US exchange-traded funds amassed $1.4 trillion of net inflows in 2025, with more than 1,000 new products debuting and trading activity reaching annual highs. On December 23, spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded a $189 million net outflow, led by BlackRock’s IBIT at $157 million, while Ethereum spot ETFs saw $95.52 million exit.

Shiba Inu's circulating supply has decreased by 46,235,753 SHIB over the past week as community-led burns surged 1,983.45%, while the token trades near a crucial support area. SHIB recently changed hands around $0.000007073 with volumes easing ahead of the Christmas holiday and price still under short-term pressure.

According to recent market commentary, XRP Ledger payment volume has climbed by almost 800% over the last month, even as XRP's price continues to trade in a clear downtrend below its 200-day moving average. The network shows sharp spikes in account-to-account transfers, suggesting rising on-chain throughput while price action remains compressed and technically corrective. This divergence leaves XRP in a mixed setup where elevated ledger activity may be laying groundwork for future volatility without yet confirming a bullish reversal.

A crypto analyst recommends trimming Bitcoin exposure in favor of "high quality" altcoins, arguing BTC's risk–reward has weakened with price around $87,000 and roughly 30x above its last cycle low. Using XRP's 7x surge in 23 days in mid-2025 as an example, they contend patiently accumulated alts can outperform later in the cycle.

On December 24, 2025, Oracle, Meta, xAI, and CoreWeave were channeling more than $120 billion of AI data center spending off balance sheet through SPVs. Highlights include Meta's $30 billion Hyperion vehicle in October and Oracle's packages of $13 billion, $38 billion, and $18 billion for sites in Texas, Wisconsin, and New Mexico, with assets leased back to the firms.

In 2025, data from Memento Research shows that 118 major token generation events took place and 100 of those tokens, or 84.7%, now trade beneath their opening fully diluted valuations, with the median drawdown at 71%. Analysts link this to a "low float, high FDV" launch model, a liquidity vacuum created by ETF-driven flows into Bitcoin and Ethereum, and a shift in institutional behavior as liquid funds reportedly stopped buying new tokens at TGE over two years ago.

On December 23, 2025, the Central Bank of Russia published a draft framework for cryptocurrency investing that introduces separate rules for qualified and unqualified investors. The proposal caps annual investments by unqualified investors at 300,000 rubles in highly liquid assets subject to a basic test, while qualified investors may access non-anonymous tokens after risk checks, with full regulatory rollout targeted between July 2026 and July 2027.

VanEck views miner capitulation as a potential bottom signal for Bitcoin: Hashrate down 4%, but recovery and costs remain crucial.