Rippled version 3.0.0 for the XRP Ledger, released earlier in December, introduces five new amendments that are now in the validator voting phase. These changes refine price oracles, MPT escrows, AMM clawbacks, ledger entry fields and MPT payment metadata. Additional amendments for a protocol-native lending system, Dynamic MPT and fixDelegateV1_1 remain disabled but are expected to reach validator voting in late January 2026.

On Christmas, Shiba Inu's burn rate reportedly surged 505.74%, with 5,984,918 SHIB destroyed over a 24-hour period while the token traded around $0.00000719. Despite the headline jump in burns against a backdrop of over 410.75 trillion SHIB already removed from the initial supply, the price action stayed slightly negative and continued to reflect a pattern of lower highs into late December.

Finbold's analysis on December 25, 2025 highlighted OFFICIAL TRUMP (TRUMP) and Cosmos (ATOM) as candidates to revisit $1 billion market caps in 2026. TRUMP traded around $4.96, up 2.6% in 24 hours after a $24.8 million unlock on December 22, while ATOM climbed just over 3% to near a $966 million valuation following a THORChain beta on December 23.

Dogecoin fell about 1% to roughly $0.12 on Christmas Day and is on track to finish the year over 60% lower, while traders have shifted toward newer meme tokens. Technical analyst Alan Tardigrade highlights a recurring descending triangle and OBV pattern similar to 2024 that could send DOGE toward $1, even as charts suggest a possible slide to around $0.09 first. In parallel, the Pepenode presale has raised nearly $2.4 million for a mine-to-earn game that lets users deploy virtual mining rigs and compete for meme coin airdrops.

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has publicly rejected renewed claims that he sold ADA near its 2021 peak around $3, insisting he did not offload tokens during the rally. As ADA trades around $0.35 on Binance after a prolonged downtrend, traders are watching key support near $0.30 and resistance between $0.38 and $0.50 to gauge whether any rebound can develop into a sustained recovery.

Cardano's ADA fell 2.09% over the last 24 hours to $0.35 and was down 3.67% on the week, as trading stayed mixed during Christmas Day. Data showed $167,850 in long positions versus just $243 in shorts liquidated within an hour, creating a reported 66,530% imbalance while 24-hour volume dropped 22% to $380 million.

An open interest swing of -2,490.73% in XRP derivatives, tied to a 15-minute change window, has raised questions about market stress. The move stems from a small initial base of open contracts and does not inherently signal a sharp spot price shift, while XRP remains in a broader downtrend with weak momentum and repeated support tests.

As 2025 winds down, four sub-$0.10 tokens are in focus for early 2026: Midnight (NIGHT), VeChain (VET), Shiba Inu (SHIB), and Pepe (PEPE). At publication, prices were $0.076, $0.015, $0.000007, and $0.000003 respectively, alongside notes on Ethereum–Cardano interoperability progress, technical rebounds, and rising derivatives activity.