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Ripple faces new questions about its escrowed XRP as Smart Escrows rise on the XRPL. Here's what may push Ripple to sell 25% of its holdings.

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Despite the current cryptocurrency market sentiment, the sector has generally been bullish in 2025. Moving into the new year, expectations are rising for further gains.

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The recent drop in Bitcoin dominance is pointing towards a major altseason, according to one popular analyst.

 

In December 2025, JPMorgan released an in-depth analysis emphasizing that strategic decision-making will play a crucial role in determining the future trajectory of Bitcoin. According to the financial giant, while Bitcoin has seen significant volatility in recent years, its evolution into a more mature asset heavily relies on how market participants, regulators, and developers shape its ecosystem.

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On a recent Friday, as Bitcoin's value dipped below the significant $90,000 mark, a previously inactive wallet from 2012 suddenly became active. This wallet, untouched for over 13 years, transferred 1,000 BTC, which at current valuations equates to roughly $89.4 million.

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Dogecoin has been bleeding lower in recent days, grinding back toward the mid-$0.13 band. Sellers have been in control of most candles in the past 24 hours, and each attempt at a rebound has faded quickly, leaving Dogecoin stuck near the bottom of a range.

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Bitcoin's price action has been grossly dramatic throughout the year. After reaching its current all-time-high price of $126,000 in early October, the world's leading cryptocurrency saw a rapid flip to the downside.

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Coinidol.com: STETH, short for staked Ether, represents a version of Ethereum's native cryptocurrency, Ether (ETH), that has been tokenized to represent its staked form.

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Will ETH surge to $60K in 2026 as Lee predicted? Here's ChatGPT's take on it.

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Ethereum, despite its recent woes, has the potential to rise to as high as $6800 according to a recent RSI analysis.

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The service will allow customers to buy and sell BTC, ETH, SOL, and USDC through a separate digital asset account managed by Hexarq.

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According to remarks made on CNBC's Power Lunch, Strategy's CEO Phong Le said the company moved quickly to calm investor fears after Bitcoin fell sharply. The firm announced a $1.44 billion US dollar reserve on Monday, raised through a stock sale.

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On December 1, a controversial article published by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) prompted a formal complaint from the Australian Bitcoin Industry Body (ABIB). The advocacy group claims the report contained significant inaccuracies about Bitcoin, which they argue could mislead the public and misrepresent their industry.

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As of December 2025, Bitcoin is valued at $89,618, bringing its total market capitalization to $1.78 trillion. The leading cryptocurrency has experienced a 24-hour trading volume of $45.76 billion, with its price fluctuating narrowly between $88,420 and $91,290.

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Texas has officially become the first U.S. state to acquire Bitcoin for a government strategic reserve, purchasing $5 million worth of the digital asset on November 20 at roughly $87,000 per BTC.

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Ethereum spot ETFs recorded $75.21 million in outflows on December 5, with all nine funds posting zero inflows. BlackRock's ETHA accounted for the entire withdrawal and was the fourth consecutive day of net redemptions for Ethereum (ETH) ETFs.

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XRP intends to make cross-border payments faster and cheaper. The crypto's volatility makes it hard to store value.

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In a not-so-surprising turn of events, the bearish orientation of the Bitcoin price has continued into the month of December, suggesting that the premier cryptocurrency could end the year in the red. Interestingly, recent on-chain data has offered insights into the likely direction of Bitcoin based on the integrity of an important price level.

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The movement of these rare physical Bitcoins highlights the enduring value and historical significance of early crypto artifacts. Two Casascius coins with $2,000 Bitcoin move after 13 years of dormancy.

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Cardano is rebounding from $0.40 support, with analysts watching for a move toward $1.60 if resistance at $0.51 is cleared.

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The rivalry between Base and Solana has taken on a new dimension with the introduction of the Base-Solana bridge. The latest episode goes back to September 2025, when Aerodrome's co-founder Alex Cutler boasted at Basecamp that Base would “flip Solana,” attracting the attention of Solana's famous defender, Mert Mumtaz, the CEO of Helius Labs.

 

The Casascius coins were designed as offline cold storage with embedded private keys, but the project was shut down in 2013 due to regulatory pressure from FinCEN.

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Bitcoin long-term holders lost interest in selling at $90,000, new research showed, as profitability of their BTC supply dried up.

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Input Output, the engineering firm best known for building Cardano, has begun a sweeping restructuring that includes a name change and a move into technology sectors far beyond its blockchain origins.

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On December 5, Coinbase, a leading cryptocurrency trading platform based in the U.S., projected a potential recovery in the crypto markets driven by increased liquidity and tapering selling pressure from long-time Bitcoin holders. This comes at a time when the global crypto market has faced intense headwinds, with investors closely watching the Federal Reserve's monetary policy decisions.