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Plasma price prediction: XPL has traded near $0.17, after a 15% jump, as Plasma has reported 30+ exchanges supporting USDT and daily CEX transfers near 40k. The Plasma Card has logged $10k daily volume. Framework Ventures backed Plasma in a $20M round; charts show $0.20 resistance and $0.15 support. The post Plasma Price Prediction: XPL Price Explodes 15% In 24 Hours, Further Increase Coming in 2026?  appeared first on Cryptonews.

LIT Token has fallen roughly 22% after Lighter’s airdrop distribution went live, with selling from recipients and leveraged traders. On-chain checks of 10,000 wallets have shown most cut balances, while perpetuals net flow has stayed negative as volume has surged. Tokenomics have drawn scrutiny too. The post LIT Token Plunges 22% as Lighter Airdrop Distribution Goes Live appeared first on Cryptonews.

Data reveals weakest two-week trading stretch for Bitcoin and major altcoins since last year, as range-bound prices continued to dominate.

Technicals suggest the 8% weekly MNT drop may just be the start – bullish Mantle price predictions face a pivotal moment. The post Mantle Price Prediction: Is the MNT Price on a Crash Course With 8% Weekly Drop? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Bitcoin is trading in a $86,500–$90,000 range into Dec 31 as holiday liquidity has thinned and spot volume has slid to around $34B. CoinShares has recorded $446M weekly outflows, while Farside has shown a $355M ETF inflow led by BlackRock’s IBIT, yet price has stayed below $90,000. Funding is muted. The post Bitcoin Stalls Just Below $90K As Holiday Liquidity Thins appeared first on Cryptonews.

As the crypto industry becomes more powerful, entrenched competitors in traditional finance are starting to gear up for battle.

While Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire increased his net worth by a reported 149%, others like Changpeng Zhao and the Winklevosses saw declines. Strategy executive chairman Michael Saylor and other prominent cryptocurrency executives lost billions of dollars in 2025, partially as a result of losses in an October flash crash.  According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index released on Wednesday, Saylor lost $2.6 billion over the previous 12 months, reducing his net worth to $3.8 billion. Gemini co-founders Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss and former Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao also saw significant losses due to a “massive slide” in the crypto market in October.  “[Strategy’s Bitcoin treasury strategy] generated huge returns through early October, when Bitcoin hit fresh highs,” Bloomberg. “However, things began to turn south soon after as a slump in Bitcoin’s value sent Strategy’s stock price plunging by more than half, dragging Saylor’s net worth down nearly $6 billion from its high-water mark in the process.” Read mo...

The Ethereum blockchain recorded its strongest operational year in history in 2025, processing record transaction volumes and securing the vast majority of the DeFi market. However, the crypto asset that powers the network failed to mirror that growth, posting double-digit losses for the year. According to CryptoSlate's data, ETH is trading down 10% year-to-date at […] The post Ethereum lost over $100 million in fees this year, and one corporate giant kept the profit appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Builders on Base are pushing back against the network’s close alignment with Zora, arguing the creator-coin narrative sidelines established projects.

Global crypto ETFs/ETPs have posted $2.95B outflows in November, first month of 2025 with withdrawals, ETFGI has reported. Assets have stood at $179.16B after September’s $229.53B peak. Bitcoin products have shed $2.36B and Ether $1.36B. Dec. 30 has seen $355M U.S. spot BTC inflows led by BlackRock. The post Crypto ETFs Post First Monthly Outflows of 2025 as Assets Retreat From September Peak: ETFGI appeared first on Cryptonews.

The market carnage will likely extend into 2026, with price bottoming out in Q4, but it isn't all bad news, according to early BTC adopters. Bitcoin is likely headed for a challenging 2026, with many analysts expecting the cryptocurrency to extend its late-2025 downturn. Yet even as prices soften, early adopters say the coming year could mark a turning point for Bitcoin’s real-world utility, as payment infrastructure continues to mature and using BTC as a medium of exchange becomes simpler and more accessible. The price of Bitcoin (BTC) may bottom out at about $60,000 in Q4 2026, presenting a buying opportunity, according to early Bitcoin investor Michael Terpin. Terpin forecast: Read more

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs reversed a week of net outflows on Tuesday, attracting $355 million in fresh capital, ending a seven‑day withdrawal streak, and sparking renewed optimism around market liquidity. The post Spot Bitcoin ETFs Pull In $355M, Ending 7- Day Bleed — Is Liquidity Finally Turning? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin released a comprehensive essay arguing that economies of scale now enable unprecedented power concentration across institutions, advocating for forced technology sharing and adversarial interoperability to preserve democratic checks. The post Vitalik Calls for Decentralized Future to Prevent Societal Collapse appeared first on Cryptonews.

Led by Zcash, the privacy space had a breakout year in 2025. What’s coming next?

The wallet managing the official $TRUMP meme coin executed its latest liquidity withdrawal, pulling $33 million in USDC from Meteora pools and transferring it to Coinbase custody as the Trump family's crypto ventures face mounting legal scrutiny. The post Trump Meme Team Pulls $33M From Liquidity Again – $94M Gone in 30 Days appeared first on Cryptonews.

MemeCore has jumped by 10% in the past 24 hours and has booked a 16% gain in just a week, as interest in this meme coin launchpad seems to be rising again. Does this favor a bullish MemeCore price prediction, and can $M it climb back to $2?This project is the first-ever layer-one blockchain for […] The post MemeCore Price Prediction: M Price Pumps 10% Overnight – What’s Next? appeared first on Cryptonews.

With the market showing renewed optimism as New Year's Day approaches, we pick the best crypto to buy today. The post Best Crypto To Buy On New Year’s Eve, 31 December 2025 – XRP, BTC, ETH appeared first on Cryptonews.

Bubblemaps CEO says outflows seen on Lighter on Dec. 31 are not uncommon as users rebalance hedging positions and move on to the next farming opportunity.

XRP trades near $1.87 as price compresses, volume holds steady, and analysts watch key levels for a potential breakout or breakdown.

Several analysts remain bullish on Bitcoin, expecting it to surge to a new all-time high as early as in the first quarter of 2026. Key points: Bitcoin has been lagging behind gold and the S&P 500 since November, but analysts expect a rally to a new all-time high in 2026. Several major altcoins are showing signs of starting a short-term recovery. Read more