Ether faces mounting downside pressure as prolonged underperformance, shifting macro conditions, and cross-asset comparisons raise the risk of a deeper slide, with Bloomberg Intelligence warning the market may be closer to testing lower levels than reclaiming prior highs.

As part of its plan to accelerate the “construction of a financial power” and develop the digital yuan, the Central Bank of China has announced that it will allow commercial banks to pay interest on digital yuan deposits.

Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) navigated historic inflows, brutal drawdowns, and sharp rotations in 2025. The year revealed both the maturity of the market and the growing sophistication of ETF investors heading into 2026.

Bitcoin has spent the last day drifting inside a tight intraday band between $87,418 and $90,307, a price range that looks calm on the surface but masks increasingly complex positioning across futures and options markets. Beneath that consolidation, derivatives data show traders actively shaping expectations for the opening weeks of 2026.

Strategy, the largest bitcoin digital asset treasury (DAT), has announced a new purchase of BTC just before the end of the year. Michael Saylor, Executive Chairman of Strategy, disclosed the acquisition of 1,229 BTC for $108.8 million, as bitcoin heads into a negative year.

Bitcoin briefly surged past $90K on Dec. 29, briefly lifting its market cap above $1.8 trillion before retreating, exposing weak liquidity and reinforcing a bearish structure. While selling pressure has cooled, buyers remain hesitant, though rising funding rates and $1 billion in open interest show retail traders are betting on a January recovery.

Tokenized real-world assets spent 2025 shedding their “pilot project” label and stepping firmly into the financial mainstream, with treasuries, credit, commodities, and equities all finding real traction onchain.

Silver’s blistering rally collided with a familiar buzzkill in late December: higher margin requirements from CME Group, a move the exchange framed as routine risk management but that reignited long-running accusations of price suppression among silver’s most vocal supporters.

While the cryptocurrency sector has flourished under newfound U.S. government legitimacy, this “golden age” has been shadowed by a brutal emerging trend: the surge of “wrench attacks.”

Musk reacted to the upcoming restrictions that the Chinese state will impose on silver exports by highlighting the relevance of the precious metal in the industrial world. Silver has performed superbly this year, more than doubling its January prices.

XRP enters 2026 with breakout pressure rising as legal clarity unlocks institutional capital, spot ETFs deepen liquidity, and enterprise treasury adoption ties demand to real settlement utility instead of short-term speculative flows across global markets.

As 2025 comes to a close, Bitcoin.com examines the events that were considered relatively unlikely to happen and how the ecosystem reacted as they developed. In 2025, several events of this kind occurred, and we have compiled and classified them to determine which one became the Surprise of the Year 2025.

Silver is poised for a historic run above $100 next year as macro stress, rising deficits, and tight supply fuel an explosive bull case that could redefine the metal’s long-term value, Peter Schiff says.

Local media reports indicate that Sberbank, Russia’s largest banking institution, issued a loan to a local miner using cryptocurrency as collateral. While the transaction is just a pilot, it represents a first for the company and the country, marking an expansion in the use of these assets.

Launched in Q4 2025, solana spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) wasted no time attracting capital. Strong early inflows, rising liquidity, and steady asset growth position them as a credible new player heading into 2026.