As the Federal Reserve resumed buying Treasuries and expanded its balance sheet, Peter Schiff argued that the market response exposed Bitcoin's weakness as a supposed inflation hedge. He highlighted that gold gained more than $50 to move back above $4,325, silver traded above $64, and mining stocks advanced, while Bitcoin fell alongside other risk assets instead of attracting safe-haven capital. Citing Bitcoin's drop of over 30% from its October peak near $120,000 and its subsequent technical rebound, Schiff claimed the market is no longer treating BTC as "digital gold" amid renewed quantitative easing.

Adam Back, a veteran cryptographer often cited as a top Satoshi candidate, highlighted that Bitcoin's 200-week moving average is now above $56,000, arguing it points to a rising price floor. BTC is attempting to break $90,000. $82,000 and $80,600 have capped recent pullbacks, while $74,110 has not been retested since the November drop.

The SEC approved 21Shares’ new XRP exchange-traded fund under ticker TOXR, according to U.Today. It will list on CBOE with a 0.30% fee. On December 11, 2025, 21shares US said the ETF is live and outlined four reasons XRP matters. The segment has seen $954.33 million in inflows, while rival XRPC reports $352.02 million in assets.

XRPL fee revenue has dropped 89%, with the 90-day average sliding from about 5,900 XRP per day in February to 650 XRP now. On December 10, 2025, the NYSE unveiled a Satoshi Nakamoto statue during Twenty One Capital’s debut. Over a 12-hour span, Bitcoin showed a 3,065% liquidation imbalance, as longs absorbed most of the $81.99 million in liquidations.

On December 11, 2025, Ripple-linked wallets executed coordinated XRP transfers totaling $1,550,694,217 in identical 100 million XRP tranches, according to data highlighted by Whale Alert and community tracker XRPWallets. Older Ripple-controlled addresses funded newly created wallets, with some senders drained to zero. XRP’s price hovered around $2, and trading volume was muted with limited market reaction.

In midweek trading, Solana’s recent engagement with the XRP community has raised expectations that an Axelar-powered bridge for XRP and RLUSD could soon go live on the network. Shiba Inu’s 24-hour trading volume has increased by about 33% to roughly $151.12 million alongside a 6% price gain. Meanwhile, SpaceX has moved 1,021 BTC, valued at around $94.48 million, into new wallets without any public comment from Elon Musk.

On Dec. 10, 2025, Ripple CTO David Schwartz outlined six pain points investors face when buying private-company shares through secondary brokers. He highlighted opaque pricing, insider advantages, and extended right-of-first-refusal and approval processes. He also said buyers face fees of 5% for themselves and 5% for sellers, which are included in the buyer’s final cost.

On Tuesday, Solana's official account posted the number "589", reviving long-running XRP meme speculation. Ripple CTO David Schwartz said markets undervalue the company's XRP escrow in light of a $500 million secondary share sale at a $40 billion valuation, according to the article. Andrew Tate reiterated he is "huge on Bitcoin" and questioned why a 10,000 BTC purchase had little visible impact on price.

XRP derivatives showed a 29,668,367% liquidation imbalance, with $175,000 in long liquidations and just $588 on the short side, according to CoinGlass. On the four-hour view, the skew indicates minimal bearish participation even as price eased earlier in the session. This suggests pullbacks are being driven by long-leverage unwinds rather than new short pressure.