Shiba Inu's futures flows briefly showed a -131,522.50% imbalance on a 15-minute window, according to the flows table, a figure driven by a near-zero prior baseline and a sudden negative net flow. SHIB remains below key daily moving averages with declining open interest, while volatility compresses and momentum stabilizes.

Veteran chartist Peter Brandt shared on X a technical read of XRP's weekly chart that he says points to a potential double top and a bearish tilt. His chart indicates a breakdown below a flag, with support around $1.80 to $2.00 versus resistance near $3.5, and the $2 level was lost in December. A sustained move above $2, then $2.2, $2.5, $2.7 and $3 would invalidate the setup.

TRON DAO announced a LayerZero-powered bridge that connects TRX directly to Coinbase’s Base network, giving the token new access to DeFi protocols and liquidity on the L2. TRX is still trading around $0.28 in a tight range below the $0.29–$0.305 resistance area, with weak money flow and no clear bullish breakout yet.

NEAR Protocol's price recently fell below the key $1.83 support after extended consolidation, while its Stochastic RSI rebounded from oversold territory. Following the token's debut on Solana trading, 24-hour volume climbed to $83.5 million and liquidity data now highlights a sizable cluster around the $2 mark. Bulls must reclaim $1.83 and generate stronger demand if NEAR is to overturn its current bearish trend.

On Friday, December 19, large XRP holders moved over 334 million XRP across unknown wallets in four quick transactions, according to a tracker. The activity coincided with a 3.29% price rise to $1.88 after a $1.77 low, while XRP ETFs saw over $30 million in single-day inflows.

Hyperliquid Foundation says it will permanently remove about $1 billion in HYPE by locking 37 million tokens in an unspendable system address. Validators are voting on an Assistance Fund between December 17 and 21. The move comes amid intense competition in perpetual DEXs and aims to tighten supply while refocusing attention on cash-flow metrics.

Derivatives protocol Synthetix is migrating from Layer-2 networks back to Ethereum's mainnet after three years. Citing liquidity fragmentation, it plans to wind down deployments on Base, Arbitrum and Optimism by mid-2025, according to ainvest.com; SNX has fallen about 83% since late 2024. The return begins with a gated V3 soft launch.

In a new analysis, CryptoQuant's Arab Chain reports Ethereum's all-exchange supply ratio has fallen to about 0.137, marking one of the lowest readings since 2016. On Binance, the Exchange Supply Ratio slid to 0.0325, reflecting sustained outflows and thinner spot liquidity—conditions often associated with firmer price support.