On December 17, 2025 in Tortola, BVI, Space announced a public sale for its native $SPACE token on Solana, starting 6:00 PM UTC with variable distribution and clear-price settlement. The team targets $2.5M, sets a floor FDV of $50M and a $99M ceiling, accepts USDC, USDT, and SOL, and allocates 50% of platform revenue to buyback-and-burn.

Aave stated on December 16 that the SEC had closed its four-year investigation, referencing a letter the team received in mid-August. Founder Stani Kulechov said the process drained resources and declared "DeFi will win." Following the update, AAVE fell about 4% to $183, while Binance Altcoin Netflow pointed to exchange outflows and possible accumulation below $200.

Hyper Foundation has called a validator vote to classify HYPE held in Hyperliquid's Assistance Fund system address as permanently inaccessible, excluding those balances from circulating and total supply. The address holds about $1 billion, and a "Yes" outcome would treat these tokens as burned for governance, including USDH reserve yield routed there.

On 17 December 2025, Zcash drew renewed attention from traders as its price rebounded from a prior support region while many altcoins stayed range-bound. The move, highlighted by analyst Il Capo of Crypto, is viewed as part of a potential broader repricing scenario if macro conditions and market liquidity improve. How far this strength can extend will largely depend on whether Bitcoin breaks above the mid-$90,000 area and whether risk appetite returns across the crypto market.

Toncoin is attempting to stabilize on the daily chart after several weak sessions. Price remains below short- and mid‑term moving averages, with $1.50 as a key support and $1.63–$1.65 as near‑term resistance. Momentum gauges point to fading bearish pressure as traders assess whether consolidation can hold.

On December 17, Hyper Foundation outlined a plan for validators to vote on legally recognizing Assistance Fund HYPE tokens as permanently burned and excluded from circulating and total supply. The fund’s balance is estimated at about 37 million HYPE, held in a system address with no private key, and the vote will use a stake-weighted process with validator signaling due by December 21 and delegation running through December 24. This governance push follows an earlier, unsuccessful September proposal to cut approved HYPE supply by more than 45% and comes as the token trades around $26.98 with notable monthly and weekly declines.

As XRP attempts to rebound from a recent market pullback, analysts say the token is trading near a crucial support area between $1.85 and $1.92. They warn that failure to close back above $1.92 could trigger a fall of about 50% toward the $1.00 region, a level not seen in over a year. Other traders remain optimistic, arguing that a break above $2.20 might open the door for a 27%–37% rally toward the $2.80–$3.00 range.

Solana rebounded from around $124, moving above $126 and $128 before losing steam below $130. The SOL/USD pair now trades under the 100-hour simple moving average, with strong resistance noted near $130, $132, and later $135. A break above these zones could open the way toward $144 and $150, while failure may trigger fresh declines toward $124, $116, and possibly $108.