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XRP price consolidates near key support as long-term trend structure holds and volatility continues to compress

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Bitcoin's short-term price action is still without bullish momentum, and according to macroeconomist Henrik Zeberg, the longer-term outlook may be deteriorating as well. Henrik Zeberg shared a strongly bearish assessment of the market's current structure in a post on the social media platform X with the conclusion that Bitcoin is no longer behaving like an asset in a healthy expansion phase.

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Tether, the world's largest stablecoin issuer by market capitalization, expanded its bitcoin holdings in the fourth quarter of 2025 with the acquisition of 8,888.8888888 BTC. As the calendar turns to 2026, the firm's wallet ranks as the fifth-largest address holding bitcoin. On New Year's Eve, Dec.

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U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $355 million in net inflows Tuesday, breaking a brutal seven-day stretch that saw investors yank $1.12 billion from the products.

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Cardano founder has unfurled plans to replace his persona on X (formerly Twitter) with an artificial intelligence (AI) version in 2026. Going forward, Hoskinson confirmed that he will remain in touch with the Cardano and Midnight communities via Discord and YouTube.

 

While prices are tipped to recover in 2026, Hougan revealed that Trump's policies will have little to no effect on Bitcoin.

 

Bitcoin is trading near $88K, as profit-taking has met long-term demand. SOPR has sat near breakeven, and the Coinbase premium has turned slightly negative. About 1,600 BTC have left exchanges, supporting forecasts for range-bound trade between $80K and $140K in 2026. A macro catalyst may be needed.

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Bitcoin, the world's largest cryptocurrency, ended its Q4 2025 with a nearly 28% drop, but the bigger story goes beyond price. For the first time in 14 years, Bitcoin failed to follow its famous four-year cycle, surprising traders and long-term holders alike.

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Galaxy Digital (NASDAQ: GLXY) noted in their blog post focused on year-end predictions that, somewhat anticlimactically, Bitcoin (BTC) now looks set to end 2025 at roughly the same price level where it started.

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Tenderly reports that it is now an official public RPC provider for Polygon, joining the network of infrastructure partners powering one of the “most widely adopted EVM-compatible chains.” Clients may now access Tenderly's public Polygon RPC endpoint at tenderly.rpc.polygon.community.

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Bitcoin entered a "new era" as the 2025 yearly candle closed red, said analysis, with BTC price volatility signals firing into the new year.

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Three-day chart crossover near $2,900 echoes pattern that triggered previous 217% price surge

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Ethereum price is compressing into a triangle apex as volatility tightens, signaling an imminent breakout that could drive expansion if confirmed by strong volume.

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XRP price is down about 1.1% in the last 24 hours and still carries an 8.8% loss over the past 30 days. That makes it one of the weakest performers in the top ten, with only Dogecoin posting a bigger monthly drop.

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B HODL's increased Bitcoin holdings highlight a strategic commitment to leveraging cryptocurrency for long-term financial growth and network utility. UK Bitcoin treasury B HODL acquires additional Bitcoin, total holdings top 158 BTC.

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Bullish derivatives positioning faces a reality check as $1 billion in XRP supply unlocks.

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After a volatile 2025, investors are rethinking crypto cycles. Here are three investment themes that will shape the market's next phase in 2026.

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Despite reaching $126,000, Bitcoin's late-year sell-off led to its first post-halving annual loss.

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Vitalik Buterin has urged Ethereum builders to turn 2025 scaling gains into apps that survive fraud, censorship, and developer exit. He has framed Ethereum as a world computer that should run even if Cloudflare fails, while defending layer-2 strategy and broader decentralization goals as 2026 dawns.

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Bitcoin spot ETFs concluded 2025's final trading session with $348 million in net outflows while BTC settled at $87,496, marking a 6% decline from its December 2024 close as institutional caution offset regulatory optimism.

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Tether's $876 million bitcoin acquisition in Q4 2025 elevated its holdings to 96,185 BTC, securing the stablecoin issuer's position as the fifth-largest bitcoin wallet globally while corporate treasuries continue accumulating despite market volatility.

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Bitcoin's long-observed four-year market cycle is facing renewed skepticism after the asset closed 2025 lower than it opened, a first for a post-halving year.

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XRP is reportedly showing signs of tightening supply, with exchange balances falling to levels not seen in years. Despite this shift, the cryptocurrency's price remains stuck below $2, highlighting an unusual disconnect between shrinking availability, slow demand, and weak price performance.

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The Bitcoin price has closed its yearly candle with a shooting-star-like pattern, raising concerns that selling pressure near highs could signal a broader bearish shift ahead.

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The year 2025 will be remembered as the moment crypto futures trading stopped being a theoretical risk and became a measurable systemic failure. By year's end, more than $154 billion in forced liquidations had been recorded across perpetual futures markets, according to aggregated data from Coinglass, translating to an average of $400–500 million in daily losses.