XRP ETF Outperforms BTC, SOL, ETH, but XRP Price in a Make-Or-Break Situation

The spot XRP exchange-traded funds (ETFs) continued to see healthy inflows at $38 million on December 8, outperforming some of the top assets like Bitcoin BTC $90 432 24h volatility: 1.5% Market cap: $1.80 T Vol. 24h: $43.89 B , Ethereum ETH $3 120 24h volatility: 0.6% Market cap: $376.31 B Vol. 24h: $22.50 B , and Solana SOL $132.9 24h volatility: 3.9% Market cap: $74.62 B Vol. 24h: $4.62 B . While XRP ETFs approach the $1 billion mark, the XRP XRP $2.07 24h volatility: 1.0% Market cap: $124.76…

ONDO Price Push? SEC Finally Drops Probe

Key Notes ONDO trading volume jumped 150% on December 9. Ondo Finance also saw a new ATH in TVL, reaching $1.866 billion. This comes as the SEC officially closed a multi-year investigation against the project. Ondo Finance saw renewed investor interest on Dec. 9 after announcing that the SEC has formally closed its multi-year investigation into the firm. ONDO ONDO $0.48 24h volatility: 0.9% Market cap: $1.51 B Vol. 24h: $161.80 M token’s spot trading volume surged by 150% in the past 24 hours. At the time of writing, ONDO…

Shiba Inu Whale Activity Spikes as 1 Trillion Tokens Move to Exchanges, What Happens to SHIB Price?

Key Notes Shiba Inu whales conducted 406 large transactions over $100,000, the highest since June 2025. SHIB’s total exchange supply has now reached 136.95 trillion. SHIB price is at a major support level, with analysts expecting 500% upside in the next six months. The world’s second-largest memecoin, Shiba Inu SHIB $0.000009 24h volatility: 0.3% Market cap: $5.01 B Vol. 24h: $117.29 M , has witnessed a sharp surge in whale activity. On-chain data shows that over 1 trillion SHIB tokens moved to the exchanges in the last 24 hours. Thus,…

Hyperliquid Whales Are Becoming Less Bearish as Liquidations Plunge

Key Notes Crypto liquidations fell by more than 50% as the market consolidated. Top whales on Hyperliquid are taking a U-turn on their bearish stance amid Strategy’s latest buy. Most of the whales that have profited so far have a bearish bias. Leading whales on the perpetual exchange, Hyperliquid, have been shifting their stance from very bearish just a week ago to slightly bearish at the moment. According to data from CoinGlass, the gap between bullish and bearish Hyperliquid wallets, worth $1 million to $50 million and beyond, has been…

Robinhood’s 2025 Crypto Milestones: New Tools and Regions

Key Notes Robinhood expanded its European crypto suite with XRP and Solana futures ETF products. The introduction of new tools follows a year of record global growth, including MiCA-driven expansion across all EU and EEA markets. The firm continues its international push as CEO Vlad Tenev confirmed new market entry in Indonesia. Robinhood is summarizing the year and has shared its key achievements and milestones in 2025. According to details in the official press release on Dec. 8, the company now offers more than 65 digital assets across the EU,…

XRP Price Hesitates at Resistance—Are Bulls Running Out of Time?

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3 Bank CEOs to Meet US Senators for Crypto Regulation Talks as Bitcoin Hangs at $90K

Key Notes Top banking executives convene with lawmakers amid ongoing debates over digital-asset custody and stablecoin supervision frameworks. Bitcoin trading volume surged 34 percent while open interest remained flat, signaling cautious positioning ahead of policy developments. Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser, Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan and Wells Fargo CEO Charlie Scharf are scheduled to meet senators on Thursday for a closed-door discussion on crypto market structure legislation. News: A trio of big bank CEOs will meet with senators this week to discuss crypto market structure legislation. Citigroup CEO Jane…

Tether’s Stablecoin USDT Gains Multi-Chain Regulatory Recognition in Abu Dhabi’s ADGM

Key Notes ADGM approves USDT as Accepted Fiat-Referenced Token on nine additional blockchain networks for regulated use. The recognition follows October 2024 initial approval and months of compliance collaboration with FSRA. Tether strengthens Middle East strategy with plans for AED-pegged stablecoin and UAE real estate partnerships. Tether announced that its USDT stablecoin has been officially recognized as an Accepted Fiat-Referenced Token (AFRT) by the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) for use on multiple blockchains, including Aptos, Celo, Cosmos, Kaia, Near, Polkadot, Tezos, TON, and TRON. The approval allows ADGM-authorized entities…

NEAR Achieves 1M Transactions Per Second in Sharded, Test Environment

Key Notes NEAR’s benchmark used 70 shards on Google Cloud hardware costing approximately $900 monthly to achieve the milestone. The test involved only native token transfers, not smart contracts, suggesting real-world capacity may differ from peak performance. NEAR currently operates nine shards on mainnet, positioning it among the highest theoretical capacity layer-one blockchains. NEAR Protocol NEAR $1.75 24h volatility: 0.7% Market cap: $2.24 B Vol. 24h: $189.49 M has achieved a significant milestone of 1 million transactions per second (TPS) in a benchmark test environment created to simulate a real-world…

Bybit Partners with Circle to Expand USDC Services Across Platform

Key Notes Partnership aims to boost USDC accessibility for both retail and institutional traders through enhanced platform features. Circle reports USDC circulation reached $73.7 billion in Q3 2025, marking a 108% year-over-year increase despite market volatility. Stablecoin sector faces scrutiny as S&P downgrades Tether’s rating amid questions about long-term market stability. Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit and stablecoin issuer Circle have announced a strategic partnership that will see the two firms collaborate to expand USDC services across the Bybit stack. According to a Dec. 8 press release, the partnership will focus on…