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.

Crypto analyst Ali Martinez highlighted Dogecoin's strongest support at $0.074 on Dec. 17, 2025, noting over 28 billion DOGE transacted near that price. Following an Oct. 10 crash and pullbacks from early-November highs above $0.18, DOGE has been consolidating, with intraday moves to $0.129 and watch levels at $0.13–$0.15.

Coinbase is preparing a prediction market in collaboration with Kalshi, a CFTC-regulated exchange, and is set to spotlight new products at its "Coinbase System Update" on Dec. 17. The feature is not fully confirmed and could debut as early as next week. An official announcement is expected during the event.

After the Oct. 10 crash and subsequent weakness, XRP is hovering above a critical $2 level. Analyst Ali Martinez cautions that a clean break below $2 could trigger a roughly 40% slide toward $1.20, while a firm defense might open a recovery path to $2.40–$2.60. The article also notes a near 6% decline for December.

On Dec. 13, Binance founder Changpeng Zhao said in an X post that BNB Chain is seeing about 2.4 million daily users. Community commentators highlighted the network's efficiency and cited BscScan data showing cumulative addresses have climbed since 2020 and are nearing 700 million by December 2025. Commentators also noted high transaction throughput, low fees, and fast execution across DeFi and NFT activity.

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs saw a $223.5 million net inflow on Dec. 10, the strongest single-day total in nearly three weeks. BlackRock’s IBIT took in $192.9 million and Fidelity’s FBTC added $30.6 million, while other issuers were unchanged, bringing the day’s tally to $223 million.

In the 30 days leading up to Dec. 10, large Ethereum wallets holding between 10,000 ETH and 100,000 ETH accumulated more than 800,000 ETH, worth over $2.4 billion at an average purchase price of $3,105. Over the same period, ETH briefly fell to around $2,600 before rebounding more than 7% in a single day to trade near $3,321 as it moved back above the $3,300 mark.

BitMine Immersion Technologies purchased 22,676 ETH valued at $68.67 million on December 6, according to blockchain data. The acquisition follows a December 5 purchase of 41,946 ETH worth $130.78 million, bringing the company's total accumulation to over 64,000 ETH worth approximately $199 million within 24 hours.

BlackRock deposited 44,140 ETH valued at approximately $135.36 million to Coinbase Prime on December 3, data show. The asset manager has maintained steady Ethereum transfers for roughly one month, continuing the pattern despite a recent 7% rally that pushed ETH above $3,100.