According to ChatGPT, Ethereum is favored over Solana for 2026, with the AI model focusing on value capture, institutional alignment, and evolving layer-2 economics rather than raw activity. It highlights maturing rollups, rising blob-space demand, and constrained issuance for ETH, while noting year-to-date prices of $3,040 for ETH (down almost 9%) and $126 for SOL (down 33%) as of press time.

Bitcoin is maintaining key technical support around $86,500 while monthly exchange flows have climbed to roughly $10.9 billion, the strongest reading since May 2021. Analysts note that this combination of defended support and elevated on-chain activity may signal a turning point, with growing discussion around a potential move toward the $100,000 area as BTC attempts to clear resistance near $90,000.

Bitget reported that cumulative spot trading in its tokenized stock products has exceeded $500 million, with activity concentrated in major U.S. technology names such as Tesla, Nvidia, Apple, and Meta. In the first week of December, the exchange handled over $88 million in Ondo-issued tokenized stocks, accounting for around 73% of that segment's market flow, and has committed to zero-fee trading on these products through January 16, 2026.

Bitcoin moved near $90,000 while Ethereum reclaimed $3,000 amid a broader uptick in majors. BNB stayed above $860; NIGHT jumped 13% to $0.10 and HYPE rose 4%, whereas AAVE slid 11% and CC fell 21%. The total crypto market cap added $30 billion to $3.120 trillion on CG.

Ripple's Managing Director for the Middle East and Africa, Reece Merrick, has reflected on the five years since the SEC filed its lawsuit against the company on Dec. 22, 2020, saying the experience strengthened the team and his conviction in Ripple's success. He highlighted that 2025 became one of Ripple's most ambitious years, with around $4 billion deployed into the crypto ecosystem, several major acquisitions completed and its RLUSD stablecoin greenlisted by Abu Dhabi's FSRA. Merrick now believes the outlook is brighter than ever for both Ripple and the broader digital asset sector.

Bitcoin slipped below $90,000, with a price snapshot at $89,756.05 after a run toward $120,000. Persistent macro uncertainty, a 2.7% CPI print, and a 10‑year Treasury yield near 4.17% are weighing on risk appetite, while uneven liquidity and growing ETF participation continue to shape institutional flows.

Hyperliquid rejected accusations about its solvency and transparency after a December 22 article questioned its operations. The platform emphasized decentralization via BFT Proof-of-Stake nodes and real-time visibility of transactions. The piece also notes Hyperliquid handled $10. 31B in liquidations efficiently during volatile conditions.

According to on-chain data, 11 newly created wallets withdrew about 1.567 million Chainlink, worth roughly $19.8 million, from Binance over the last three days. LINK remains in a corrective phase below key moving averages, while exchange outflows are reducing readily available sell-side supply and may reflect defensive accumulation rather than speculative trading.