According to CoinShares, crypto exchange-traded products recorded $446 million in weekly outflows, led by selling in Bitcoin and Ethereum. XRP funds drew $70 million and Solana $7.5 million, while cumulative outflows since the Oct. 10 market shock reached $3.2 billion. U.S.-listed products saw $460 million of outflows; Germany attracted $35.7 million.

BlackRock's USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL) has reached $100 million in cumulative onchain dividend payouts, announced Monday by its issuer Securitize. Launched in March 2024 on Ethereum, BUIDL invests in short‑term U.S. dollar assets and has expanded to six additional blockchains, with assets peaking above $2.8 billion in October.

BlockBeats News reported that on December 29th Real World Assets reached $17 billion in TVL, moving ahead of decentralized exchanges to become DeFi's fifth-largest sector. The advance was linked to demand for tokenized U.S. Treasuries and private credit, while Ethereum remained the primary chain supporting RWA activity.

Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Brett Knoblauch said in a recent year-end review that Bitcoin, trading around $87,660.94, is likely entering a "crypto winter" and could fall toward $75,000 in 2026. He argued that large institutions now dominate the market, supporting growth in areas such as tokenized real-world assets, which have reached $18.5 billion and may rise further. The firm also highlighted regulatory changes and the surge of decentralized exchanges and sports prediction markets as key shifts in the digital asset landscape.

In 2025, decentralized exchanges processed over $1.2 trillion in monthly perpetual futures volume, with Hyperliquid maintaining the largest share across the year. According to Coinbase Institutional, weekly perp trading climbed from under $150 billion to more than $300 billion by September and October, while systematic leverage nearly reached 10% before October liquidations cut it to about 4%. Coinbase also highlighted rising interest in equity-based perpetuals that could offer 24/7, tokenized access to traditional stock markets.

Nvidia finalized a $5 billion purchase of Intel common stock, acquiring more than 214.7 million shares at $23.28 each. The deal, announced in mid-September and cleared by U.S. antitrust agencies in early December, also aligns with plans to link Nvidia's AI stack with Intel CPUs over NVLink.

In the last week of 2025, the overall crypto market cap remains 7% below its $3.15 trillion peak, while the stablecoin sector has risen 25% year-to-date to $315 billion. At the same time, stablecoin inflows to exchanges have fallen from about $136 billion to roughly $70 billion since September, suggesting liquidity is cautious ahead of a macro-heavy week.

Stablecoin transfers in European time zones expanded in 2025, totaling 113.3 million transactions excluding December. Ethereum and Solana-based tokens saw strong uptake across the region even as rules tightened, while the ECB in November 2025 warned of financial stability risks. Monthly volumes peaked in January and February at 14.9 million and 13.7 million, respectively.