ASTER is trading near $0.74 after dropping more than 22% over the last week and a further 8% in the past 24 hours, following a clean break below the $0.85–$0.90 support band. While futures open interest has fallen from over $600 million to $420 million and technical indicators remain bearish, large holders have reportedly accumulated over 1.34 million ASTER tokens valued above $1 million.

Ethereum exchange balances have fallen to their lowest since 2016, with the exchange supply ratio at 0.137. Institutional and corporate treasuries now hold 5,961,187 ETH valued at $17.7bn, representing 4.94% of supply. BitMine Immersion added 407,331 ETH over the last 30 days.

Monero's XMR has climbed 3.6% in the last 24 hours, with trading volume up 6% to over $170 million as the price retests the $420 resistance level. A trader projects that a decisive breakout above this ceiling could push XMR toward $500 and potentially $600 in the medium term, building on a 122% gain since the start of 2025.

Kyrgyzstan introduced USDKG, a USD-pegged stablecoin the project says is backed by physical gold, with an initial 50 million tokens issued on Tron and plans to support Ethereum. Launch materials describe an issuer with 100% state participation and operations run by a local private firm. Next, independent reserve attestations, clear redemption and real-world liquidity will determine credibility.

XRP has fallen back under the $2 mark, with the price hovering near $1.90 and sliding about 1.4% over the last 24 hours as futures metrics weaken. CoinGlass data shows XRP futures open interest dropped 4.92% over the same period to roughly 1.81 billion tokens, while trading volume declined by nearly 40%. CME remains the largest venue for XRP derivatives, holding more than 22% of open interest and about 403.6 million XRP in futures exposure.

According to a December 17, 2025 press release, Unicoin shareholders voted on December 5 to shift governance to a decentralized, community-led framework via the Unicoin Foundation. The company says this aligns with SEC guidance attributed to Chairman Paul Atkins, supporting non-security status. With approval secured, Unicoin plans to pursue listings on major cryptocurrency exchanges.

Ethereum’s weekly active addresses have risen toward about 2.4 million, near historic highs. Analysts are monitoring a long-term rising support dating back to 2016 and a December monthly close level at $2,930 that could shape price direction. Some also flag potential downside targets at $2,000 and $1,100 if that threshold is lost.

Coinbase has introduced US derivatives trading for Shiba Inu, giving SHIB its first substantial foothold in regulated American markets and potentially reshaping long-term price expectations. If SHIB maintains six months of compliant derivatives activity, it could qualify for a spot ETF listing under existing standards, while current chart structure shows a key base around $0.0000077 and upside targets as high as $0.00005. At the same time, AI-powered creator platform SUBBD is seeking to capture value in the $85 billion subscriber economy, with its presale already nearing $1.4 million.