CoinGecko's 2025 ranking by mindshare shows Solana leading at 26.79%, with Base at 13.94% and Ethereum at 13.43%. Sui holds 11.77% and BNB Chain 9.05%, while XRP Ledger registers 4.68%. The list emphasizes attention and engagement across ecosystems rather than price performance.

HashKey Holdings Ltd. raised HK$1.6 billion, roughly $206 million, by pricing its Hong Kong initial public offering at HK$6.68 per share, close to the top of the HK$5.95–HK$6.95 marketing range. The company sold 240.6 million shares amid strong demand, while its debut comes during a busy December for Hong Kong listings and a volatile period for the broader crypto market.

The Crypto Fear and Greed Index has slid to 16, close to 2025's low of 10, while Bitcoin trades around $88,900, about 30% below its $126,000 peak from October. Ethereum remains 36% under its August high and XRP has surrendered more than 40% of its value, even as spot XRP ETFs log 19 straight days of inflows totaling about $990.91 million. Despite extreme fear dominating sentiment, some traders are watching support between $80,000 and $85,000 for BTC as macro policy moves and liquidity shifts continue to drive volatility.

Tesla's long-serving directors realized more than $3 billion from legacy option awards as shares surged. The board halted new stock grants in 2020 and froze compensation in 2021 amid litigation. Reported pay from 2018–2024 remained far above peers, while a spokesperson said directors attended 58 meetings in 2024.

Rocket Lab stock advanced in premarket at 7:29 AM EST on December 15, 2025, to $62.80, up $1.31 or 2.13% from the prior close of $61.49. The move followed the company's first dedicated JAXA mission, RAISE And Shine, which lifted off from New Zealand on December 14 and deployed the RAISE-4 satellite.

Digital asset ETPs logged $716 million in weekly inflows, lifting assets under management to $180 billion. The US led with $483 million, followed by Germany at $96.9 million and Canada at $80.7 million. Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP attracted $352 million, $338 million and $245 million respectively.

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.

JPMorgan Chase has introduced a private tokenized money market fund on Ethereum, seeding it with $100 million. The MONY vehicle issues wallet-based share tokens via Morgan Money, with subscriptions and redemptions in cash or USDC and eligibility starting at $1 million; individuals need at least $5 million and institutions $25 million.