On December 17, Robert Kiyosaki warned on the Rich Dad YouTube channel that further interest rate cuts could push the U.S. toward hyperinflation, drawing comparisons to Weimar Germany. He cited rising consumer debt, including a typical $3,600 credit card balance at about 22% interest, and argued asset holders in gold, silver, Bitcoin, real estate, or cattle would fare better than wage earners.

On December 17, 2025, YoungHoon Kim said on X that XRP could exceed Ethereum’s market capitalization by 2026. On December 18, XRP traded at $1.87 (about $113 billion) versus ETH near $2,852 (roughly $344 billion), implying XRP would need to more than triple its relative valuation. Kim cited interoperability and Solana integrations.

On December 17, Bitcoin saw a rapid 30-minute price spike, jumping from around $87,000 to slightly above $90,000 before easing to roughly $89,950. Over the same window, its market capitalization increased from about $1.745 trillion to around $1.80 trillion, adding roughly $55 billion as 24-hour gains exceeded 3% amid elevated trading volumes.

Throughout 2025, Michael Saylor‑led Strategy accumulated 223,800 Bitcoin at a weighted average cost of $99,908 per BTC, lifting its total holdings to 671,268 BTC and pushing the firm’s treasury value to about $60.05 billion. A Form 8-K dated December 15, 2025 disclosed the latest weekly purchase of 10,645 BTC for roughly $980.3 million at an average of $92,098, implying an acquisition pace of around 641 BTC per day and leaving the company with an unrealized gain of about $9.73 billion, or 19%.

XRP has dropped over 16% in the last month to about $2.04 even as interest around new XRP ETFs and wrapped tokens has grown. After being prompted to assess these trends, ChatGPT 5.2 estimated XRP at $2.28 on December 31, 2025, with a projected range between $1.90 and $2.65 based on current market structure and adoption.

Ethereum transaction fees have fallen to an eight-year low, returning to 2017 levels, according to CryptoRank. The decline came days after the Fusaka upgrade went live on December 3, 2025. The upgrade is designed to improve execution efficiency and ease congestion at the protocol level. The move points to measurable progress on Ethereum’s scalability.

On December 10, SpaceX moved 1,021 BTC valued at about $94.48 million. The transfer follows last week’s 1,083 BTC move worth roughly $99.8 million, extending a run of sizable Bitcoin transactions by the company. Bitcoin traded near $91,941 as attention focused on the firm’s on-chain activity.

SpaceX transferred 1,083 BTC valued at approximately $99.8 million on December 5, data show. The aerospace company holds roughly 5,012 BTC across identified wallets, worth around $457.8 million at current prices. The transfer originated from a SpaceX-associated wallet to a new address, following patterns consistent with previous movements to Coinbase Prime custody infrastructure.

Five XRP exchange-traded funds held $801.7 million in combined assets as of November 28, 2025, less than one month after launch. The funds collectively hold 339.16 million XRP tokens, representing 0.339% of circulating supply, data show. Canary Capital leads with 155.8 million XRP under management, followed by Bitwise with 80.5 million tokens.