In August 2025, Ethereum (ETH) exceeded its 2021 peak, touching $4,945 and a $600 billion market capitalization. Institutional flows dominate this cycle: reserves on centralized exchanges fell to 10.5% by December 21, more than 35.6 million ETH are staked, and Exchange Traded Products attracted about $12.7 billion in 2025.

Large Ether holders increased purchases while price remains below $3,000. Since Nov. 4, one "66k ETH Borrow Whale" accumulated 569,247 ETH ($1.69 billion), and in the past 24 hours Bitmine bought 67,886 ETH ($201 million). About 70% of derivatives positions are net long, and ETH's leverage ratio hit 0.611 last week.

In the last 12 hours, according to CoinGlass, Solana saw an 8,392% liquidation imbalance as $4.94 million in long positions were erased. SOL tested the $124.11–$125.42 death cross zone at $125.28 before sliding to $120.78, and it now trades at $121.43 with volume down 14.93% to $2.74 billion. RSI between 37 and 39 signaled mild oversold conditions, while short liquidations reached $58,170.

Vitalik Buterin backed EIP 7864, aiming to lift Ethereum's smart contract size cap. In 2025, Layer 2 activity concentrated around leading rollups such as Base, while ETH stalled below $3,000 with a noted support area near $2,800. A recent chart snapshot showed price around $2,931 amid defined resistance bands.

XRP is finishing December 2025 down about -13.44%, trading near $1.8653 on the monthly chart while the Bollinger midband sits around $1.8193. If the monthly close holds above roughly $1.82, the upper band near $3.60 becomes the next upside reference; a close below would restore downside levels.

Ethereum remains capped beneath the $3,300–$3,700 supply zone, with the 200‑day and 100‑day moving averages acting as resistance. Price is hovering above $2,800 support, and open interest is around $18B. A loss of $2,800 may trigger a quick move toward $2,600, while failure to clear resistance increases the odds of a pullback toward $2,700.

The Solana Foundation has launched Kora, a new infrastructure tool that relays fees and manages signing to simplify onboarding on the Solana network. Kora lets applications sponsor transaction costs in SOL or tokens like USDC while shifting signing to secure external environments. At the same time, SOL is trading around $121.96 and is testing the $120 support area after failing to break above the $128–$130 resistance range.

On December 24, 2025 in Belgrade, Serbia, Streamflow unveiled USD+, a Solana-based stablecoin backed by short-term U.S. Treasury Bills. The token is designed to distribute variable daily yield on-chain, cited at approximately ~3.6% APY, without staking or lockups. A waitlist is open ahead of launch, targeting Web3 treasuries and crypto-native capital managers.