BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes recently accumulated around $1.03M in LDO and roughly $973K in PENDLE while both tokens traded near compressed price structures after extended declines. PENDLE and LDO have since shown rising derivatives participation, long positioning, and technical breakouts, suggesting early positioning for potential continuation rather than late-stage momentum chasing. If PENDLE sustains levels near $1.95 and LDO overcomes resistance around $0.67, both assets may push towards higher resistance areas within the DeFi sector.

On December 27, Cardano (ADA) hovered near $0.3569, with intraday resistance seen around $0.3590. A close near that level could open a path toward the $0.36–$0.37 area, while weekly context highlights support at $0.3466 and potential upside into $0.38–$0.40 if momentum persists.

Cardano's privacy token Midnight (NIGHT) saw 24-hour trading volume decline 45% to $110.89 million after topping $9 billion earlier in the week. Despite lighter activity, NIGHT traded at $0.084, up 6.35% day over day but down 15% on the week. Its price swung from $0.1198 on Dec. 21 to $0.07 on Dec. 24 before rebounding.

On Dec. 27, 2025, Cardano-linked Midnight’s token NIGHT ranked among the day’s strongest movers and entered the top 100. NIGHT rose 7% in 24 hours, touched a local high above $0.086323, and its market capitalization surpassed $1.4 billion, while the broader crypto benchmark declined 1.3%.

On December 27, 2025, Lighter said its $LIT token generation event and user airdrop will occur before the end of 2025, with 25% of supply allocated, no vesting, and no claim step. The token will debut on Lighter, while Hyperliquid has launched a pre‑market LIT‑USDC perpetual with up to 3x leverage.

On December 26, 2025, Sharplink co-CEO Joseph Chalom said Ethereum's total value locked could rise 10X in 2026, linking the outlook to stablecoin usage, real-world asset tokenization, and institutional interest. Based on reports, the stablecoin market is about $308 billion and may reach $500 billion by the end of next year, with roughly 54% of activity on Ethereum. ETH traded near $2,921 on December 25, 2025.

On Friday, Dec. 26, XRP spot ETFs posted a net daily inflow of $0.00, halting a steady run of positive capital entries that had persisted since their launch. Despite the pause, total cumulative inflows reached $1.14 billion, with combined net assets near $1.24 billion and daily trading volume at $16.61 million while XRP traded around $1.85.

According to the analysis, XRP trades around $1.85 with $1.77 acting as near-term support. Price sits below the 50-EMA near $1.88 and the 100-EMA at $1.92, keeping the focus on a potential breakout. A move above $1.92 could open $1.96 and $2.05–$2.10, while failure of $1.77 risks $1.65.