On 26 December, total crypto market capitalization hovered near $2.96 trillion with roughly $102.94 billion in daily volume, according to CoinMarketCap. Bitcoin traded between $86,000 and $90,000 while the Fear and Greed Index read 30; since 18 December, market cap rose from $2.85 trillion to $2.96 trillion, an increase of about $110 billion, as Santiment noted social spikes on price dips.

Arbitrum led 2025 net on-chain inflows, according to Artemis, alongside fundamentals such as about $20B secured value and Timeboost fees above $6M. On 28 December, ARB traded near $0.19 inside a falling wedge as RSI stayed neutral and MACD muted, while October revenue was roughly $4.5M and tokenized stocks volume topped $50M.

On 26 December 2025, Uniswap’s UNIfication proposal passed with about 125 million UNI in favor and 742 against. After a two-day timelock, Uniswap Labs is set to burn 100 million UNI and activated protocol fees on Uniswap v2 and v3, with fee capture tied to Unichain. Market reaction remained cautious despite the structural milestone.

On 25 December, Lido DAO’s LDO token climbed about 7.65%, standing out among daily gainers as broader Layer-1 assets remained weak. Data indicated a 690% year-over-year rise in development activity and roughly $14.3 million in weekly fees, pointing to strong protocol usage even after the 10 October price crash. However, technical signals were mixed and leverage clusters near $0.51 suggested that short-term downside risk had not disappeared.

On 25 December, Schizoxbt reported steep 2025 declines across major Layer-1s, with Ethereum -15.3%, Solana -35.9%, Avalanche -67.9%, Sui -67.3%, and TON -73.8%, while BNB and TRX rose 18.2% and 9.8%. Token Terminal data showed Tron led revenue at $3.5 B; Solana fees hit $699.9 M and Ethereum $549.3 M, as user activity stayed elevated.

On 24 December, Solana's price traded below short-term support near $122 while remaining locked in a wider $122–$145 range. On-chain data showed opposing leveraged whale positions and dense liquidation liquidity between $121 and $133, keeping downside risks elevated despite ecosystem developments.

By the 24th of December 2025, data showed total stablecoin supply climbing to around $309–310 billion, with USDT alone reaching a $187 billion all‑time high. Capital largely stayed in stablecoins and tokenized assets, signaling a preference for liquidity and yield while broader risk appetite remained cautious amid evolving macro and regulatory debates.

Gold set a new peak above $4,420 per ounce on December 22, 2025, reviving comparisons with Bitcoin as BTC hovered near $88,000. Analyst Darkfost's 180-day moving-average work finds no consistent gold-to-Bitcoin rotation, while reports of Kazakhstan weighing up to $300 million for BTC/crypto and a Peter Schiff poll (62.4% for Bitcoin) highlight evolving preferences.

Chainlink's LINK hovered near $12.5 as buyers defended support amid a cautious market tone. On December 20, a new wallet withdrew 199,520 LINK from Binance; the next day it pulled another 246,259 LINK, totaling 445,779 LINK. Chainlink's TVS reached $46.03 billion, up 2.43% month over month, while MACD and RSI showed short-term weakness.