Institutional investors on Wall Street increased exposure to US spot Bitcoin ETFs during Q4 2025 even as Bitcoin suffered a steep drawdown of nearly 25% from its late-year peak. Bitcoin rallied to a new high above $126,000 in October, then reversed sharply amid a large deleveraging event and ended the year below $90,000, yet professional money managers largely treated the volatility as a chance to add positions rather than exit.

Stablecoin yields are highlighting how far traditional bank deposit rates lag behind real short-term government benchmarks, turning “holding dollars” into a competitive product category outside the deposit system. Using FDIC national rates (Dec. 15, 2025) versus a Treasury reference yield of about 3.89%, the gap is stark: savings around 0.39%, interest checking around 0.07%, and money market deposit accounts around 0.58%, implying a spread of roughly 3.3%–3.8%.

Solana (SOL) price action is gaining traction as bullish sentiment from both retail and “smart money” aligns around a potential breakout, with SOL trading near the $140 area and targeting the key $145 resistance level. At the same time, on-chain data signals a slowdown in network participation, with new weekly wallets falling sharply compared with prior highs—creating a gap between strong market mood and softer underlying usage.

XRP is closing 2025 in a paradoxical position: it is the best-performing institutional crypto asset by fund inflows while simultaneously showing one of the weakest spot price charts among the top 10 coins. CoinShares data shows XRP investment products attracted roughly $70.2 million in the final week of December and over $424 million for the month, even as the XRP price fell around 15% to about $1.87.

TRON has announced a major cross-chain integration with Coinbase’s Base network, enabling TRX to be bridged directly into the Base ecosystem via LayerZero. This move brings TRON into one of the fastest-growing Ethereum Layer-2 environments, opening new liquidity routes, DeFi opportunities, and exposure to a broader user base.

Over just 18 months, tokenized US Treasuries and money-market funds have grown from about $2 billion to roughly $9 billion across 60 products and 57,000 addresses, offering average seven-day yields near 3.8%. As part of a broader $19 billion real-world asset (RWA) stack on public blockchains, these tokenized T-bills now function as the de facto base collateral layer—similar to their role in the $5 trillion U.S. repo market.

Hyperliquid’s native token HYPE has extended its downtrend through November and December despite a brief 24.1% relief rally from $29.15 to $36.17. On the daily timeframe, the HYPE price chart continues to print lower highs and lower lows, confirming a firmly bearish market structure. Analysts also flag monthly HYPE unlocks of 10 million tokens as a potential source of future selling pressure, even though their full impact on Hyperliquid’s price dynamics is not yet clear.

HashKey Group is planning an initial public offering (IPO) in Hong Kong that could raise up to $215 million, positioning it to become the city’s first listed crypto exchange. The company aims to sell about 240.6 million shares at a price range of HK$5.95 to HK$6.95, implying a valuation of around HK$19 billion at the top end.

On 17 November, a sharp bout of volatility in the crypto derivatives market triggered more than $70 million in combined Bitcoin and Ethereum liquidations, underscoring how quickly leverage can unwind in a risk‑on environment.

Grayscale has filed an S-1 with the SEC to list its Class A common stock on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker GRAY, marking a major strategic shift from a private crypto asset manager to a publicly traded company. The firm currently manages about $35 billion across more than 40 crypto investment products, including spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs.

A massive crypto whale is on the brink of a $190 million Bitcoin liquidation as BTC price surges to within just $357 (0.34%) of the position’s wipeout level at $104,017. According to Arkham Intelligence, the short was placed on Hyperliquid and is now threatened by today’s bullish momentum, with Bitcoin trading around $103,660 after rallying 2.34% from sub-$99,000 lows.

Bitcoin price prediction turned mixed after Galaxy Digital cut its 2025 BTC target to $120,000 from $185,000, citing leveraged liquidations, whale distribution of over 400,000 BTC, and tighter market liquidity. Despite the downgrade, Galaxy’s research head Alex Thorn framed this as part of Bitcoin’s “maturity era,” noting the broader bull market remains intact while BTC holds above the key psychological $100,000 level.

Bonk (BONK), the Solana-based meme coin, plunged through key support after a sharp sell-off, triggering a cascade of liquidations and pushing price into a high-volume demand region where seller exhaustion often emerges. Technicals cited in similar coverage point to deeply oversold momentum on lower timeframes, with RSI nearing exhaustion levels and price probing a critical psychological support band.

Stream Finance has paused deposits and withdrawals after an external fund manager disclosed a roughly $93 million loss in fund assets, according to the protocol’s announcement on X. The team said it has engaged Perkins Coie attorneys Keith Miller and Joseph Cutler to investigate and is withdrawing all liquid assets while providing periodic updates.

Asia’s mid-cap corporates are emerging as a structural bid for Bitcoin, layering on top of recurring spot ETF inflows and tightening free float. Japan’s Metaplanet has transformed into a Bitcoin treasury company and now holds over 30,800 BTC after programmatic, rules-based accumulation and ongoing capital raises, while Korea’s Bitplanet launched a supervised daily-buy program targeting 10,000 BTC.

Chainlink (LINK) saw notable whale accumulation as three newly created wallets withdrew over 825,000 LINK—roughly $15 million—from Binance, signaling growing long-term conviction and reduced exchange sell pressure. This on-chain activity aligns with an uptick in network engagement and a steady rebound in market sentiment, historically associated with accumulation phases and early-stage recoveries.

Russia has overtaken all European markets in crypto adoption, recording $376.3 billion in received transactions from July 2024 to June 2025, per the Chainalysis 2025 Geography of Crypto Report. The surge is driven by institutional-scale flows, rapid DeFi expansion, and heavy use of stablecoins for cross-border settlement.

Solana’s memecoin Pudgy Penguins (PENGU) jumped 17% as the week kicked off, rebounding alongside a broader altcoin recovery. Despite the bounce, quarterly returns sit near -7% after a sharp drawdown. On the 3-hour chart, PENGU hovered around $0.026, with Bollinger Bands narrowing as volatility cooled, the MACD flipping bullish, and the Chaikin Money Flow (CMF) near 0.01.

Solana has overtaken Ethereum in daily decentralized exchange (DEX) trading volume, signaling a notable liquidity rotation in DeFi. Data shows Solana posted $5.84 billion in 24-hour DEX volume versus Ethereum’s $5.75 billion, with nearly $137 billion processed over the last 30 days. This jump underscores Solana’s rising market share in on-chain trading as its high-throughput infrastructure attracts high-frequency traders and automated market makers.

Pi Network’s PI price has crashed over 90% since its March debut, wiping out roughly $16–$18 billion in market cap as the token slid from about $2.79 to $0.26. The steep decline has reignited “rug pull” allegations from parts of the community, with commentators arguing that such a rapid drawdown erodes investor confidence and underscores fragile token economics.