XRP Ledger has activated the fixDirectoryLimit amendment, removing the hard‑coded cap on directory pages and relying on Owner Reserves to deter spam. The update aims to stop tecDIR_FULL failures when a single price level draws thousands of offers (e.g., 500 bids at $2.50), improving user experience for traders and reducing unnecessary checks for validators.

SBI VC Trade, a subsidiary of SBI Holdings, will open a new recruitment window for its "Rent Coin" crypto lending service at 20:00 (JST) on Dec. 18, 2025. The program supports 34 assets, including XRP, Bitcoin (BTC), and Dogecoin (DOGE), with fixed lock-up options such as one week or 28 days and usage fees paid in the same coin.

Veteran trader Peter Brandt has warned that XRP's chart may be forming a double-top pattern, with price action now threatening a key neckline support. If this classical setup completes, XRP could slide back toward the $0.50 area, while a sharp move above $2.00 would invalidate the bearish scenario Brandt is tracking.

According to a tweet from VanEck early this morning, the firm will not publish 2026 crypto predictions. Its 2025 outlook had projected Bitcoin at $180,000, Ethereum at $6,000, and Solana at $500; by mid-December 2025, BTC is near $86,000, ETH around $3,000, and SOL close to $130 amid a Q4 correction.

On Dec. 15, 2025, CNBC's Jim Cramer posted on X that Bitcoin is "easy to prop up." The comment came after a reported $980.3 million of buying between Dec. 8 and Dec. 14 at an average $92,124, with prices falling toward $85,000 as users leaned into the "Inverse Cramer" meme.

Commodity trader Peter Brandt has argued that Bitcoin's parabolic advance has been violated, warning it could fall about 80% from its peak to around $25,240. He links this bearish scenario to a pattern of weakening bull cycles and historical crashes that followed previous parabola breaks.

Blockstream CEO Adam Back used a social media post to counter claims that a quantum computer could crack early Bitcoin wallets and crash the market. He argued Bitcoin's security relies on digital signatures using secp256k1 rather than data encryption, and judged a meaningful quantum threat unlikely for 20–40 years, while Vitalik Buterin and Anatoly Yakovenko warned of nearer-term risks.

XRP is trading lower across all measured periods, with losses of 3.1% over 24 hours, 7.1% over the past week, nearly 19% over the past month and almost 12.5% since the start of the year. BNB briefly overtook XRP by market capitalization before XRP moved back into fourth place. Network fees have fallen 89% to 650 XRP on a 90‑day SMA basis, the lowest level since December 2020, according to CoinGecko.

In a Schwab Network interview, CEO Fong Lee said selling the company’s Bitcoin remains an option while emphasizing that dividends come first. He said that even if Bitcoin’s price fell 50%, holdings could fund dividends through about 2065. Lee maintained that Bitcoin is central to Strategy’s long-term plan. He also criticized MSCI’s proposed index exclusions.