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Updated December 22, 2025, ETH saw sustained inflows to whale wallets, with 10K–100K-ETH addresses leading. According to Cryptoquant, these wallets collectively hold over 22M ETH, while the largest cohorts carry around 4.47M. Whales accumulated in 2025 at sub-$3,000 levels, offering support near $2,800 and signaling long-term confidence despite weak retail sentiment.

During early Asia trading hours on Monday, Bitcoin climbed toward $90,000, printing an intra‑day high at $89,850, up 6.5% from a local $84,400 low. Analysts cite bullish derivatives—short‑liquidation dominance at -11% and a regime score near 16.3%—with chart setups eyeing resistance at $93,300–$100,000 and a measured target around $120,000.

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.

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.

Cardano (ADA) is trading around $0.37 after a bearish monthly MACD crossover and has declined 32% since that signal, with analysts monitoring potential support near $0.23. Momentum remains weak below the 9-week EMA at $0.45 and 21-week EMA at $0.66, while futures open interest has slid to about $660 million from above $1 billion earlier this year.

Crypto analyst HAMED_AZ says Bitcoin remains in a corrective phase after a $126,000 all‑time high and is currently trading below $90,000. He highlights a tight $84,000–$94,000 range; a confirmed break above $94,000 could target $108,000, while losing $84,000 may open downside toward $72,000.

On 22 December 2025, Hyperliquid addressed community concerns over HYPE token selling. According to co‑founder Iliensinc, the wallet behind recent trades belongs to a former employee dismissed in early 2024 and is not tied to the current team. The company also reiterated strict policies barring staff from trading HYPE derivatives.

Indonesia's Financial Services Authority (OJK) released a whitelist of 29 licensed crypto platforms under Regulation No. 23/2025, clarifying who can operate legally. Global players are advancing: Robinhood struck deals earlier this month to acquire Buana Capital and PT Pedagang Aset Kripto, while OSL Group completed its Koinsayang acquisition in September. Indonesia counts more than 19 million capital‑market investors and about 17 million crypto traders.

Hyperliquid said that a wallet its community identified for allegedly shorting HYPE belongs to a former staff member who left in the first quarter of 2024. The co-founder stressed that the person's trades do not represent the firm's ethics and reiterated that employees face strict bans on HYPE derivatives trading and use of material non-public information. HYPE, which launched near a few dollars in November 2024 and later touched about $60, was trading around $25.40, roughly 24% lower over the past year but still up about 290% since inception.

According to Coinglass, the Coinbase Bitcoin premium stayed negative for seven consecutive days and was around -0.04% on December 21, 2025, after remaining negative for much of November. Analysts say this typically signals U.S. spot demand lagging Asia, with institutions in the U.S. less aggressive while Asian sessions show stronger dip-buying.