The financial group is in talks to acquire a 92% stake in Korbit for a as much as 140 billion won ($97 million).
As we are approaching the year-end, this week brings several key economic events that could strongly influence the crypto market. With holiday trading volumes thin, even small moves can trigger sharp price swings. Because of this, upcoming U.S. economic data could play a major role in deciding what happens next. 30 Dec: FOMC meeting The …
Claims of an XRP supply shock have gained attention in recent weeks, driven by reports of falling exchange balances. Supporters believe lower token availability, combined with rising demand from XRP ETFs, could support a strong market move. However, several well-known voices in the XRP community are pushing back, saying exchange data alone does not reflect …
The largest corporate Ethereum holders continue seeking passive yield through staking, effectively reducing the sellable Ether supply on the open market.
Bitcoin reversed Asian session gains, dropping below $88,000 and affecting major altcoins.
As January 2026 approaches, crypto markets remain volatile, with analysts pointing to potential price movements for Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and XRP. After a sharp market correction that wiped out $1.2 trillion in recent months, the market is at a critical juncture, and the actions of both retail and institutional investors will likely shape early …
Onchain data shows activity holding up on Ethereum, Polygon, Arbitrum, and Avalanche even as fee revenue declines across the crypto sector.
Ethereum price is showing renewed strength, climbing back above the $3,000 level and gaining around 3.2% over the past 24 hours. The recovery comes as technical momentum improves and investor confidence builds around Ethereum’s long-term development roadmap. Core developers have confirmed that the next major network upgrade, named Hegota, is planned for late 2026. The …
While large bitcoin holders accumulate, smaller investors are selling.
Bitcoin has long been seen as a hedge against the US dollar. But Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong is making a different case – one that’s gaining attention as America’s debt problem keeps growing. Armstrong believes Bitcoin is not a threat to the dollar. Instead, he says it may actually help keep it strong. “Bitcoin is …
Bitcoin failed to flip $90,000 to support at the start of the last week of 2025, but Bitfinex whale long positions built on their highest levels in nearly two years.
Trend Research founder Jack Yi pledged to continue buying Ether, claiming more financial and regulatory tailwinds will drive crypto valuations in 2026.
According to market commentators, a sharp split has opened between backers of Bitcoin and supporters of precious metals after a year of big moves in both camps. Bitcoin’s long-run gains are being held up as proof it remains the top performing asset, while gold and silver have staged a dramatic rally that has surprised some investors. Opinions are divided and the debate is loud. Related Reading: Bitcoin Forecasts For 2026 Range From $65K To $250K As Sentiment Hits ‘Extreme Fear’ Bitcoin’s Big Lead Since 2015 Bitcoin has climbed about 27,700% since 2015, a figure cited by analyst Adam Livingston. That figure dwarfs the gains recorded for silver and gold over the same stretch, which are roughly 400% and 280% respectively. Livingston argued that even if you ignore Bitcoin’s earliest years, the cryptocurrency still outpaced the metals by a large margin. Some see that as a clear win for the crypto thesis. Others are not convinced. Bitcoin vs. Silver vs. Gold since January 1st, 2015: Silver: 405% Gold: 283% Bitcoin: 27,701% Even ignoring the first 6 years of Bitcoin’s existence for the crybabies who whine about the timeframe comparison… …gold and silver drastically underperform the APEX ASSET.… pic.twitter.com/vdAnatqRKG — Adam Livingston (@AdamBLiv) December 27, 2025 Critics Push Back On Timeframes Gold advocate Peter Schiff told Livingston to focus on a shorter span — the last four years — and said Bitcoin’s moment may have passed. That challenge reflects a wider worry among metal holders that past performance may not repeat. Now do the last four years only. Times have changed. Bitcoin’s time has passed. — Peter Schiff (@PeterSchiff) December 27, 2025 Orange Horizon Wealth co-founder Matt Golliher offered a different angle, saying commodity prices tend to move back toward the cost of making them, and that higher prices often trigger more supply. He also pointed out that sources of gold and silver that were not profitable a year ago are now being mined at a profit. Supply And Macro Forces Driving Prices Gold and silver both surged to new highs in 2025. Reports show gold reached about $4,533 per ounce and silver approached nearly $80 per ounce. At the same time, the US dollar has weakened, with the US Dollar Index down roughly 10% for the year. Several analysts linked those moves to expectations around Fed easing in 2026 and to growing geopolitical tensions that can push traders into scarce assets. Zaner Metals strategist Peter Grant said thinner trading and the Fed outlook helped fuel sharp swings. Surprisingly unpopular opinion: Gold and silver do not need to slow down for Bitcoin to do well. Bitcoiners thinking that needs to happen, are low T, and don’t understand any of these assets. — _Checkmate ????????⚡☢️????️ (@_Checkmatey_) December 28, 2025 Related Reading: Bitcoin Forecasts For 2026 Range From $65K To $250K As Sentiment Hits ‘Extreme Fear’ Bitcoin’s Path Is Not Tied To Metals According to analysts from Glassnode and macro strategists, Bitcoin does not need gold or silver to cool off before it can rise again. James Check, a lead analyst at Glassnode, argued that the assets do not have to trade against one another. Macro strategist Lyn Alden echoed that view, noting the two can both attract demand at the same time and are not strict rivals in practice. Arthur Hayes added that Fed easing and a weaker dollar should lift scarce assets broadly, including digital and physical stores of value. Featured image from Unsplash, chart from TradingView
China, the world’s second-largest economy, is preparing to give its digital currency a stronger push. Starting January 1, 2026, banks in China will be allowed to pay interest on digital yuan balances held in verified wallets. This move came to strengthen the digital yuan wallets option compared to popular private payment apps like Alipay and …
North Korea is constantly evolving its tactics and will continue to use crypto hacks as a main source of revenue, Chainalysis said.
A sharp jump in tokenized silver trading suggests investors are getting exposure to the metal onchain.
Bitcoin climbed to $90,200 at one stage late Sunday, a move analysts attributed mainly to technical factors rather than fresh catalysts.
After years of sharp ups and downs, many crypto investors are still waiting for the kind of bull run that feels truly explosive. According to macro researcher Jesse Eckel, that moment may not arrive in 2025 — but in 2026. Instead of focusing on short-term price charts, Eckel looks at big economic signals like liquidity, …
Between December 22–26, Bitcoin spot ETFs experienced heavy outflows of $782 M across all 12 funds, while Ethereum spot ETFs saw $102 M in withdrawals. In contrast, Solana (SOL) spot ETFs recorded a net inflow of $13.14 M across eight ETFs. XRP ETFs surged with $64 M in inflows, led by Franklin’s XRPZ at $28.6 M, bringing total assets to …
Ethereum price is quietly attracting more liquidity across derivatives, on-chain activity, and exchange flows, even as its price remains locked in a consolidation range. While ETH has struggled to produce a decisive breakout in recent weeks, underlying data suggests participation across the network is strengthening. This growing disconnect between improving fundamentals and muted price action …
A fresh “XRP supply shock” narrative has been making the rounds on X, with several large accounts circulating a Glassnode chart of exchange balances and arguing ETFs are rapidly draining liquid supply. An XRP Ledger dUNL validator, however, rejected the premise outright, saying the numbers and the market structure don’t support a true allocation squeeze. One widely shared post came from @unknowDLT, who wrote on Dec. 27: “XRP ETFs are absorbing supply fast. With only ~1.5B XRP left on exchanges and ~750M absorbed in weeks, a supply shock is likely by early 2026.” The account tied that thesis to the “Clarity Act,” arguing it would “forc[e] price discovery” and position 2026 as the moment XRP shifts “from speculation to global liquidity infrastructure.” Is A XRP Supply Shock Really Coming? Vet (@Vet_X0), an XRP Ledger dUNL validator, responded on Dec. 28 with a screenshot indicating exchange balances closer to 16 billion XRP, not 1.5 billion, and framed the supply-shock talk as a static misread of a dynamic market. “There is no XRP supply shock on exchanges,” Vet wrote. “1) Holders have close to 16B XRP on exchanges readily available. Plenty for anyone to get some. 2) If the price goes up or down anyone of you who has no XRP on exchanges could just send theirs within 3-4 secs to one.” Related Reading: Analyst Says XRP Price On The Verge Of Bearish Breakdown Vet’s broader point was that exchange balances and order-book liquidity are not fixed quantities; they change rapidly with price and incentives. In his view, that makes “supply shock” a much higher bar than a chart implying balances are trending down. “Thus, also XRP listed on orderbooks for sale is dynamic. Elastic, it can thicken or dry out in seconds back and forth,” he wrote. “Sometimes $10M buying can push price higher and sometimes $100M buying doesn’t stop price going down regardless. Markets are too dynamic to statically plot movements.” The debate then moved to confidence in the wallet labeling and the underlying counts. Popular pundit Zach Rector (@ZachRector7) questioned whether some entries looked “off,” citing one example: “Evernorth only has 86 million XRP?” Vet replied that the published list should be treated as conservative, not exhaustive. Related Reading: XRP Open Interest Crashes To Levels Not Seen Since 2024, Can It Also Rally 600%? “Full confidence that these numbers are the lower bound of what actually is on exchanges,” Vet wrote. “Means, these numbers are at worst on the lower end and that there are more accounts of exchanges we haven’t seen yet. I mean just check Upbit alone, lets only look at 4 out of many xrp accounts they have. 2B XRP. This is only a portion of Upbit, not even counting other exchanges.” Others argued that even if balances are large, effective float could still tighten due to custody structure, escrow cadence, and institutional accumulation. Dman Trader (@dmantrader) pointed to monthly escrow mechanics and claimed ETF holdings sit in dedicated XRPL wallets, describing them as “Locked up 1% of total supply already in a couple months,” while also arguing that CEX and OTC inventories earmarked for clients are hard to measure. Vet acknowledged a logistical angle — “Ripple is noting in the XRP report they facilitate supply transfers for ETFs” — but maintained that a genuine supply shock implies an immediate allocation imbalance, not simply steady accumulation. “A supply shock implies allocation imbalance by the market. Which is not true,” Vet wrote. “Sure, if tomorrow someone says I want 30B XRP now then there will be a supply shock. But this person aside, with 16B and many more billion in Ripple hot accounts it’s very fair to say we have enough for everyone to get their hands on XRP.” For now, the thread draws a clear fault line: influencer-driven balance charts framing scarcity versus an infrastructure-side argument that XRP liquidity is elastic, rapidly mobilized, and unlikely to “shock” without an unusually large, urgent bid. At press time, XRP traded at $1.8982. Featured image created with DALL.E, chart from TradingView.com
Silver prices have soared this year, making headlines and catching the attention of investors everywhere. The surge is driven by limited supply, growing demand from industries like solar energy and AI data centers, and global economic uncertainty. With prices climbing quickly and markets becoming more volatile, many investors are asking: Is silver rising too fast? …
China’s central bank announced a major overhaul of its digital yuan, allowing commercial banks to pay interest on e‑CNY balances starting Jan. 1, 2026. The new framework upgrades the currency from simple digital cash to “digital deposit money,” aligning it closer to traditional bank deposits and expanding its monetary functions. Deputy Governor Lu Lei emphasized that the …
Japan’s central bank, the Bank of Japan (BOJ), is signaling that another rate cut is expected in January 2026. Despite the yen continuing to weaken sharply against the U.S. dollar. This move has raised concern across global markets, especially about how Bitcoin and the wider crypto market may react. BOJ Indicates More Rate Cuts In …
Bitcoin Price is trading nearly 30% below its recent high, even as gold and silver post strong rallies. This gap has raised concerns among crypto investors, but it is not unusual. In past cycles, money has often moved into gold and silver first before shifting into Bitcoin. After the March 2020 crash, gold and silver …
The new framework due Jan. 1 will let banks pay interest on clients' e-CNY holdings.
Can Ripple and Cardano hold it together as the market matures to fundamental-focused projects, Galaxy's Novogratz asked Friday.
China's central bank will allow commercial banks to pay interests on digital yuan holdings in a new framework taking effect on Jan. 1, 2026.
December 29, 2025 06:13:41 UTC Why Silver Price Outperformed Gold and Bitcoin? Silver prices are surging as a real-world supply crunch unfolds across global markets. China, which controls an estimated 60–70% of global silver supply, is set to restrict exports from January 2026, effectively sidelining smaller producers. This comes as silver has already faced five …
Ethereum has been having a hard time over the last few months after hitting a brand new all-time high back in August 2025. The last quarter of the year has been especially brutal, with the cryptocurrency’s price down more than 29% in Q4 2025. Despite this abysmal performance, things have failed to turn around, with technical indicators continuing to point to further decline for the altcoin. The latest of these is the appearance of a descending triangle structure, that carried the promise of further downside. Ethereum Price Is Still Not Bullish As crypto analyst Alpha Trade Scope points out in a TradingView post, the Ethereum price chart is still showing major signs of weakness. For example, the digital asset saw its price crash below a descending trendline, and this has marked the continuation of the downtrend that began three months ago. Related Reading: XRP Supply Dwindles While ETFs Go On A Buying Spree Before 2026 The current price trend has led to the formation of a descending triangle structure, which emerged after the cryptocurrency completed an impulse move. Not only this, the trend of recording lower highs has been evidence of the increased selling pressure on the cryptocurrency. Doing this below the aforementioned descending trendline just lends credence to the fact that the downtrend is not over. There has also been a major shift in the market structure of the Ethereum price. For one, there was a Change of Character (CHoCH), which shows that the Ethereum price is no longer bullish, but is rather more bearish at this point. Resistance has also mounted at the $3,000 level over time, and the price has been trading well below this resistance for a while now. Also, the Ethereum price is caught in a tight range, trading within the Fair Value Gap (FVG) mapped out between $2,930 and $2,960. This shows the rising resistance at this level, that could serve as a rejection in the case of a recovery attempt. How Low Can The ETH Price Go? If the current bearish trend holds and the Ethereum price does get rejected, then the first target for the downside lies at $2,815. This first target serves as the first support for the cryptocurrency and the destination for an initial liquidity sweep as investors sell into the decline. However, it is not the final target. Related Reading: What Does XRP Really Do? Expert Explains What It Is Built For In the case of a further break, then $2,800 is expected to give way, leading to the second major target at $2,748. This target is more of a major demand zone and is more likely to trigger a bounce due to the mounting buying pressure at this point. “The chart presents a classic bearish continuation setup, favoring downside expansion if support breaks with confirmation,” the analyst said. Featured image from Dall.E, chart from TradingView.com