On December 28, 2025, OKX CEO Star Xu warned about wallet theft risks in DEX Bot products after a DeBot-linked incident resulted in an estimated $255,000 loss. He argued that products uploading user private keys to servers face risks comparable to centralized exchanges and therefore should follow exchange-level security standards. The comments came amid broader 2025 crypto platform attacks, where reported losses have surpassed $3.40 billion.

On December 28, Bitcoin advanced 0.5% over the last 24 hours and was quoted at $87,924 at press time. Short‑term structure leans bullish, with a potential move toward the $88,500 area if momentum holds, while higher time frames still point to range‑bound trading and low volume. Early 2026 is not expected to bring sharp swings.

Since 2015, Bitcoin has surged 27,701%, versus silver's 405% and gold's 283%, according to analyst Adam Livingston. The debate intensified as Peter Schiff urged a four-year lens, Matt Golliher cited production-cost convergence, and TradingView reported 2025 all-time highs for gold (~$4,533) and silver (~$80) amid a near 10% DXY slide cited by Ethan Ralph.

On December 28, Shiba Inu's SHIB token traded near $0.00000736 after rising 2.27% over the previous day. Short-term charts show price heading toward resistance around $0.00000741, with potential extensions to $0.00000750 and $0.00000770 if buyers maintain control. On the weekly time frame, analysts are watching the $0.000007 support and suggest a bar closing well above it could open the way for a move into the $0.000008 range.

XRP has traded with a bearish tone in December, slipping towards the $1.80 area as multiple support zones failed under selling pressure. Market analyst CryptoOnchain notes that XRP's weekly chart now shows a bearish divergence between price and the Relative Strength Index, hinting at weakening momentum. At the same time, Binance open interest in XRP derivatives has dropped to about $450 million, its lowest level since November 2024, while the token changes hands around $1.87 after a 1.5% daily gain.

Mirae Asset Group is negotiating to acquire Korbit in a deal valued around $100 million, with Mirae Asset Consulting leading and an MOU signed with major shareholders. The exchange, founded in 2014 and operating under South Korea's licensing regime, has under 1 percent domestic market share by volume. Over the last 24 hours, Korbit posted $5.75 million out of roughly $1.21 billion across six local platforms.

In January 2024, spot Bitcoin ETFs were approved, followed by a $10 cross‑sector test at the cycle's start. Results ranged from $28 in winners to just $1.20 in laggards amid capital concentrating in regulated products. Bitcoin set an October all‑time high above $126,000 and later traded near $88,000.

The Uniswap community approved the UNIfication proposal with 99.9% support, leading the treasury to burn 100 million UNI tokens valued at about $591 million and redirect future protocol fees toward ongoing burns. Following the move, UNI briefly reached a local high of $6.4 before trading around $6.3 with a 5.2% daily gain, while trading volume and market cap rose in tandem and analysts highlighted potential paths toward $7.2 or a pullback to $5.7 depending on sustained demand.