Strategy owns 649,870 BTC at an average cost of $74,430, with over 51% purchased above Bitcoin's current $86,900 price level. The company's market capitalization stands at $49 billion, trading below its $56.4 billion Bitcoin holdings. Analysis shows concentrated high-cost purchases occurred during 2021, 2024, and early 2025 market peaks.

XRP has delivered an average December return of 69.6% compared to Bitcoin's 8.42%, according to CryptoRank data. Despite the higher average, XRP shows a negative median return of -3.16%, reflecting greater volatility. Bitcoin maintains more consistent positive performance with steadier monthly outcomes.

Veteran commodity trader Peter Brandt published a technical chart identifying Bitcoin's recent recovery as a potential dead cat bounce. The analysis highlights a narrow trading corridor between $88,000 and $92,000. Bitcoin declined from above $120,000 to the low $80,000s over two weeks before the rebound.

Franklin Templeton received NYSE Arca approval to list its XRP spot ETF under ticker XRPZ, joining Grayscale's XRP and DOGE products in the same approval window. Coinbase announced December 5 for 24/7 altcoin monthly futures trading and December 12 for perpetual futures launch across all listed altcoins including SHIB. Bitcoin opened the week with a 7,149% liquidation ratio as forced selling pressure concentrated on long positions, according to CoinGlass data.

Michael Saylor issued a four-word statement as Bitcoin dropped to $80,600: "I Won't Back Down." Strategy holds 649,870 BTC at an average cost of $74,430, maintaining a 16.67% profit despite the decline. MSTR stock fell toward $170, erasing most of its premium over Bitcoin holdings.

Bitcoin advocate Max Keiser has predicted BTC will hit a fresh record in 2025, even as the cryptocurrency trades near $80,600 after falling roughly 32% from its $129,000 peak. His forecast coincides with Bitcoin ETFs recording $238 million in net inflows in a single session on November 23, 2025, despite monthly outflows exceeding $4.3 billion. The divergence between declining prices and positive ETF flows suggests institutional investors may be accumulating positions during the correction.

XRP fell below $2, triggering bearish sentiment across markets. Technical analysis of Bollinger Bands on weekly and monthly timeframes indicates the underlying bullish structure remains intact. Price touched the lower volatility band, a historical zone for reversals, without breaking through the technical boundary.

Bitcoin dropped to $82,000 during Friday trading, triggering $1.93 billion in liquidations across cryptocurrency markets within 24 hours. The decline represented a loss exceeding $10,000 from the week's opening levels. XRP fell below $2.00 to $1.8467, while BTC accounted for $966.56 million and ETH contributed $408.12 million of the total liquidations.

XRP displayed a brief technical anomaly on Kraken Wednesday, momentarily spiking to $90 before returning to $2.13 within seconds. A wallet withdrew 272,556,924,649 SHIB tokens worth $2.38 million from Coinbase in a single transaction. Bitcoin maintained its position above the $87,600 monthly Bollinger Band midpoint, trading near $91,360.