On July 22, 2025, XRP's market capitalization peaked near $210.4 billion as the token traded around $3.56. As of December 26, it trades near $1.86 with a roughly $112.8 billion valuation, a drawdown of about $97.6–$98 billion, according to CoinMarketCap data.

At the time of publication, HBAR changed hands at $0.1157, up 4.91% in 24 hours and 6.08% on the week, with a $4.95 billion market cap and $107.09 million in volume, according to Finbold. Finbold’s AI ensemble (Claude Sonnet 4, Gemini 2.5 Flash, GPT-4o) projects $0.115 by December 31, 2025, while traders watch the $0.115 support into December 27–30 amid tax-loss flows and January seasonality.

Finbold's analysis on December 25, 2025 highlighted OFFICIAL TRUMP (TRUMP) and Cosmos (ATOM) as candidates to revisit $1 billion market caps in 2026. TRUMP traded around $4.96, up 2.6% in 24 hours after a $24.8 million unlock on December 22, while ATOM climbed just over 3% to near a $966 million valuation following a THORChain beta on December 23.

At the start of 2025, a hypothetical $1,000 split evenly across Bitcoin, Solana, Ethereum, and Avalanche was aligned with Anthony Scaramucci's stated crypto preferences. As of December 25, that mix was worth roughly $680–$710, with BTC down around 6–8%, ETH off about 12%, SOL lower by approximately 36%, and AVAX down about 66%.

On December 17, Robert Kiyosaki warned on the Rich Dad YouTube channel that further interest rate cuts could push the U.S. toward hyperinflation, drawing comparisons to Weimar Germany. He cited rising consumer debt, including a typical $3,600 credit card balance at about 22% interest, and argued asset holders in gold, silver, Bitcoin, real estate, or cattle would fare better than wage earners.

On December 17, 2025, YoungHoon Kim said on X that XRP could exceed Ethereum’s market capitalization by 2026. On December 18, XRP traded at $1.87 (about $113 billion) versus ETH near $2,852 (roughly $344 billion), implying XRP would need to more than triple its relative valuation. Kim cited interoperability and Solana integrations.

On December 17, Bitcoin saw a rapid 30-minute price spike, jumping from around $87,000 to slightly above $90,000 before easing to roughly $89,950. Over the same window, its market capitalization increased from about $1.745 trillion to around $1.80 trillion, adding roughly $55 billion as 24-hour gains exceeded 3% amid elevated trading volumes.

Throughout 2025, Michael Saylor‑led Strategy accumulated 223,800 Bitcoin at a weighted average cost of $99,908 per BTC, lifting its total holdings to 671,268 BTC and pushing the firm’s treasury value to about $60.05 billion. A Form 8-K dated December 15, 2025 disclosed the latest weekly purchase of 10,645 BTC for roughly $980.3 million at an average of $92,098, implying an acquisition pace of around 641 BTC per day and leaving the company with an unrealized gain of about $9.73 billion, or 19%.

XRP has dropped over 16% in the last month to about $2.04 even as interest around new XRP ETFs and wrapped tokens has grown. After being prompted to assess these trends, ChatGPT 5.2 estimated XRP at $2.28 on December 31, 2025, with a projected range between $1.90 and $2.65 based on current market structure and adoption.