Cryptocurrencies Dogecoin and Shiba Inu showed minimal price movement on late december, trading at approximately $0.123 and $0.000007165 respectively. This lack of volatility stems primarily from reduced holiday liquidity across cryptocurrency markets, with both tokens trapped in a consolidation pattern as trader participation remains limited.
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Olivia reports on regulation, compliance, and policy developments shaping the crypto industry. Her coverage examines how legal and regulatory decisions influence market structure, project development, and industry behavior. She also follows Web3 initiatives and altcoin markets when regulatory changes are a key factor.
The crypto market faces a concentrated wave of token unlocks, led by Hyperliquid, Sui and EigenCloud. These token unlocks could notably increase circulating supply and influence short-term price action for the affected assets.
Polkadot’s DOT fell sharply in late December 2025, underperforming broader crypto indices and renewing concerns about liquidity and adoption. The token dropped as much as 4.5% to $1.75, extending a 30‑day decline of 28.3% and leaving DOT lagging market peers.
Next January 14, 2026, is shaping up as a fundamental catalyst for the Binance Coin ecosystem with the Fermi Hard Fork activation. According to BNB Chain developers, this technical upgrade seeks to transform the network into a more attractive platform for mainstream use. The BNB price prediction has begun to lean toward an optimistic scenario among local traders.
The financial entity Sberbank announced this Monday the successful execution of the first crypto-backed loan in Russian territory for the mining company Intelion Data. This strategic move represents a firm first step toward the banking integration of digital assets. Anatoly Popov, executive vice president of Sberbank, confirmed that the operation will serve as a pilot to expand this financial product to other corporate clients soon.
The Japanese government recently presented the master plan for the tax reform in Japan during the year 2026. According to the Nikkei report, this initiative proposes a flat 20% rate on profits obtained from digital assets. Currently, traders must face taxes that reach a maximum of 55 percent on their annual profits.
The XRP asset price is going through a decisive moment after recording a drop of 11.4% during the month of December. According to data analyzed by Kamina Bashir, this negative trend could break a streak of two consecutive years of annual gains. The weakening of momentum in the market is evident given the increase in selling pressure across various platforms.
Mirae Asset Group recently initiated strategic talks to finalize the acquisition of the Korbit exchange in South Korea. According to reports from The Chosun Daily, the financial firm seeks to strengthen its digital infrastructure in the Asian ecosystem through this move. The operation directly involves the current major shareholders of the commercial platform.
Sui closed 2025 with measurable institutional traction and growing payments and Bitcoin-DeFi activity, highlighted by a peak DeFi TVL of $2.17 billion in July 2025 and network throughput of 297.000 TPS with 400ms finality.
China’s DeepSeek AI has published algorithmic price forecasts for XRP, Solana (SOL) and Cardano (ADA) with a horizon at the end of 2026. The model presents bullish and bearish ranges for each token and links upside scenarios to regulatory clarity, ecosystem growth and delivery of protocol milestones.