On December 31, 2025, the China EV landscape was described as consolidating amid intensifying price competition. In 2025, Tesla’s sales fell 7.4% and BYD’s declined 5.1%, with BYD’s November down 26.5%. Analysts highlighted market concentration and prolonged discounting, while Geely, BYD and Volkswagen accelerated overseas expansion and local development plans for 2026.

Prenetics Global said it stopped adding Bitcoin to its treasury as of Dec 4 and will keep its existing 510 BTC, valued at about $45 million. Announced on Tuesday, the board is prioritizing its IM8 nutrition brand, which reached $100 million in recurring revenue within 11 months and is projected at $160–$200 million in 2026.

The U.S. Energy Information Administration delayed its Weekly Petroleum Status Report on Monday, first canceling a 10:30 a.m. ET release before setting 5 p.m. publication after market close. The report covers inventories for the week ended Dec. 19, and the shift followed staffing cuts and a holiday order granting Dec. 24 and Dec. 26 off. Brent settled at $61.92; WTI at $57.95.

On Tuesday, Clear Street's Owen Lau told CNBC that the pace of Federal Reserve cuts in 2026 may be a major driver for retail re-entering crypto. Fed December minutes released Tuesday signaled flexibility on policy, while Polymarket puts the odds of a January cut at 15% and March at 52%.

Ethereum is trading just under the $3,000 technical pivot, a level that has historically separated expansion from consolidation. XRP is now sitting on a long-term weekly support slightly below $2, while Solana has pulled back to the $120 zone that has often acted as a launch area. Market behavior suggests controlled declines and weakening sell pressure, leaving room for potential reversals if these supports hold.

Analytics firm Santiment reports that social media sentiment around Bitcoin has shifted back toward optimism, with bullish mentions now outnumbering bearish ones. Historical patterns suggest that such waves of greed have often aligned with local tops, even as Bitcoin currently consolidates around $88,000. Session-based return data shared by CryptoQuant analyst Maartunn indicates flat performance across US, European, and Asia-Pacific trading hours.

After the October 10 flash crash knocked crypto below the $3 trillion mark, Gemini AI mapped early‑2026 scenarios for XRP, Ethereum and BNB. It highlights support near $1.75 and resistance at $2.36 for XRP, $2,800 support and $3,370 resistance for ETH, and $800 support with a $1,000 hurdle for BNB. The model frames the first quarter of 2026 as a key decision period for whether the market breaks out of its current range.

Cypherpunk Technologies has acquired an additional 56,418.09 ZEC for about $29 million at an average price of $514.02, lifting its Zcash treasury to 290,062.67 coins or roughly 1.76% of circulating supply. The firm, which rebranded from Leap Therapeutics in November, is aiming to control 5% of the Zcash network while its stock price has climbed nearly 170% alongside an over 800% ZEC rally in the past 12 months.