Spot Solana ETFs in the United States have accumulated $750.10 million in net inflows by December 22, with outflows occurring on only three trading days since their October 28 launch. Over the same period, the Solana network has seen growing adoption of the Frankendancer validator client, wider use of the DoubleZero mesh network, and a sharp rise in stablecoin circulation from about $1.8 billion in early 2024 to roughly $12 billion by November 2025.

On 20 December, Midnight's NIGHT token saw investor addresses dip to 6,110 before rebounding to 6,500, while market cap rose by $430 million but eased to $1.52 billion from $1.94 billion. Over the past 24 hours, trading volume slid 50% to $3.97 billion and derivatives Open Interest fell 12% to about $106 million, even as spot buyers spent $3.24 million on 23 December and $301 million across five days, supporting a still bullish, accumulation-driven outlook.

In a post on X, Santiment said XRP's Positive/Negative Sentiment ratio has fallen into its "fear zone", with the reading around 1.01. The firm noted a prior spike into a "greed zone" was followed by a price pullback. At the time of writing, XRP trades near $1.90, down 1.3% over the past 24 hours.

Ethereum retreated after rejection near $3,000, turning short‑term momentum bearish. ETH is trading below $2,980 and the 100‑hour SMA, with a rising channel break on the hourly ETH/USD chart; losing $2,880 could intensify downside. Resistance sits at $2,980, $3,000 and $3,050, while supports are noted at $2,880 and $2,845.

Solana hit an all-time high of $296 in November 2024 but has since seen its market interest fade, with activity increasingly driven by smaller retail wallets. Over roughly 13 months, mid-sized and institutional wallets have been in decline while retail participation rises, raising concerns that SOL's value is now closely linked to memecoin activity on its network. In 2025, active monthly traders fell from about 30 million to under 1 million, revenue dropped from $2.5 billion to $500 million, and SOL lagged Ethereum, which generated $1.4 billion and outperformed SOL by 56% year-to-date.

Crypto commentator Brad Kimes, known as Digital Perspectives, has again urged XRP investors not to sell their tokens, instead eyeing future lending opportunities on the XRP Ledger. Ripple engineer Ed Hennis has outlined an XRPL Lending Protocol proposal that would add fixed-term, fixed-rate, underwritten credit at the protocol level, with a validator vote expected by the end of January 2026.

According to the analysis, CRV slid below $0.37, touched $0.331, then rebounded to $0.385 for a 16% move in a little over four days. The bounce met resistance near $0.372–$0.38, and scenarios outlined include a less likely push toward $0.4 or a renewed decline that could see price slip back below $0.33.

Shiba Inu (SHIB) fell over 66% year-over-year in 2025 and, according to the analysis, printed its first weekly death cross while slipping below support that had held since early 2023. Trading near $0.00000706 (about -3%), oscillators show weak momentum, and analyst Nebraskangooner says SHIB is "dead" unless it reclaims $0.00000135.