XRP is trading lower across all measured periods, with losses of 3.1% over 24 hours, 7.1% over the past week, nearly 19% over the past month and almost 12.5% since the start of the year. BNB briefly overtook XRP by market capitalization before XRP moved back into fourth place. Network fees have fallen 89% to 650 XRP on a 90‑day SMA basis, the lowest level since December 2020, according to CoinGecko.

In a Schwab Network interview, CEO Fong Lee said selling the company’s Bitcoin remains an option while emphasizing that dividends come first. He said that even if Bitcoin’s price fell 50%, holdings could fund dividends through about 2065. Lee maintained that Bitcoin is central to Strategy’s long-term plan. He also criticized MSCI’s proposed index exclusions.

21Shares, a major European crypto ETP issuer, is preparing to launch its U.S. spot XRP ETF (ticker TOXR) after the SEC approved its Form 8-A on Nov. 20 for listing on the Cboe BZX Exchange. Spot XRP ETFs from Canary Capital, Bitwise, Grayscale and Franklin Templeton went live around mid-November and have already amassed more than $1 billion in net assets. Collectively, those funds have locked 498.41 million XRP.

Shiba Inu recorded its highest whale-transfer activity since June 6 as more than 1.06 trillion SHIB flowed into exchanges on December 9, according to Santiment. The spike in large-holder behavior coincided with a 6% price increase and may signal heightened volatility in the days ahead.

Mike McGlone, senior commodity strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence, expects Bitcoin to close 2025 below $84,000. McGlone, who has more than 25 years of futures trading experience, views a sub-$84,000 finish as more likely than a rally above $94,000. He cites risk-off sentiment across equities and commodities as the primary driver.

MicroStrategy will not be compelled to liquidate its Bitcoin holdings even if removed from MSCI indexes, according to Matt Hougan, Chief Investment Officer at Bitwise. The company holds $60 billion in Bitcoin and $1.4 billion in cash, with no debt conversion scheduled until February 2027. Hougan emphasized that no mechanism exists to force cryptocurrency sales simply because the stock price falls below net asset value.

Ethereum's price rose above $3,200 on Tuesday, propelled by accumulation from shark wallets holding 1,000 to 10,000 ETH. The network recorded 190,000 new wallet addresses in a single day, reflecting strong demand. The rally coincided with the mainnet launch of the Fusaka upgrade, Ethereum's latest hard fork aimed at scaling data availability for Layer 2 rollups.

Bitcoin reached an intraday high of $91,107 after falling below $84,000 earlier this week, data show. The recovery reversed losses triggered by hawkish Bank of Japan remarks and fresh Chinese regulatory actions. Institutional moves, including Vanguard's cryptocurrency ETF access and Bank of America's Bitcoin allocation policy, supported the rally.

Vanguard, which manages over $11 trillion in assets, has reversed its longstanding ban on cryptocurrency products, now permitting clients to trade Bitwise's XRP exchange-traded fund. The policy shift grants more than 50 million customers access to select crypto ETFs and mutual funds holding digital assets. Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley confirmed the development through social media.