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Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has taken to the X social media network to note that XRP ETFs have become the fastest products to reach $1 billion in assets under management (AUM) in the U.S. since Ethereum-based ones.

According to Garlinghouse, there is pent-up demand for regulated crypto products.

With platforms like Vanguard enabling access to these ETFs through traditional retirement and brokerage accounts, millions of Americans can now get exposure to cryptocurrencies.

As reported by U.Today, Garlinghouse recently predicted that the overall share of crypto within the ETF market will increase significantly. The Ripple CEO had rejected the notion that the recent ETF enthusiasm was merely hype.

Current leaders

A total of 477.93 million XRP is currently held in custody across several U.S. crypto ETFs.

Canary Capital leads the group, holding 166.1 million XRP, the largest amount among the ETFs.

Grayscale follows with 104 million XRP, then Bitwise with 91.8 million, Franklin Templeton with 63 million, and REX-Osprey with 53 million XRP. Combined, these five ETF issuers account for the full 477.93 million XRP currently locked in ETFs.

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The combined daily trading volume for XRP ETFs is roughly $14.98 million at press time.

Franklin Templeton’s XRPZ leads with $4.57 million traded (201.75K shares), followed by Canary Capital’s XRPC at $4.17 million (187.95K shares). Bitwise XRP has $3.40 million traded (145.50K shares), REX-Osprey XRPR is at $1.79 million (104.50K shares), and Grayscale GXRP has the remaining portion of the volume.

After nearly two years since the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) began investigation on renowned DeFi platform Ondo Finance, the SEC has finally cleared the firm on Monday, December 8th.

The regulatory clarity, which has sparked excitements across the crypto market, follows the SEC’s plans to unlock the promise of tokenization for U.S. capital markets.

According to an official announcement released by Ondo Finance, the investigation, which started in 2024 during the Biden era, has formally been closed by the SEC without filing any charges.

The development, which propels Ondo Finance for broader adoption, also marks a major stepping stone to further bolster the modernization of the U.S. capital markets through blockchain-based infrastructure.

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Initially, the investigation began as efforts to ensure if Ondo’s tokenization of real-world assets, including U.S. Treasuries and publicly traded equities, complies with federal securities laws.

Upon its emergence in the crypto industry, Ondo had rapidly entered spotlight following its expansion in the tokenized-Treasury market, hence its high visibility triggered regulatory scrutiny on whether the ONDO token itself should be classified as a security.

SEC moves to expand tokenization in the US market

While the SEC has continued to make crypto-friendly regulations, it has increasingly acknowledged tokenization as a valid avenue to strengthen the U.S. market.

As such, SEC’s latest move to grant Ondo Finance regulatory clarity has fueled momentum around tokenized Treasuries and tokenized equities as global adoption continues to increase.

Notably, the infrastructures promise to offer faster settlement, greater transparency, and broader access for global investors.

Eric Balchunas has defended "suitcoiners" against criticism for superficial event appearances, arguing that they are responsible for the most recent Bitcoin bull market.

He claims that these "suits" are the reason why Bitcoin is no longer trading at just $20,000.

The new type of crypto investors

In crypto discourse, "suitcoiners" refers to institutional investors, TradFi firms, banks, asset managers, and compliance-heavy entities that entered Bitcoin after the ETF era. They are essentially responsible for bridging crypto with the broader economy.

Data from Bitcoin ETF inflows since their 2024 launch shows over tens of billions of dollars in assets under management. In fact, BlackRock's IBIT alone boasts nearly $70 billion in cumulative inflows.

It is also believed that the kind of mass, emotional selling pressure that historically drove Bitcoin down 60–80% in bear markets.

Some commentators have taken issue with Bitcoin Investor Week's speaker lineup, which features TradFi figures of the likes of Jan van Eck and BlackRock executives. Their presence clashes with the disruptive libertarian ethos of the early Bitcoin community that wanted to resist traditional finance.

Long-time large holders, which include miners, offshore funds,and anonymous whale wallets, have been steadily offloading hundreds of thousands of BTC. At the same time, demand from institutional investors has been rising. As a result, volatility seems to be lower.

However, there are those who actually claim that ETFs are negatively affecting retail investors, pointing to BlackRock's massive profits.

The market is mainly green today, according to CoinStats.

BNB/USD

The price of Binance Coin (BNB) has gone up by 3.69% over the last 24 hours.

On the hourly chart, the rate of BNB is declining after a false breakout of the local resistance of $912.65. If bulls cannot seize the initiative, one can expect a test of the support by tomorrow.

On the longer time frame, the picture is neutral. As the price of the native exchange coin is far from its key levels, one should focus on the candle's closure in terms of its bar low or peak.

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If it happens with a long wick, sellers may again seize the initiative, which may lead to a correction to the $870 range.

From the midterm point of view, the week has just begun, and it is too early to make long-term predictions. However, the volume keeps going down, which means sideways trading around the current prices is the most likely scenario for BNB.

BNB is trading at $897 at press time.

Founder of SkyBridge Capital Anthony Scaramuccigave Michael Saylor's latest move a rare shout-out, calling it "really smart stuff" after Strategy announced the biggest Bitcoin purchase in months and fresh details about how its balance sheet keeps absorbing more supply.

Build a dollar cushion, raise equity, rotate proceeds into BTC and let the balance sheet harden while the market watches the largest corporate holder keep adding size — that is what is smart for Scaramucci in theBitcoin strategy of Michael Saylor & Co.

The praise came after Strategy confirmed the acquisition of 10,624 BTC for about $962.7 million at an average price of $90,615. That brings the company's total holdings to 660,624 BTC, worth almost $60 billion at current pricing, while the average cost sits near $74,702. The unrealized gain is now just over 20%.

He’s the man. Builds a US dollar backstop and then gets back to selling equity to buy btc which further strengthens balance sheet. the equity sales are accretive (albeit barely) but v smart for his balance sheet --- and overall btc market. really smart stuff https://t.co/nLL8oh1wko

— Anthony Scaramucci (@Scaramucci) December 8, 2025

According to Scaramucci, this setup — dollar backstop first, equity sales second, accumulation third — is a capital structure that keeps working because it increases BTC exposure without weakening the corporate base.

Equity loop

The equity angle is important because Strategy's share issuance has become a regular thing in theBitcoin macro market. Even "barely" accretive sales, as Scaramucci said, still add to the balance sheet and expand the firm's BTC-per-share metric, which equity markets are watching closely.

Right now, the market is valued at anywhere from $52 to $58 billion, with an enterprise value of about $67 billion, and mNAV readings have climbed back to near parity.

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Saylor's approach has not changed:treat BTC as the main reserve asset, execute when liquidity allows and communicate purchases with precision. Scaramucci's endorsement shows how Wall Street pros now see the model not as just an experiment but as a corporate BTC pipe that keeps proving it can scale.

Most of the coins have returned to the green area on the first day of the week, according to CoinStats.

ETH/USD

Ethereum (ETH) is one of the biggest gainers today, rising by 5.48%.

On the hourly chart, the price of ETH is falling after setting resistance at $3,180. As most of the daily ATR has passed, there are low chances of seeing sharp moves by tomorrow. Respectively, sideways trading in the range of $3,050-$3,150 is the most likely scenario.

On the longer time frame, the picture is similar. The volume is low, which means none of the sides has enough energy for a further move.

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If the situation does not change by the end of the day, consolidation around the current prices is the more likely scenario.

From the midterm point of view, one should focus on the candle's closure in terms of the $3,223 level. If it happens around that mark or above it, the accumulated energy might be enough for a price blast to the $3,500 zone.

Ethereum (ETH) is trading at $3,104 at press time.

Bulls have seized the initiative at the beginning of the week, according to CoinMarketCap.

BTC/USD

The rate of Bitcoin (BTC) has risen by almost 3% over the past day.

On the hourly chart, the price of BTC might have set a local resistance of $92,296. If the daily bar closes far from that mark, one can expect a test of the support by tomorrow.

On the longer time frame, the rate of the main crypto remains far from the resistance. Thus, the volume has declined, which means none of the sides has accumulated enough energy for a further move.

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In this case, sideways trading in the range of $88,000-$91,000 is the most likely scenario.

From the midterm point of view, the situation is similar, as neither buyers nor sellers are dominating at the moment. In this regard, one should focus on the nearest zone of $90,000. If the daily bar closes below it, traders may witness a downward move to the $80,000-$85,000 zone.

Bitcoin is trading at $90,332 at press time.

The derivatives market forXRP just delivered one of those statistical outliers that forces you to pause and check if the number is real. Asrevealed by CoinGlass's liquidations heatmap, a liquidation imbalance of29,668,367% appeared on the four-hour map as long liquidations reached$175,000, while shorts generated only$588.

The spread is so one-sided that it basically confirms the main thing the chart keeps signaling: bears are not putting real weight on XRP right now.

Theprice action of XRP softening earlier in the session did not change that. XRP dipped from its intraday range, spiraling through a couple of levels, and still failed to attract any serious downside flows. No wave of fresh shorts, no pressure buildup, no attempt to force a cleaner breakdown.

The market only flushed longs and moved on.

Why is no one shorting XRP?

The max pain table repeats the same message, withthe short max pain price sitting 9.71% above spot; this cluster is worth$12 million in exposure right now, and that alone is enough to keep short sellers from getting aggressive, as taking early positions for bears risks walking straight into their own loss zone, so they are staying light and picking their moments.

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All of this leavesXRP in a strange setup: the price is going down, but the downside is not being driven by bears. It is being driven by the lack of leverage support on the long side.

Until short interest actually steps in, XRP’s price pullbacks will look more like routine resets than controlled trend moves, because a market without pressure can fall — but it cannot fall with intent.

According to CoinGlass data, Shiba Inu has surged 2,394.51% in spot volumes on major U.S. crypto exchange Kraken in the past week, revealing traders betting on the altcoin as the market awaits fresh catalysts.

The Federal Reserve policy decision is anticipated on Dec. 10. Markets are expecting that the Fed will cut its key interest rate at its final meeting of the year, with traders pricing in around an 87% chance of a 25-basis-point cut when the central bank concludes its two-day meeting, according to the CME FedWatch tool.

After a few days of consolidation between $0.0000081 and $0.0000086, Shiba Inu began a move early Monday as the broader market turned green.

According to Maartunn, an on-chain analyst at CryptoQuant, spot buyers are stepping aggressively into the market. The Bid/Ask Ratio (0–20% Spot) has flipped to +0.31, which marks the highest since April 2025. Maartunn noted that this level of bid-side imbalance often marks local bottoms or signals trend reversals.

Volumes indicator flashes bullish for altcoins

At press time, SHIB was up 2.23% in the last 24 hours and up 7% weekly to $0.000008513.

In a recent analysis on the altcoin market, which includes Shiba Inu, CryptoQuant noted this particular cycle has been tough for traders as many coins did not perform as expected.

CryptoQuant noted that the altcoin market has now entered an interesting period, taking a look at overall altcoin trading volumes. The aggregated 30-day altcoin trading volume for stablecoin quote pairs to its annual average reveals something noteworthy.

The 30-day volume fell below the yearly average, which might suggest a buying zone for altcoins. CryptoQuant added that this phase could last for weeks or even months, giving enough time to optimize a DCA strategy with well-targeted entry points.

However, caution is required given the current uncertainty on the market. Despite the recent rise in the market, sentiment remains cautious, with the potential for further declines without fresh catalysts and liquidity.

After multiple days of showing heightening sell pressure, Shiba Inu is moving back to the bullish side of the market, although it is still struggling to retain crucial support.

As interest begins to return to the SHIB ecosystem, new on-chain data shows a massive change in its market dynamics as holders are increasingly moving tokens out of exchanges rather than returning them.

Shiba Inu sellers slow down

Data from crypto analytics platform Cryptoquant shows that the leading meme token has witnessed a decent decrease of about 2% in the SHIB exchange netflow over the last 24 hours.

As such, the difference between SHIB inflows across all supported exchanges and its outflows, which sum up to be its overall exchange netflow over the past day, is sitting at a massive -45,201,400,000 SHIB.

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The metric, which shows that more tokens are being moved out of exchanges rather than being deposited for sale, is a key indication of heightening demand.

With over 45 billion tokens being wiped off centralized exchanges in just one day, it appears that both retail and whale holders are moving their tokens into self-custody amid surging buy activities, while also lowering the immediate risk of significant liquidations.

SHIB exchange reserve plummets

With this negative netflow, the Shiba Inu exchange reserve has returned to the red zone, showing an acceptable decrease of about 0.87% over the last 24 hours, signaling growing conviction among holders.

As the SHIB exchange flow goes extremely negative, the data further shows that the total SHIB currently held on leading cryptocurrency exchanges like Binance and Coinbase has also decreased over the last 24 hours, currently sitting at over 60 trillion and 374 billion, respectively.

Following this bullish on-chain movement, data from CoinMarketCap shows that SHIB has surged rapidly by 3.7% over the last day, trading at $0.000008550 as of press time.

While this has restored the market's confidence, analysts suggest that SHIB might be removing a zero soon if it is able to hold momentum and succeed at its potential rebound.

The Quantum panic made another round this week as a "doomsday clock" claims thatBitcoin keys could be cracked by 2028. Samson Mow, known for his bold $1 million BTC call, shut down the panic in a recentinterview, saying people keep stressing over the wrong things, and Bitcoin is not one of them.

Mow maintains the same argument in every conversation: if a quantum system ever becomes strong enough to break elliptic curve cryptography, it will target the traditional banking system first. Banks still use weaker encryption and lack a viable upgrade path.

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What Mow stresses is that the market does not need to worry about Tether's reserves when your local bank uses a fractional model that would collapse under minimal pressure or worry about what price Strategy might sell Bitcoin at when most equities lose 10% a year on decaying cash positions.

Do not worry about quantum computers"killing Bitcoin" when the real nightmare scenario is that military infrastructure will be cracked long before anyone touches a blockchain, says the Bitcoin entrepreneur.

No doomsday for Bitcoin, but there's a catch

Quantum systems would require thousands of logical qubits and millions of physical ones, as well as error rates far below what is currently available. Even under favorable assumptions, the runtime problem remains significant. P2PKH users would still have enough time to move coins before anyone tries to access them.

The bottom line of Samson Mow's thesis is straightforward:Bitcoin is not the weak point in a quantum world, as everything else breaks first.

Dogecoin cofounder Billy Markus, who goes by the alias "Shibetoshi Nakamoto" on X, says that the most interesting thing about cryptocurrency is not the tech, the price or even the utility but rather what it reveals about human psychology.

Psychology in literal terms means the mental characteristics or attitude of a person or group and the study of the mind and behavior.

According to the Dogecoin cofounder, an interesting part about cryptocurrencies is what it reveals about one's mental attitude and behavior.

the most interesting thing about cryptocurrency isn’t the tech, the price, or even the utility it is what it reveals about human psychology

— Shibetoshi Nakamoto (@BillyM2k) December 7, 2025

This brings to mind the crucial role sentiment plays in the cryptocurrency market, influencing price movements and volatility, and sometimes overshadowing traditional fundamental or technical factors in the short term.

Dogecoin marks 12 years

The insight from the Dogecoin cofounder comes just days after Dogecoin celebrated its 12th anniversary, having launched on Dec. 6, 2013.

Markus shares truths about the crypto market in a witty, humorous character, aligning with Dogecoin's positioning as a fun cryptocurrency.

In a tweet where he celebrated Dogecoin's 12 anniversary, Markus wrote: "12 years ago i made something stupid and then a bunch of even stupider stuff happened and now i am posting about it on the internet to 2.15 million followers. happy 12th genesis day, dogecoin."

Originally created as a joke, Dogecoin currently ranks as the ninth largest cryptocurrency, with a market capitalization of $23.07 billion, trading at $0.142 at press time.

The majority of cryptocurrencies are trading in the green on Monday as the market anticipated a Federal Reserve interest-rate cut on Wednesday, with the probability of a 25-basis-point cut standing at around 87%, according to CME data.

Despite crypto market gains, sentiment remains cautious, with the potential for further declines in the absence of fresh catalysts and liquidity.

One of the most ridiculous exchange outflow prints the market has seen in months was just recorded by Shiba Inu: 33.25 trillion SHIB left exchanges in a single 24-hour period. That type of transfer would, theoretically, suggest whale consolidation, massive accumulation or even a coordinated supply shock.

Supply-driven or natural?

However, the price and volume charts paint a different, much more realistic picture: this was most likely an anomalous spike rather than the start of a supply-driven meltdown.

SHIB is trading in the vicinity of $0.0000084-$0.0000086, nearly exactly where it was prior to the reported outflow. There is not a sudden squeeze on liquidity, a breakout or an increase in buying pressure. The market typically responds when trillions of tokens lawfully depart exchanges for whale wallets or cold storage: spreads widen, volume increases and price momentum quickens. None of that occurred here.

Shiba Inu stays down

This disconnect is validated by the volume profile. There is no corresponding spike in trading volume on the four-hour and daily charts that would support, or indicate, actual accumulation of this magnitude. Rather, despite brief stabilization, SHIB is consolidating under major moving averages (50-, 100- and 200-period), and is obviously still stuck in a longer-term downtrend.

Investors are left with two reasonable interpretations of this: an anomaly in tracking or reporting, which frequently occurs when on-chain analytics incorrectly aggregate large wallet cluster movements; or misclassified, user-driven outflows. Iinternal exchange rearranging is also very prevalent in SHIB’s dispersed liquidity environment.

The lesson for SHIB holders is straightforward: the 33 trillion print should not be interpreted as a secret whale signal. The asset still lacks the volume required for a clear trend reversal, is still building a base and is still having trouble regaining moving averages. Nothing on the charts indicates that this outflow event served as the catalyst for a recovery, even though the market structure is improving.

Strategy (MicroStrategy) has acquired 10,624 BTC for $962.7 million at an average price of $90,615 per bitcoin.The purchase has been financed with proceeds from common equity ATM (an “at-the-market-offering”) and STRD preferred sales

Its total holdings to 660,624 BTC with an average acquisition cost of $74,696 per bitcoin.

The December purchase is the largest in Q4, surpassing the Nov. 17 buy (8,178 BTC) and dwarfing the smaller weekly tranches (168–525 BTC in October/November).

In fact, this is the largest Bitcoin buy announced by the Virginia-based business intelligence firm.

Bitcoin remains unmoved

However, the mammoth purchase has had little impact on the Bitcoin price, which is still sitting just below $92,000.

MSTR is up by 3% in pre-market trading following the recent announcement.

Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, secured a triple license under the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), a move that further positions the exchange as a leader in the crypto industry.

On Monday, Dec. 8, Binance’s founder Chanpeng Zhao took to X to disclose the major milestone, revealing that Binance has officially become the first cryptocurrency exchange in the world to receive a full suite of global licenses under the ADGM regulatory framework.

Binance achieves three licenses from FSRA

Following this major milestone, Binance has achieved three separate licenses from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of ADGM.

As such, Binance will operate three different licensed entities, which includes Nest Services Limited, Nest Clearing and Custody Limited, and BCI Limited.

Notably, the approved licenses offer Binance the opportunity to operate under the most comprehensive regulatory frameworks with which any global crypto platform has ever operated.

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With these, Binance has become a step ahead to building the most secure, transparent and trustworthy cryptocurrency exchange across the globe.

Apart from Binance, the approval also marks a crucial milestone for the broad crypto ecosystem. Binance’s CEO Richard Teng explained this, emphasizing that the approval provides the regulatory clarity and legitimacy needed to support Binance’s global operations, giving users worldwide greater confidence in the exchange’s long-term stability.

Binance expands its global footprint

According to the announcement, the ADGM regulatory framework is globally respected across the the traditional and digital global markets. Hence, the license propels Binance for further expansion as it allows the exchange to seamlessly access multiple markets across the global space.

With Binance now holding an FSRA license under the Abu Dhabi regulatory framework, the exchange is considered to have duly met the highest international standards in governance, risk management and consumer protection.

Interestingly, the announcement has come shortly after the exchange celebrated hitting a massive 300 million users across the globe. Thus, Binance has continued to establish its foothold as a leader among all cryptocurrency exchanges in the world.

The new week begins with the same odd mix the market showed for days: money goes one way, prices go another and majors keep acting as if they live in separate cycles.

Bitcoin holds its late-November base, Ethereum recovers into the weekend, XRP takes a hit on the chart despite being the star of institutional flows and SHIB meme coin sits in a clean low-range structure that finally looks usable. Everything else rotates around that.

TL;DR

XRP posts $244.7 million weekly inflows vs. ETH’s $39.1 million.Strategy CEO says noBitcoin selling until 2065.SHIB builds a workable base near $0.0000085, but is it enough to delete a zero?XRP becomes 625% more attractive than Ethereum

CoinShares dropped one of the most eye-catching stories of the new week: XRP-focused investment products sucked in$244.7 million fresh capital, while Ethereum ones pulled$39.1 million. That is a625% spread, and you do not see numbers like that when markets are indecisive — you see them when allocators have already picked a side.

The funny part is theprice chart of XRP refuses to cooperate. ETH finished the stretch almost+3.8%, and XRP ended almost-4.8%, yet institutions sent six times more money into the asset that dropped.

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If that is a signal of "weak demand" or positioning ahead of something the market has not priced yet remains a key point of speculation.

One thing for sure is that this kind of mismatch usually does not last. When flows pile up and the chart stays underwater, the market eventually has to repair the gap, and XRP is one of those assets that tends to snap back fast when repricing finally kicks in.

Across the board, flows stayed strong: Bitcoin at$352 million, the multiasset basket at$31.8 million. Short Bitcoin even sawa $18.7 million outflow, showing traders backed away from bearish exposure.

Strategy will not sell Bitcoin until 2065: CEO Phong Le

Strategy’s CEO Phong Le settled the entire FUD cycle in one interview. The plan:no Bitcoin sales until 2065.

The company sits on650,000 BTC, average cost$74,431, total line near$60 billion and still positive23.64% through the downturn.

In a recent CNBC interview, Le also clarified what the market already treats as fact: MSTR is basically aleveraged Bitcoin proxy, not a normal software stock. When Bitcoin moves, MSTR exaggerates it.

The dividend panic that floated around the last two weeks did not survive contact with the numbers. Strategy pulledin $1.44 billion in8.5 days, which covers21+ months of payouts and confirms the firm still has clean access to liquidity, even in a tense market.

As for selling BTC, the CEO framed it as a last-resort move in a world where dollar liquidity collapses and no derivatives infrastructure remains. That is why Le set the timeline at 2065.

BTC’s chart does not contradict the stance. After the late-November dip near$80,600, the price reclaimed the midrange and now trades around$92,000, forming the first stable structure in weeks. Support holds as long as BTC keeps the$89,000 area intact.

Is Shiba Inu (SHIB) ready to delete a zero?

SHIB has been stuck in a low corner for weeks, as perTradingView, but now it finally carries a setup that does not look forced. The price worked its way into the$0.0000080-0.0000085 base, held it and started building a tighter structure that reacts properly to even mild inflows.

The moving averages still sit overhead — 20-day, 50-day and the distant 200-day line around$0.0000117-0.0000115 — but the pressure they applied in November is not the same anymore. SHIB does not need to break all of them today; it just needs a push toward the$0.00000918 line to start unlocking the next part of the chart.

Deleting a zero is not a fantasy scenario. It simply requires BTC holding its range and a small rotation into higher-beta names.SHIB usually responds quickly once its base stops bleeding and the tape allows liquidity to drift back into meme assets.

For now, the market treats$0.0000085 as workable support. As long as that level stays intact, the December attempt is still on the table.

Crypto market outlook

Flows and price still refuse to line up for the crypto, and the market does not stay in this mode for long. The second week of December decides whether majors get repriced higher or whether another compression round forms. BTC holds the center of that decision.

Bitcoin:Upside trigger sits near$94,300,breakdown marker is at$84,400.

XRP:Massive inflow gap demands repricing, though price remains compressed at $2.15.

Shiba Inu (SHIB):Needs confirmation above$0.00000918 with abase at$0.0000080-0.0000085 as the key level.

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The Shiba Inu burn rate has collapsed 88.07% in the last 24 hours as traders are on hold ahead of a decisive week for financial markets.

According to Shibburn, a lower amount of SHIB was burned in the past day than the prior, with 4,103,799 SHIB burned compared to 34,397,753 SHIB the day before.

HOURLY SHIB UPDATE$SHIB Price: $0.00000843 (1hr 0.63% ▲ | 24hr -0.45% ▼ )Market Cap: $4,963,035,261 (-0.46% ▼)Total Supply: 589,246,109,943,196TOKENS BURNTPast hour: 1,490 (7 transactions) Past 24Hrs: 4,103,799 (-88.07% ▼)Past 7 Days: 96,746,621 (3.45% ▲)

— Shibburn (@shibburn) December 8, 2025

This resulted in a drop in the daily burn rate by 88.07%. The weekly burn rate reversed into the positive, with 96,746,621 SHIB burned in the last seven days, marking a 3.45% increase.

The recent burn rate has caused a reduction in Shiba Inu's total supply, which is now 589,246,109,943,196 SHIB.

Markets await Fed updates

The crypto market is slightly higher early Monday, mirroring a rise in Asian equities, ahead of a slew of central bank decisions, including a Federal Reserve meeting where markets have largely priced in a 25-basis-point rate cut.

The Federal Reserve policy decision is anticipated on Dec. 10, while a Bank of England policy decision is due Dec. 18, and that of the Bank of Japan is expected on Dec. 19.

Markets are expecting that the Fed will cut its key interest rate at its final meeting of the year, with traders pricing in around an 87% chance of a 25-basis-point cut when the central bank concludes its two-day meeting, according to the CME FedWatch tool.

At press time, Shiba Inu was trading in green at $0.000008471, up 6% weekly.

Despite crypto market gains, sentiment remains cautious, with the potential for further declines without fresh catalysts and liquidity.

Shiba Inu U.S. perpetual style futures to go live

On Dec. 5, 24/7 trading for all monthly altcoin futures went live on Coinbase Derivatives, allowing round-the-clock access to crypto assets, including Shiba Inu (SHIB).

It does not end there as Coinbase is set to expand support for Shiba Inu on derivatives markets.

U.S. Perpetual Style Futures for Shiba Inu will launch on Dec. 18, taking its trading to the next level.

XRP Ledger's incredible network growth over the last month, which at times surpassed a 400% increase in both the number of payments and the volume of transactions, seems to be abating. However, cooling does not imply collapsing. Although activity is still significantly higher than early-month baselines, the most recent on-chain metrics clearly show a slowdown from November's euphoric peaks.

Network transactions peaking

When a network transitions from explosive growth to consolidation, it usually follows this pattern: the spike diminishes, the noise level drops and sustainable throughput levels off around a higher mean. Although the payment count has decreased from its mid-November peak, it has not reverted to its early-November weakness.

Rather, the ledger is fluctuating in the historically robust 600,000-900,000 daily payment range. The system is still processing consistent, healthy traffic, but the enormous peaks above two billion XRP per day have vanished. The euphoric phase came to an end, but the activity shift persisted.

On the other hand, the price chart depicts a completely different dynamic. XRP is still trading inside a long-running declining channel capped by the overhead 100-day and 200-day moving averages, despite strong ledger usage. Buyers are defending support, as evidenced by the recent rebound from the channel's lower boundary, but the upside is still constrained.

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The $2.10-$2.12 resistance cluster, where the channel's midline and the 50-day MA converge, is where XRP is currently pushing. This area has repeatedly rejected the price. Whether XRP can overcome this compression zone with convincing volume is what will matter over the coming days.

Due to the waning ledger euphoria, the spot price is now dependent on real market demand, since on-chain metrics are no longer offering tailwinds. The chart may move toward a mid-channel drift, aiming at the $2.20-$2.25 region if buyers push XRP through $2.15 and maintain momentum. XRP will probably return to the lower boundary around $2.00 if it fails to break out.

Shiba Inu (SHIB), a popular meme coin, has finally reached a point on the chart where the chaos stops and a predictable pattern emerges. You could call it a "Triple-Six" setup, a simple 6.66% upside path that almost perfectly lines up with SHIB's first real resistance level at $0.00000904.

It is not a huge move, but it is the first organized action the meme coin has shown after weeks of dropping.

The setup is based on strong support around $0.0000084-$0.00000847 per SHIB. That zone has held strong, even as broader altcoins have been unstable, giving buyers a reliable foundation to work with. As long asSHIB stays above it, the next step is clear: test the upper Bollinger band, which is right at the 6.66% extension.

The bands support the idea. The lower envelope is not sinking, the center line is not sliding and the candles finally look green for more than a few hours. Nothing dramatic, just a chart that has stopped deteriorating.

Optimism for SHIB

RSI in the mid-40s adds to the picture as theShiba Inu coin is not overbought or pressured, and it has enough space to climb without running into extreme conditions. For a meme coin that just spent the early part of the month near $0.00000776, that alone counts as progress.

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Thus, the whole "Triple-Six" situation boils down to this: canSHIB hold this narrow base long enough to make a straightforward push toward $0.00000904?

If that is the case, the 6.66% move becomes the first legit bullish checkpoint in weeks. If not, the chart slides back into the same rhythm that capped every bounce before it.

After its sharp decline in October and November, Ethereum has stabilized, finally, and the chart’s structure is starting to resemble the early phases of a trend reversal rather than a straightforward relief bounce. With increasing momentum, the price is moving toward the 20-day moving average after regaining the $3,100 mark.

Breaking down whales' positions

The whale positioning occurring off the chart, however, is the most remarkable development. Unanimously, some of the ecosystem’s most intelligent, well-behaved whales are long on ETH and getting bigger. BitcoinOG, a trader with $105 million in total PNL, is holding 54,277 ETH, or about $169.48 million. "Anti-CZ" whale is long 62,156 ETH, a position worth roughly $194 million, and has $58.8 million in total PNL. Another steadily profitable entity with $16.3 million in PNL, pension-usdt.eth, has taken a long for 20,000 ETH, or about $62.5 million.

According to the short-term structure, ETH is grinding upward from its base of $2,800, forming higher lows and stabilizing above earlier breakdown levels. The 50-day and 100-day moving averages continue to be strong points of resistance, but the decline’s slope is becoming less steep. A run toward $3,800, and eventually the psychological $4,000 barrier, are possible if ETH can break through the $3,350-$3,450 range.

Ethereum's potential target

This is the point at which whale positioning becomes important: significant accumulation at these levels indicates that they may eventually reclaim the $3,500-$4,000 range, which is the threshold required to restart a macro uptrend. The path to $5,000 becomes feasible if the price breaks through — not because of hype but because the market will finally unite behind well-funded, highly accurate players.

As whale conviction permeates broader market behavior, investors should expect increased volatility, stronger upside attempts and a change in sentiment. Although Ethereum has not reached $5,000 yet, the foundation for that run is currently being established.