XRP is trading under pressure near $1.89 even as Ripple advances licensing, banking and product initiatives across several regions. In December, the company completed major acquisitions, secured a conditional U.S. bank charter for its RLUSD stablecoin, and gained regulatory approvals in Singapore and Abu Dhabi. A senior executive has teased a "big week ahead" as CME prepares XRP futures for December 15 and the fifth U.S. XRP ETF comes to market.

On December 15, 2025, ZachXBT stated that Ronald Spektor was arrested in New York for allegedly running a Coinbase support impersonation scam. His November 2024 investigation linked Spektor to a $6.5 million theft targeting a single victim in October 2024. It remains unclear whether any funds have been recovered.

Solana has retreated after late-summer gains, and X analysts reviewing price action from March 2024 warn a classical head‑and‑shoulders could extend losses toward $66.20 from about $132. Another trader sees a brief move to $134 before a drop. Others counter with targets at $152–$160, while SOL’s RSI sits near 69.

On December 8, 2025, Cardano’s Midnight sidechain went live, and its NIGHT token has climbed 507% since December 9 while securing listings on major exchanges. Over the same period, ADA slid 3.5% to $0.3788, with one analyst eyeing a potential return to the $0.72 area by year-end 2025 despite Cardano’s TVL falling to $230 million from nearly $1 billion a year earlier.

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.

Bitcoin extended its slide on Monday, trading near $86,000 as the Coinbase Premium Index moved back below zero. The sub-zero reading points to softer U.S. buying interest amid rising volatility, while failed attempts to reclaim $92,000 and derisking in futures add to caution. A retest of the $82K–$84K area remains a risk if sentiment does not improve.

Bitcoin adviser and author Terence Michael cautioned the community after a client who had saved for years lost 1 BTC to a romance-style pig-butchering scam. In a post on X, he described how social engineering prevailed despite multi-signature safeguards and advisory interventions. The case underscores limits of custody tools when victims authorize transfers.

On Dec. 15, Bitcoin moved between roughly $88,600 and $89,800 while traders watched transfers from wallets tagged to Wintermute, a narrowing CME futures gap, and a test of rising daily chart support near $89,000. BTC traded about 1.68% lower on the BTC USDT pair, and some analysts warned that a breakdown of this trendline could open the way toward the $80,000 region even as resistance remains clustered around $92,000 to $95,000.