Veteran trader Peter Brandt has outlined two potential downside zones for Bitcoin, signaling targets near $81,852 and $59,403 per BTC. Ripple completed a $500 million share sale at a $40 billion valuation, while Bitcoin and XRP gained Wall Street exposure via Bitwise’s 10 Crypto Index Fund listing on NYSE Arca. Shiba Inu saw a surge in whale transfers, a 1.06 trillion SHIB rise on exchanges and an eight-trillion-token outflow from centralized platforms, pointing to shifting volatility and positioning.

U.S. banking trade groups challenged the OCC's approval of national trust charters for crypto firms, while regulators and institutions advanced integration. Itaú Unibanco has recently advised clients to allocate up to 3% to Bitcoin, and TRM Labs reported that more than 38% of Venezuelan crypto traffic used a single P2P venue as stablecoins filled banking gaps.

Gulf equities retreated on Sunday after crude ended the week down 4% and profit-taking curbed risk appetite. Saudi Arabia's main index fell 1.2% to 10,589, with Al Rajhi Bank down 1.3% and Saudi Basic Industries Corp off 1.2%. Qatar slipped 0.4% to 10,855, while Kuwait and Oman edged up 0.1%.

On December 14, 2025, Fed chair contender Kevin Hassett said interest‑rate decisions would remain with the FOMC, even if he becomes chair, and that a president's views carry no formal weight. He addressed inflation data discussed in the interview—CPI up 3% year over year and PCE up 2.8%—and highlighted item‑level shifts in drugs, gas, eggs, and groceries.

Binance co-CEO Richard Teng set out his expectations for 2026, arguing the crypto market is shifting toward steadier cycles and deeper integration with traditional finance. He anticipates broader institutional participation, corporate treasury diversification beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum, and greater policy engagement, alongside progress at the intersection of blockchain and AI.

On Saturday, December 13, the stablecoin market set a new capitalization high at $310.117 billion. At the time of writing it is near $309.911 billion, with USDT at $186.242 billion and USDC at $78.315 billion, together holding around 85 percent of the sector.

Digital asset treasury stocks slumped after bitcoin's October sell-off, with Strategy down about 40% since Oct. 10 and peers like ABTC and BRR off 60%–65%. Strategy's mNAV neared 1x in late November and it set aside a $1.44 billion cash reserve, while weaker firms sold a combined 1,883 BTC.

Over the past week, MemeCore, Merlin Chain, and Zcash logged double-digit gains while major caps slipped below key technical levels. In contrast, Story, Jupiter, and The Graph led the market's notable decliners as several tokens failed to hold support. Other smaller-cap assets also saw extreme moves in both directions, underscoring elevated volatility across the crypto market.