On December 28, 2025, Glassnode's CryptoVizArt reported Bitcoin's realized loss volume has risen to about $300 million per day. Data show short-term holders' cost basis is $99,900, the true market mean is $81,100 with spot around $87,800, while CryptoQuant's SOPR at 0.99 signals investors are selling at a slight loss.

On December 28, the DOGE/USD pair rose 1.38% to about $0.1245 after a false breakdown of local support at $0.1236. Intraday charts show a bullish bias toward the $0.1250–$0.1260 resistance area, while low volume on higher time frames suggests sideways movement may dominate. If the weekly candle ends near or below current levels, analysts indicate the price could extend a downward trend toward the $0.10 region next month.

Hyperliquid outlined a structured timetable for team token releases in a Discord update. The plan unlocks 1.2 million HYPE on January 6 and continues on the 6th of each subsequent month, setting a predictable cadence for distribution. The schedule is framed to introduce clearer supply timing for participants and market makers.

Cardano climbed 7%, with ADA at $0.37 after an intraday high of $0.376, recovering from a Dec. 23–25 decline. The advance has spanned two sessions since Dec. 26 as traders monitor resistance at $0.427 (daily MA 50) and $0.665 (daily MA 200), with support at $0.34. Across the market, altcoins posted broader gains while Bitcoin stayed near $88,000.

On December 28, 2025, OKX CEO Star Xu called for decentralized exchanges and trading bots to meet exchange-level security standards after weekend exploits exposed risks. He warned that many bot products store users' private keys on centralized servers, and highlighted OKX's planned smart accounts using TEE and the conceptual OKX Pay. The Flow team said about $3.9M was moved off-network in a recent attack.

VanEck CEO Jan van Eck described Ethereum as 'the Wall Street token', highlighting its role in stablecoin transactions and programmable finance. Market analyst Ali Martinez sees a head‑and‑shoulders forming with a potential move toward $2,400, while CoinGecko shows ETH near $2,927 and Santiment tracks 934,240 ETH whale buys worth $3.15 billion.

In late 2025, crypto breaches escalated as Chainalysis tallied $3.4 billion in losses for the year. During Christmas week, Trust Wallet disclosed a $7 million Chrome-extension breach, while DeBot confirmed a $255,000 theft traced to a server in Japan; OKX's Star Xu cautioned that DEX bots and custodial wallets heighten risk.

XRP is hovering around $1.87 after falling below $2 and is down about 30% in the fourth quarter of 2025. Some analysts highlight prior accumulation phases and current support near $1.8–$2 as signs a rebound could form, while others point to the downtrend from October 2025 as continued selling pressure.