Binance will pause Ethereum network deposits and withdrawals on December 25 for scheduled wallet maintenance. The notice lists a start at 13:55 (UTC+8) and 14:00 (UTC+8), with an expected one-hour suspension; trading will remain unaffected. Users should plan ETH transfers around the maintenance window.

Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Japarov said on Wednesday that KGST, a stablecoin pegged to the national currency som, has been listed on Binance and is intended to support cross-border payments. The move follows new crypto legislation, the launch of the gold-backed USDKG dollar stablecoin on Tron with 50 million units, and plans to establish a national crypto reserve as part of the country’s broader digital asset strategy.

A crypto market analyst known as "Guy on the Earth" on X warns that XRP's recent drop and two weekly closes below the $1.95 support level leave the token vulnerable to further downside toward $0.90 from around $1.85. He argues that bulls need to quickly reclaim and hold the $1.95 area to avoid a deeper decline, while also outlining lower accumulation zones and noting that a bullish recovery remains possible if key resistance and divergence signals play out.

Avantis' AVNT rose 24.31% over the past 24 hours and 34.18% in a week, with Open Interest up 74% and the funding rate deeply negative. Price broke a key lower high at $0.334 and liquidity sits near $0.384–$0.40, while volume and CMF show strong inflows. Traders are watching $0.333–$0.3 support and targets at $0.38–$0.48.

Cardano’s ADA has fallen under $0.35 for the first time in over a year while traders watch whether it can reclaim the $0.36 resistance. Midnight’s NIGHT token has generated more than $1.5B in recent trading volume, nearly double Cardano’s roughly $400M, highlighting shifting liquidity. ADA needs to hold above $0.36 to target $0.38, while a failure could see price retest the $0.30 zone so long as support near $0.27 remains intact.

Polymarket bettors currently assign a 74% chance that gold reaches $5,000 before Ethereum. Gold trades near $4,480, about 10% from the mark, while ETH remains below $3,000 amid 2025’s shifting flows and stalled momentum. In Q3 and July 2025, BitMine’s accumulation and spot ETH ETF inflows briefly lifted prices before fading.

Aave founder Stani Kulechov faced accusations of attempting to sway governance after a $10 million AAVE purchase made before a key vote. On December 23–24, community figures questioned the intent of the buy, while a December 22 Snapshot proposal over brand assets intensified tensions around power, transparency, and DAO control.

Upexi, a Nasdaq-listed consumer products company, has filed a shelf registration that would allow it to raise up to $1 billion over the next three years while deepening its Solana-based treasury strategy. The firm already holds about 2.03 million SOL, valued near $254 million, and focuses on staking and long-term holding even as its share price has dropped sharply from this year's peak. Its recent quarterly results showed $66.7 million in net income on $9.2 million in revenue, largely driven by mark-to-market gains on Solana rather than core operations.