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.

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.