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XRP has gained 10% since the beginning of December. The rise aligns with the broader market recovery. Many XRP holders expect the price to rise further, but they should also be aware of several concerning factors.These factors may limit XRP’s ability to recover this month. The following analysis breaks them down.Sponsored SponsoredFactors That Could Create New Selling Pressure on XRP in DecemberCryptoQuant data shows a sharp spike in XRP Ledger Velocity. It has reached the highest level of the year.This metric measures the frequency with which assets are transferred across the network. A strong increase suggests that XRP is not…

Build On Bitcoin (BOB), a Bitcoin Defi crypto token, delivered a dramatic surge today, printing what traders often call a “God candle” after rocketing more than 100% in a day. While the rally may seem compelling at first glance, a closer look at the token’s underlying fundamentals raises serious concerns that investors should not ignore.Build On Bitcoin Presents ConcernsAcross social platforms, BOB is being labeled a major “red flag” due to structural risks in its token distribution. Data from Go Plus Security reveals that the top 10 holders control more than 93% of the entire BOB supply. Such extreme concentration is…

In brief Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse predicted that Bitcoin will trade at $180,000 at the close of 2026. He added that continued regulatory improvements, like the CLARITY Act, can provide tailwinds for the entire industry. Bitcoin is up around 1% this week, recently trading above $92,000. Bitcoin will be trading at $180,000 by the end of 2026—at least, that’s what Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse predicted onstage at Binance Blockchain Week on a panel about crypto’s future.Though he didn’t provide specific reasons for the prediction, the Ripple frontman shared that continued regulatory progress in the United States will be a catalyst…

Bitcoin treasury firm Twenty One Capital will start trading on the New York Stock Exchange on December 9. The company will use the ticker symbol XXI. Twenty One Capital is the result of a merger with Cantor Equity Partners (CEP). CEP shareholders approved the deal, clearing the way for the transaction to close around December 8. The merged entity will operate under the Twenty One Capital name. The company will launch with about 43,514 BTC. At current prices, that is roughly $4 billion. This will make Twenty One Capital the largest BTC treasury company listed on the NYSE. Globally, it…

Experts say the shrinking Binance BTC reserves reflect rising self-custody and ETF demand, not market weakness. The amount of Bitcoin (BTC) held on Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has fallen to its lowest point in years. Despite the drop, analysts argue that the trend is a reflection of growing confidence, strengthening demand from institutions, and a tightening supply backdrop that historically supports higher prices. Self-Custody, ETF Demand, and Derivatives Cleanup Shape the Trend According to XWIN Research Japan, the ongoing drain in Binance’s BTC reserves is not the warning sign it might appear to be at first glance. Instead, it…

HYPE rebounds from $30–$33 support as double-bottom forms; price nears $36 resistance with rising open interest and Nasdaq listing news. Hyperliquid (HYPE) is trading at around $34, with daily volume at $480 million. The token is up 9% over the past 24 hours, while posting a slight drop over the last seven days. After testing the $30–$33 support zone again this week, the price bounced and is now moving toward resistance around $36. Support Zone Holds as Price Attempts a Reversal HYPE has tested the same support area several times since June. Each time, the price held, and short-term buyers…

Ethereum’s second major upgrade of the year, Fusaka, has gone live, bringing forward supercharged data capacity, reduced transaction costs and enhanced usability.  The upgrade officially went live on the Ethereum mainnet at 9:49 pm UTC on Wednesday at Epoch 411392, with the headline feature being peer data availability sampling (PeerDAS), which provides significant scaling capabilities to Ethereum and layer 2s.Earlier this week, the Ethereum Foundation posted a detailed thread via the Ethereum X account, breaking down what it means for users, developers, node operators, Layer-2s and rollups, and enterprises. The Ethereum Foundation stated that Fusaka brings Ethereum a step closer to providing…

Institutional Ethereum demand collapses as Digital Asset Treasuries’ purchases drop 81% since August, with inflows dropping to 370K ETH. Institutional appetite for Ethereum (ETH) has hit a wall, with recent data from Bitwise showing that purchases of the cryptocurrency by publicly traded Digital Asset Treasuries (DATs) fell to 370,000 ETH in November, representing an 81% drop from the August peak of 1.9 million ETH. The falloff matters because DATs have been one of Ethereum’s strongest sources of demand this year, often absorbing more tokens each month than the network issues. DAT Buying Weakens The figures from Bitwise, shared by analyst…

Coinbase Institutional has painted a brighter picture for digital asset markets going forward than we’ve seen in recent weeks. “With quantitative tightening [QT] ending, the Fed is back in the bond market, and the drain of cash from markets may be behind us,” Coinbase Institutional stated on Wednesday before adding, “That’s usually good for risk-on assets like crypto.” The findings came in the company’s monthly outlook report, which took a deep dive into why Bitcoin and crypto markets performed so poorly last month. Bitcoin has severely underperformed US equities on a risk-adjusted basis, falling over three standard deviations below its…

Ethereum activated its highly anticipated “Fusaka” upgrade on Wednesday, marking the blockchain’s second major code change of 2025.The update is designed to help Ethereum handle the increasingly large transaction batches coming from the layer-2 networks that settle on top of it.The Fusaka upgrade, also sometimes called a “hard fork”, was triggered at 21:49 UTC and finalized roughly after 15 minutes, indicating that the code changes landed smoothly. Many of the core developers were gathered to celebrate the occasion on the EthStaker livestream.Fusaka – a blend of the names Fulu + Osaka – bundles two hard forks on Ethereum happening in…