On 18 December 2025, analysts noted that a broad wave of new crypto ETFs and ETPs in the United States may prove short-lived despite easier regulatory approval. Investor demand is still heavily concentrated in Bitcoin and Ethereum funds, and many smaller token products are expected to be liquidated within a few years due to low assets, weak inflows, and high operating costs. One market observer highlighted that with at least 126 crypto ETP filings, significant closures could occur by the tail end of 2026 or by the end of 2027.

On December 18, 2025, Artemis Analytics data showed stablecoin monthly transactions reached $111.7 billion, surpassing Visa at $43.3 billion and PayPal at $4.6 billion. Artemis also reported adjusted stablecoin volume above $3.3 trillion, up 64.1% month over month, while Delphi Digital estimated overall supply around $308 billion with USDT at 60.8% and USDC at 25.4%.

XRP trades near $1.88 after dropping below a multi‑month support and staying under $2 for several days, with weekly losses approaching 8% and about 2% down in the last 24 hours on daily volume over $3.4 billion. Analysts note a potential double top and an RSI near 37, while $2.27 resistance and support around $1 are key levels watched.

Kraken said Thursday that xStocks, a tokenized securities platform it backs, is now live on TON Wallet, the self-custodial wallet integrated with Telegram. At launch, the service will be accessible in nearly all markets where TON Wallet operates, but not in the U.S., the European Union, or Australia, according to Egor Danilov.

On Wednesday, Bitcoin miner Hut 8 revealed a $7 billion AI data centre lease with Fluidstack at its River Bend campus in Louisiana, supplying 245 megawatts of capacity over a 15-year base term. The deal, which could reach about $17.7 billion with extensions and includes Google as financial guarantor, sent Hut 8 shares up roughly 20 per cent in pre-market trading.

On December 18th, 2025 in Vilnius, Lithuania, WhiteBIT reported on its 2025 performance, highlighting global expansion, new regional entities and broader institutional services. Over the year, the company grew within the W Group ecosystem, scaled to more than 8 million users across 150+ countries and recorded around $3 trillion in annual trading volume, while enhancing security and compliance. Product innovations, mining operations growth and payment solutions such as the WhiteBIT Nova card supported both retail and corporate clients across key markets.

A high-profile wallet known as BitcoinOG (1011short) increased his ETH long by 12,406 ETH, lifting total exposure to about 203,341 ETH, or roughly $577.5 million. He also holds leveraged stakes in 250,000 SOL and 1,000 BTC. The article notes this size can temporarily steady price while solvent but raises liquidation risk if ETH falls.

Fundstrat co-founder Thomas Lee says Bitcoin has fallen into an extreme oversold zone and highlights research by Bittel Julien of Global Macro Investor. Julien, who shared an update on X this Wednesday, notes BTC's RSI slipped under 30 and argues past cycles often stabilized before advancing toward new highs.