On 16 December 2025, the UK High Court refused to reopen a major lawsuit linked to Bitcoin Satoshi's Vision that sought billions in damages based on hypothetical price outcomes. The ruling reinforces earlier UK case law that prioritizes investor responsibility and market risk over claims tied to "missed upside" or alternative market histories, narrowing the scope for future crypto litigation over delisting decisions.

PIPPIN jumped to a fresh all‑time high on December 16 following a sharp squeeze in derivatives. Shorts dominated open interest, while on‑chain whales executed coordinated spot orders on Raydium and PumpSwap. The team made no new announcements during the move.

On December 16, Shiba Inu's SHIB token traded around $0.00000790 after dropping 3.73% in the last day. The price recently failed to hold above the $0.00000799 resistance and is now hovering closer to support, with bears watching the $0.00000755 level and a possible move toward the $0.0000070 zone if pressure persists.

In December 2025, analyst JD highlights XRP’s retest of the 21-month EMA, echoing a similar setup seen before its January 2018 all-time high. JD suggests that if XRP can hold this key trendline over the next 20 days, it could open the door to a fresh record high in Q1 2026, though a sharp correction could also follow. The pattern underscores how crucial this EMA level is for XRP’s potential upside and downside in 2026.

On December 16, XRP slipped 4.35% and was changing hands at $1.9164, hovering just above key support near $1.8209. Intraday action shows a move higher after breaking local resistance at $1.8975, opening the way for a potential test of the $1.95 area. If no strong bounce develops and support around $1.8209 fails, chart readings suggest a corrective extension toward $1.80 in the short term and possibly the $1.30–$1.60 zone on a midterm horizon.

Stellar’s XLM has fallen 3.4% over the past 24 hours to trade near $0.22 while derivatives metrics point to increasing bearish positioning. Open interest in XLM futures has declined alongside rising short exposure, and technical indicators such as RSI and MACD signal sellers remain in control as price revisits the June low around $0.217.

Visa Inc. announced on Tuesday that it will let U.S. financial institutions settle payments using Circle's USDC stablecoin on the Solana blockchain, expanding its crypto-focused services. Initial users include Cross River Bank and Lead Bank, with broader U.S. access planned through 2026 and support for seven-day settlement windows to streamline treasury and liquidity management. Visa is also collaborating on the Arc Layer 1 blockchain for future USDC settlement, while Binance CEO Richard Teng highlighted that daily stablecoin transactions have already surpassed Visa's own payment volumes.

XRP has dropped under $2 to around $1.87, with its price down roughly 6% in a day and about 17% over a recent institutional inflow streak. A nearly seven-year-old wallet that accumulated XRP near $0.40 realized more than $721.5 million in profit around the $2 level on Dec. 11, amid falling leverage on Binance and a sharp decline in XRP futures buying volume.