On 16 December 2025, BitMine Immersion Technologies highlighted a strategy built around accumulating $321 million worth of ETH as a long-term strategic asset rather than a short-term trading position. The company aims to secure a meaningful share of Ethereum’s circulating supply and plans to transition part of its holdings into staking, linking its corporate trajectory to Ethereum’s validation and settlement infrastructure.

On 15 December 2025, XRP's price remained confined to a narrow range while institutional interest was described as building away from public order books. The piece argues that ETFs could make this demand visible and influence price discovery. Until transparency rises, supply on exchanges and fragmented payments narratives may keep the chart subdued.

On 15 December 2025, veteran trader Peter Brandt argued that Bitcoin's long-observed parabolic cycle structure may no longer hold as the market matures. He pointed to slower, less sustainable rallies, earlier exhaustion near record highs, and the possibility of a much deeper pullback than many investors expect. In his view, Bitcoin now behaves more like a conventional global asset, with compressed returns and greater uncertainty around halving-driven booms.

On 15 December 2025, Bitcoin's network saw a rapid, measurable drop in hash rate, with rough estimates pointing to nearly one-tenth of computing power going offline. Mining executives described the move as abnormal, and industry insiders attribute it to localized shutdowns in western China. The protocol is expected to rebalance via difficulty adjustments.

On 15 December 2025, Bitcoin extended its retreat and moved toward the $87,000 area, with Binance's 4-hour chart showing sellers still in control after a rejection near recent highs. Key indicators such as RSI and MACD remain in weak territory, while market capitalization is around $1.74 trillion and 24-hour trading volume exceeds $34 billion. Traders are watching whether the $86,000–$87,000 zone can hold as support, as a breakdown could pave the way for a deeper pullback.

Metaplanet will hold an online extraordinary general meeting on December 22, where shareholders will vote on proposals shaping its Bitcoin strategy and capital structure. The stock has been consolidating around ¥430–440, with RSI in the upper‑50s and MACD turning positive as investors wait for clarity.

On 15 December 2025, the UK government outlined plans for the Financial Conduct Authority to assume full oversight of crypto activities from 2027, integrating digital assets into the mainstream regulatory framework. Ahead of that date, new laws recognizing crypto as property and draft rules on trading, custody, and stablecoins are being developed to clarify obligations for exchanges and service providers.

On 15 December 2025, analysts highlighted that strong inflows into XRP-linked exchange-traded products have not lifted spot prices, as most buying occurs OTC rather than on centralized exchanges. November data showed exchange selling nearly matched ETF inflows, while persistent public-market supply and limited interaction with order-book liquidity kept price discovery anchored to retail trading.

On 15 December 2025, analysts highlighted that Bitcoin's year-end price behavior is being heavily influenced by a large cluster of options contracts expiring on 26 December, with a combined notional value of about $23.8 billion. Open interest is concentrated around put strikes near $85,000 and call strikes near $100,000, leading to tight downside-hedged and upside-capped trading strategies. This positioning is keeping Bitcoin range-bound for now, with expectations that volatility and broader repricing could pick up once the expiration window passes.