Polygon’s Madhugiri upgrade has boosted network throughput by 40% to 1,400 transactions per second, setting the stage for an aggressive scaling push toward 5,000 TPS within six months and as high as 100,000 TPS over the next two years. The enhancement aims to reduce congestion, lower fees, and position Polygon as a leading high-performance chain, even as its native POL token remains under pressure after a month-long decline.

On 11 December 2025, analytics firm Santiment reported that Chainlink ranks first in developer activity among real-world asset blockchains, with a score above 280 and a market value close to $10 billion. Hedera, Avalanche, Stellar, IOTA and other networks follow in a largely unchanged order, even as most RWA-linked tokens, including VeChain, have recently posted negative price performance.

On 11 December 2025, Coinbase Institutional said the crypto market’s reset after October and November could set up a year-end rebound. Its internal leverage indicator fell from double-digit levels to roughly 4%. ETF outflows and lower futures open interest are framed as risk compression rather than investor exit.

At its Institutional Gala in Dubai, Bybit said it has secured full authorization under the UAE's Virtual Asset Platform Operator framework and outlined plans for a regulated, institution-focused digital asset platform. The exchange reported that institutional asset inflows rose from about $1.3 billion in Q3 to $2.88 billion in Q4, with assets under management increasing from $40 million to $200 million over the same period. Bybit also upgraded its INS Credit Suite to offer up to 5X leverage and support custody-based real-world asset tokens, while cutting Market Maker Gateway execution latency from 30 milliseconds to 5 milliseconds.

XRP extended its pullback, slipping below $2.10 and $2.050 and now trading under $2.020 and the 100-hour Simple Moving Average, according to Kraken data. The hourly chart shows a descending trendline capping price near $2.050, with nearby support levels at $2.00 and $1.9850. A close above $2.050 could open room toward $2.085 and $2.10. Failure to break higher would leave price vulnerable to a drop toward $1.920 to $1.820.

Nearly half of high-net-worth investors in Asia-Pacific now allocate more than 10% of their portfolios to crypto, with 87% of over 270 respondents already holding digital assets, according to Sygnum's APAC HNWI Report 2025. Most plan to increase exposure, with median allocations in the 10%–20% range and a weighted average close to 17%.

Shiba Inu must move back above a horizontal band between $0.000014 and $0.00001 or risk being considered "dead" from a technical perspective, according to BingX Bitcoin adviser Nebraskan Gooner. SHIB has traded below this region for much of Q4 2025. It was quoted near $0.000008618, leaving it roughly 33–38% under a level many traders view as critical for a potential recovery.

On 10 December, a 750 million ADA transfer into Binance injected significant liquidity, yet Cardano’s price held near $0.46 as buyers absorbed the impact. Technical signals, including a break above a multi‑month descending regression channel, an RSI around 50.56, and rising Spot Taker Buy CVD alongside Open Interest at $814.87 million, point to an improving market structure despite resistance at $0.48–$0.50 and higher targets at $0.60 and $0.6975. Dense liquidation liquidity between $0.48 and $0.50 on Binance continues to threaten short‑term volatility while also providing potential fuel for further upside moves.