126,000. Samson Mow says Dec. 26 matters more than recent candles, as the December options expiry with heavy call interest between $100,000 and $118,000 and put clusters around $85,000–$90,000 could unlock a larger move.

Bloomberg Intelligence senior macro strategist Mike McGlone has likened the Bloomberg Galaxy Crypto Index in 2025 to the Dow Jones in 1929, suggesting Bitcoin could be entering a purge phase rather than a brief pause. He highlights that Bitcoin is only about 5% lower in 2025 through Dec. 14 and warns that this resilience, alongside a Bitcoin-to-gold ratio that has fallen about 40% this year, might conceal the risk of a deeper correction toward previous cycle levels.

Shiba Inu (SHIB) is currently reacting to leverage rather than sentiment, with key pain points mapped by CoinGlass. Longs face the most stress near $0.00777 and shorts near $0.0086, while price trades around $0.00816. A decline under 5% could liquidate longs, whereas upward pressure needs more than 5% to impact shorts.

ETFs holding XRP have accumulated $1.18 billion, equal to 0.98% of circulating supply, while price hovers near $2. Shiba Inu derivatives showed a roughly 3,000% liquidation skew favoring long wipeouts. JP Morgan introduced its My OnChain Net Yield fund on Ethereum’s Base network, with a $1 million minimum and a $100 million initial allocation.