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XRP ETFs keep accumulating, yet heavy selling pressure drives weakness, risking $1.50 unless $2 reclaimed.

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XRP price is down about 7% in 2025, and threatens to end a two-year streak of positive annual returns after gaining 81% in 2023 and 238% in 2024.

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Rob Hadick, Dragonfly general partner, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the state of crypto, bitcoin price trends, 2026 outlook, future of prediction markets, and more.

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TL;DR Volatility outlook: Pompliano says compressed volatility makes a 70% or 80% BTC crash unlikely, framing muted year-end action as potential fuel for early 2026 strength. Long-term gains: Bitcoin rose 100% in two years and nearly 300% in three, reinforcing resilience despite missed $250,000 rally calls and investor disappointment.

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Dogecoin starts 2025 with good momentum Followed by a swift uptick, the memecoin price is now at its yearly low. DOGE lost $0.13, a crucial zone. 4 hour chart shows a reclaim power pattern above $0.13 and higher. Dogecoin, the 9th largest crypto by marketcap if 21.5B USD, is currently driving in a crucial zone.

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In a recent tweet, RippleX reveals a key 2026 date for XRP holders as the XRP community day event is set to return in February 2026.

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Bitcoin is undergoing another valuation reset, which analysts view as a constructive setup for the next leg higher.

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According to a recent report by Wintermute, BTC slipped below $85,000 midweek. ETH dropped under $3,000, triggering sharp liquidations.

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Ethereum got a classic “ghost wallet” moment on Christmas Eve as a dormant premine address holding 2,000 ETH suddenly reawakened after 10.4 years.

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December has been a hopeful month for the crypto markets, as the trend tends to turn bullish, which further transforms into a strong ascending trend or bull run too.

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The cryptocurrency market is going down today, according to CoinStats.

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Funding rates provide a clear window into the positioning of leveraged traders, and at the moment they help to explain why assets like Solana and XRP are still struggling despite sporadic attempts at recovery.

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Tether CEO Paulo Ardoino shared his outlook for 2026, highlighting potential risks to Bitcoin's price amid evolving market dynamics.

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As Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) sits around $87,000, down 6.4% in 2025, gold — tracked by the iShares Gold Trust (NYSE:GLD ) — has returned over 70% and hit an all-time high above $4,500 this year. Bitcoin Built Infrastructure, Gold Got The Capital Bitcoin achieved milestones that seemed impossible five years ago.

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Bears are controlling the initiative on the crypto market today, according to CoinStats.

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Major market participants have continued to increase their exposure to Ethereum (ETH), investing millions of dollars in the second-largest cryptocurrency.

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Solana could see massive gains in 2026 as real-world adoption accelerates and a sweeping core protocol upgrade moves closer to mainnet deployment.

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Over the past quarter, the most notable market signal from Japan-based Metaplanet was not a single Bitcoin purchase, but a pause. The Tokyo-listed firm, which spent much of 2025 aggressively acquiring Bitcoin, has not issued a “Notice of Additional Purchase” since Oct. 1.

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Ethereum ends December with flat price action as whale wallets grow, exchange reserves fall, and institutions continue adding ETH exposure.

 

Bitcoin's price on Wednesday stands at $87,234, with a market capitalization of $1.74 trillion, reflecting a cautious tone heading into Christmas Eve as 24-hour trading volume clocks in at $36.90 billion and the intraday range stays boxed between $86,713 and $88,091.

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Wallets tied to Aleksey Bilyuchenko moved 1,300 Bitcoins worth about $114 million to unidentified platforms over the past week, according to Arkham analyst Emmett Gallic. Aleksey is connected to the Mt.

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Strategy CEO Phong Le has been on the road with Michael Saylor, and the message from the meetings is less about “orange-pilling” bankers than watching large institutions sprint to close a Bitcoin product gap they can no longer ignore. In a Dec.

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Macro analyst and institutional crypto veteran Dan Tapiero stated Bitcoin remains in the middle stage of its current bull market cycle, according to a recent market update.

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Popular crypto commentator Coach JV says XRP may become this generation's biggest missed investment opportunity.

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Ether, XRP, Solana, Cardano, and Shiba Inu markets are showing early technical signals that a major rotation could be forming ahead of 2026.