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On December 15, 2025, markets prepared for a backlog of U.S. data delayed by a prolonged government shutdown. The week's schedule features October retail sales and the November jobs report on Tuesday, November CPI and the December Philly Fed index on Thursday, and October PCE, November existing home sales, and Michigan surveys on Friday.

Bitcoin slipped below $88,000 yesterday before recovering to about $90,000, where it has lingered for several sessions. Last week included two tests of $94,000 around the US Federal Reserve's 25 bps rate cut, while dominance remains under 57% on CG. Ethereum has gained over 2% above $3,150, with other large-cap alts mixed.

According to an SEC filing, the agency has begun reviewing Nasdaq's proposed rule to list and trade tokenized securities alongside traditional shares on the same order book. Settlement would still run through DTCC systems, with blockchain used for operational efficiency, and industry feedback is split as regulators weigh legal and operational risks.

On Monday, Bitcoin traded near $89,000 after slipping less than 1% over the past 24 hours, according to the article. The 4-hour view highlights RSI at 42 and converging MACD lines, with $90k and $94k as resistance and $85,569 noted as a key support area.

XRP-linked investment products recorded about $990.00 million in net inflows over the last 30 days, with total net assets now above $1.18 billion. Despite declining prices around $2.00, allocations to vehicles from Grayscale, Bitwise and Franklin remain positive, highlighting a divergence between capital flow and spot performance.

MEXC has launched the ETHFI Euphoria campaign running from December 15, 2025 to January 14, 2026, featuring a $1 million prize pool and zero-fee trading on ETHFI spot and futures pairs. Users can earn rewards via spins, deposits, ETHFI and weETH staking with rates up to 200% APR, plus futures bonuses and leaderboard prizes for qualifying volumes.

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.

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Bitcoin is trading under $90,000 and the 100-hour simple moving average while facing resistance at $90,000, $90,500 and along a bearish trend line near $90,650. MACD and RSI on the hourly chart have turned more constructive, but gauges from TradingView and InvestTech still classify the short-term technical outlook as neutral with support highlighted around $84,000 and resistance near $93,400.

On December 15, 2025, Binance recorded the fewest BTC deposits from wallets holding at least 1 BTC, reaching lows not seen since 2018. According to Bitcoin Magazine Pro, retail inflows slowed throughout 2025 while miners increased deposits. CryptoQuant reported that over 6,400 BTC moved into accumulation addresses around December 10 as more users shifted to self custody.