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Capitulation risk is rising as difficulty and revenue diverge.

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Ethereum is trading above the $3,200 level as bulls attempt to push the price back toward higher resistance zones, but market sentiment remains fragile. Fear and uncertainty continue to dominate as several analysts warn that the broader trend may still point toward a potential bear market.

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Ripple finalized its Rail acquisition, advancing Ripple Payments into a unified, compliant stablecoin platform designed to streamline global B2B money movement, expand enterprise adoption, and deepen real-world utility across digital and fiat rails.

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Copperx announced the launch of Kosh, an innovative digital bank designed for freelancers and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) globally, built on the Solana blockchain. The announcement was made on December 12th during the Solana Breakpoint conference.

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Five new national trust banks gain conditional approval to join the U.S. federal banking system

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Bitcoin has failed to reclaim higher prices, reinforcing the growing belief that the market may be entering a deeper bearish phase. After multiple attempts to push above key resistance levels, BTC continues to trade sideways with declining momentum, reflecting a clear shift in investor sentiment.

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XRP is being positioned as something more than a trading asset as analysts point to signs suggesting it may be shaped for financial infrastructure over time.

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The growing endorsement of Bitcoin by major banks signals a shift towards mainstream acceptance of digital assets in investment portfolios. Brazil's largest private bank recommends up to 3% investment in Bitcoin.

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More than $140 million in Bitcoin (BTC) long positions were liquidated within a single hour, according to Coinglass data, as the price hovered around the $90,000 level. This flash wave of Bitcoin liquidations underscores the elevated leverage and high volatility in the derivatives market.

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A total of 3.13 BTC, valued at $282,000, was the reward obtained by a solo Bitcoin miner for solving a block last Thursday. The odds of achieving this feat were about 1 in 30,000, according to the administrator of CK Pool.

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Asset management companies are continuing to launch spot XRP ETFs one after another. The latest company to join the XRP ETF craze is 21Shares.

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Bitcoin (BTC) continues to trade within the recent consolidation phase, hovering around $90,000 at the time of writing on Friday, as investors digest the Federal Reserve's (Fed) cautious December rate cut and its implications for risk assets.

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XRP has been under clear pressure in recent sessions, sliding toward its lowest price of the year as the broader crypto market continues to absorb heavy selling. Sentiment remains fragile, and many traders have shifted into defensive positioning while awaiting clearer macro signals.

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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) granted conditional approval to Ripple to establish the Ripple National Trust Bank, obtaining a federal license to operate for the first time. This decision allows it to move forward under a trust bank structure directly supervised by the federal government. Comptroller Jonathan V.

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Bitcoin has broken from its long-standing correlation with equities, marking its first full-year divergence from stocks in over a decade.

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Institutional-grade infrastructure is expanding XRP beyond payments as regulated wrapped XRP launches with deep liquidity, enabling cross-chain DeFi activity, new trading pairs, and broader utility across major blockchains through Hex Trust. XRP Ecosystem Grows as Hex Trust Introduces wXRP Growing institutional participation continues to shape XRP's trajectory as regulated infrastructure broadens its role beyond payments.

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AMINA Bank becomes the first European institution to activate Ripple's licensed blockchain payments system

 

Bitcoin hoarding giant Strategy clung to its place in the Nasdaq 100 on Friday, continuing its year-long stint in the benchmark at a time where analysts have raised questions over its business model.

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TL;DR: Solana's Total Value Locked (TVL) has fallen more than $10 billion from its peak of $15 billion in September. DEX activity decreased by 67% after the October crash, impacting Solana DApp revenues. SOL's funding rate shows weak demand for bullish leverage, reflecting trader caution.

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Dogecoin is entering a pivotal phase as its price action tightens within a symmetrical triangle, aligning with a high-timeframe Wyckoff setup. The combination of higher lows, compressed structure, and developing Wyckoff signals suggests growing strength beneath the surface, raising the possibility that DOGE is quietly preparing for its next major move.

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Ethereum could witness a strong bullish phase soon.

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Bitcoin enters the week trapped in a tight consolidation range, reflecting a market caught between caution and expectation. Price action has stalled as traders wait for clearer direction after the recent Federal Reserve decision and ongoing macro uncertainty.

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Federal regulators moved crypto deeper into U.S. banking as the OCC conditionally approved five digital-asset trust banks, signaling growing confidence in federally supervised crypto custody, payments and blockchain-based financial services.

 

The composition on the market is far from being bullish enough, and unfortunately, it seems like things will not get better in the near future. Some assets show recovery possibilities, but it might not be for a long time due to the lack of bullish-side liquidity.

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Hidden bullish divergence and heavy accumulation signal a possible revisit to the $115K zone soon.