Hyperliquid (HYPE) ETF Launch Imminent, Here's Reason

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Bitwise Asset Management is moving forward with its Hyperliquid exchange-traded fund (ETF) application, as indicated by its recent filing. The asset manager has submitted an amendment filing for its proposed Bitwise Hyperliquid (HYPE) ETF with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Bitwise amends Hyperliquid ETF application

Bloomberg Senior ETF Analyst Eric Balchunas shared the details of the new filing with his followers on X. He noted that the amendment filing includes a Form 8-A registration statement that requires securities to be listed on exchanges like NYSE and Nasdaq.

It is often one of the final steps before an ETF can start trading, as it registers shares for the exchange listing. Balchunas added that the amendment also disclosed a management fee of 0.67%.

Eric Balchunas
@EricBalchunas
Bitwise just filed amendment for its Hyperliquid ETF which added the 8a thing, the fee (67bps) and the ticker $BHYP. Usually that means launch imminent. Stay tuned. pic.twitter.com/uNXwlIrkga
Dec 15, 2025

This is the annual expense ratio investors would pay. For context, many spot crypto ETFs have fees of approximately 0.20 to 1.5%. Hence, a 0.67% fee is competitive but still on the higher side for altcoin ETFs.

In addition to the fee disclosure, the Bitwise HYPE ETF amendment proposed BHYP as the trading symbol. Similar to Form 8-A registrations, tickers are finalized late in the process and are a strong indicator of readiness.

Therefore, Balchunas has referenced the amendment as a signal that Bitwise is positioned for a quick HYPE ETF launch.

Bitiwise shows support for altcoins

Notably, a spot ETF that would allow investors to invest in HYPE, the native token of Hyperliquid, without directly holding the asset. Hyperliquid is a high-performance layer-1 blockchain and decentralized perpetual futures exchange (DEX) known for fast and low-cost trading of crypto derivatives.

The Bitwise HYPE ETF launch is expected to bring more institutional money into the Hyperliquid ecosystem. This could lead to surges in the price of HYPE, which is currently experiencing a downtrend.

As of press time, HYPE is trading around $29.27, down 1.7% over the past 24 hours.

Meanwhile, the HYPE ETF amendment comes shortly after Biwise launched its Solana and XRP ETFs. These launches suggest the asset manager is confident in the future price direction of the top altcoins.

So far, these ETFs have seen increased institutional adoption as indicated by weeks of consistent inflows. Specifically, the Bitwise Solana ETF registered 17 days of consecutive inflows as investors actively engaged the product.

Likewise, the Bitwise XRP ETF saw $107 million in inflows on its first day of trading despite a broad crypto market slowdown.

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'You Will Go Broke Overnight': Peter Schiff Issues Fresh Bitcoin Warning

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As the price of gold and silver continues to shine green while Bitcoin is in a "sea of red," Peter Schiff is back to doing what brings him the most popularity — reminding crypto investors that confidence can disappear faster than price charts can be updated.

Gold is now trading above $4,300 per ounce, and silver is approaching $65. Meanwhile, Bitcoin is moving in the opposite direction, drifting below the $89,000 area after failing to hold recent highs.

It is no surprise that the longtime Bitcoin critic used the metals rally to pinpoint his critique, arguing that assets with physical demand and a monetary history are being accumulated, while Bitcoin remains trapped in a cycle of belief, attention and fragile liquidity.BINANCE:BTCUSD by TradingView">

Perhaps the most eye-catching line from Schiff was that Bitcoin holders risk going broke overnight if sentiment flips and buyers disappear.

Bitcoin short-term fraud, warns Schiff

At the same time, Schiff strongly rejected the idea that time protects Bitcoin investors. He argued that time only increases exposure because the cryptocurrency produces no yield, has no industrial use and has no fallback value once confidence is lost.

According to him, gold and silver do not need stories to survive. They rely on demand that persists even when headlines fade.

Bitcoin supporters continue to dismiss Schiff as permanently bearish, pointing to long-term adoption, digital scarcity and past recoveries from deep drawdowns. They view the current weakness as just another pause in a major cycle rather than a structural problem.

Fair to say, Schiff’s argument is not about slow decay. It is about speed, and If Bitcoin stumbles again, his "overnight" warning will not sound so theoretical.

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Bitcoin Price Analysis: What Happens to BTC if $90K Support Is Decisively Lost?

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Bitcoin continues to grind lower as bullish momentum fades. After failing to break the key $95K resistance level last week, sellers are slowly regaining control. The price action remains choppy and indecisive, while on-chain signals hint at deeper stress building in the background.Technical Analysis

By ShayanThe Daily Chart

The daily chart shows BTC still trapped in the clear descending channel. The asset recently failed again at the higher boundary of the channel and the bearish order block near $95K, acting as a major supply zone. Since then, it has rolled over, printing lower candle closes.

Both the 100-day and 200-day MAs are overhead and sloping downward just above the $100K mark, reinforcing the bearish structure. The RSI also remains weak, struggling to climb back above 50. Unless buyers reclaim $95K with volume, this looks more like a dead-cat bounce inside a downtrend. On the other hand, if the current short-term support level at $88K breaks, the next key demand zone is around $80K.

The 4-Hour Chart

Zooming into the 4-hour timeframe, BTC just bounced off the lower trendline of the ascending triangle, but it’s not convincing. The pattern is weakening as the price gets squeezed tighter. Each bounce is weaker than the last.

The asset has demonstrated clear rejections near $95K area multiple times. That is the short-term line in the sand. A breakdown below $88K would invalidate the triangle and likely trigger a flush toward $84K or even the primary demand zone around $80K. Momentum also favors the downside as the RSI has yet to recover above 50 and show bullish momentum.

On-Chain Analysis Bitcoin Adjusted SOPR

Bitcoin’s Adjusted SOPR is teasing with the 1.0 level, which is a key threshold. When aSOPR drops below 1, it means coins are being sold at a loss, signaling loss realization by the average market participant. Historically, dips below 1 during corrections mark capitulation phases where weaker hands finally exit. That often leads to a local bottom shortly after.

At the moment, the aSOPR is clearly trending downward. If it breaks under 1 decisively, we could see a spike in panic selling. Yet, that also creates the conditions for a stronger rebound, especially if it happens near the $80K-$82K support zone, where demand is eagerly waiting.

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Shiba Inu Developer Reacts as SHIB Team Member Makes Exit: Details

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The Shiba Inu engineering manager, who goes by "Johndoeshib" on X, recently revealed he would be stepping away from his role on the Shiba Inu team. This decision has sparked a response on X from Shiba Inu developer Kaal Dhairya.

In a Dec. 12 tweet, "Johndoeshib" announced that his time being part of the Shiba Inu team had reached its natural conclusion and he was stepping away, immensely proud of the utility Shiba Inu has built and the resilience of the community.

"Johndoeshib" added he was moving on to new endeavors, while remaining a long-term observer of the Shiba Inu ecosystem, confident in the team's decentralized vision.

johndoeshib
@johndoeshib
Not sure if this want meant to be the purpose! But love it as a car charm! ⁦@bubblemaps⁩ https://t.co/YxhajlbubW
Dec 15, 2025

The tweet sparked responses from the Shiba Inu community, with some expressing gratitude for his work with the Shiba Inu team, while saying that he will be missed.

In another tweet, which caught the attention of Shiba Inu developer Kaal Dhairya, "JohnDoeShib" revealed a renewed focus as he plans for the strategic iteration of his next project. His X bio has also been updated to reflect his departure from the Shiba Inu team and now reads "ex-Engineering Manager at Shib."

Kaal
@kaaldhairya
Thank you and good luck with your future endeavors! The team will miss you! https://t.co/6ThpizEULQ
Dec 14, 2025

Shiba Inu developer Kaal Dhairya, in response to JohnDoeShib's tweet, thanked him for his work at Shib and wished him well in his future endeavors.

Shiba Inu continues building

Shiba Inu continues to quietly build as recent events test the resilience of traders and its community.

As reported, Shiba Inu lead ambassador Shytoshi Kusama broke several days of silence on social media, which he hinted at as being necessary in order to stay focused and reinvest in himself for the next phase of growth.

Kusama also changed his X location to "reemerging," sparking speculation of a potential SHIB comeback.

The crypto market remains in a weakened position, with the resilience of traders continually tested. In the last 24 hours, nearly $245 million in leveraged positions have been wiped out across the crypto market as the majority of cryptocurrencies saw losses.

Shiba Inu managed to return to green, up 0.16% in the last 24 hours to $0.000008211.

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Strategy Keeps Buying Bitcoin. It Isn't Helping the Stock. — Barrons.com

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By Nate Wolf

Strategy added almost $1 billion worth of Bitcoin last week, snapping up the cryptocurrency for a second week following a brief pause in its purchases.

The world's largest corporate holder of Bitcoin bought 10,645 tokens in the period from Dec. 8 to Sunday at an average price of $92,098, the company disclosed in a regulatory filing Monday. The $980.3 million haul follows $962.7 million in purchases the previous week.

Strategy, formerly known as MicroStrategy, added only 130 tokens in the last two weeks of November. But the return to buying hasn't boosted Strategy's stock.

Shares were down 0.3% in premarket trading Monday, as investors shrugged at last week's purchases. The stock is now in the red since the start of last week and down 39% on the year.

As is always the case with Strategy, the price of Bitcoin itself will determine where shares go next. The world's flagship cryptocurrency has plummeted 29% since its October record, stagnating at around $90,000 per token since late November.

Strategy bought its $50.3 billion worth of total Bitcoin holdings at an average price of $74,972, so it hasn't lost money at this point. But shareholders waiting for returns will need Bitcoin to break that $90,000 ceiling.

Another rate cut by the Federal Reserve could help, meaning traders will be closely watching the Bureau of Labor Statistics' October and November jobs data on Tuesday and its consumer price index reading on Thursday. Lower interest rates tend to encourage buying of riskier assets, such as cryptocurrencies.

Write to Nate Wolf at nate.wolf@barrons.com

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Ripple taps Wormhole to expand RLUSD to Layer 2 chains like Base and Optimism

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Ripple is planning to launch its RLUSD stablecoin on Layer 2 blockchains next year with the help of Wormhole, the company said on Monday.

"The future of crypto is undeniably multichain, and to truly serve both institutional finance and the growing onchain economy, stablecoins must exist wherever demand and utility are," Ripple said in a statement.

Ripple has tapped Wormhole and its Native Token Transfers (NTT) token standard to test RLUSD on Optimism, Base, Ink, and Unichain and plans to officially launch on the new blockchains next year, pending regulatory approval.

RLUSD, which launched last December on XRP Ledger (XRPL) and Ethereum, has a total supply of over $1 billion, according to CoinGecko data.

“By launching RLUSD — the first U.S. trust-regulated stablecoin on these layer-2 networks — we’re expanding utility while setting a clear standard for how compliance and on-chain efficiency can work together,” said Jack McDonald, Ripple’s SVP of stablecoins. “Stablecoins are the gateway to DeFi and institutional adoption, and RLUSD is designed to be a trusted, liquid on-ramp into the broader digital-asset economy.”

Path to regulatory certainty

This isn’t Ripple’s first tie-in with the cross-chain interoperability provider. In June, the company expanded XRP Ledger’s multichain interoperability through an integration with Wormhole.

The move was part of Ripple's broader strategy to position XRPL as an integral component of onchain, institutional finance.

The company appears to be on the path to secure added regulatory certainty, as last week the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) said it had conditionally approved a national trust bank charter for Ripple National Trust Bank.

If Ripple can secure the final approval from the OCC, it will "provide RLUSD with both state and Federal oversight — a dual regulatory structure that no stablecoin currently holds," the company said.

In November, Ripple raised $500 million at a $40 billion valuation, in a round led by investors from Fortress and Citadel Securities, and joined by Galaxy Digital, Pantera, Brevan Howard, and Marshall Wace.

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Can SOL Price Recover Despite a 55% Q4 Correction?

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The SOL price is currently navigating a high-stakes phase in late 2025 as strong on-chain fundamentals strictly collide with bearish market sentiment. While Solana continues to dominate usage metrics and attract institutional activity, its price action reflects broader macro caution rather than network weakness.

SOL Price and Solana’s On-Chain Performance Remain Robust

From a network perspective, Solana crypto continues to demonstrate exceptional performance. Over the past 90 days, Solana’s throughput has consistently hovered near 1,000 transactions per second, highlighting the chain’s ability to handle real-world scale.

Can SOL Price Recover Despite a 55% Q4 Correction?

At the same time, daily transaction volumes fluctuating around 80 million indicate stable and sustained usage rather than speculative spikes.

This consistency reinforces Solana crypto’s positioning as one of the most actively used blockchains in the industry.

In fact, commentary from ecosystem president Lily Liu suggests that Solana has processed more activity throughout 2025 than the rest of crypto combined, by a wide margin. These metrics underscore why the SOL price is often evaluated differently from smaller networks.

Institutional Adoption Strengthens the SOL Price Narrative

Beyond raw activity, institutional interest continues to build. Recently, a JP Morgan tokenized a bond on Solana, marking another step toward real-world financial adoption. Also, strengthening Solana’s credibility as an institutional-grade settlement layer rather than a purely retail-driven chain.

Similarly, ETF inflows linked to Solana have continued to rise, signaling growing acceptance from traditional capital.

Likewise, its on-chain revenue offers further context. Solana’s cumulative chain revenue is approaching the $600 million mark, sitting near all-time highs. This figure reflects real economic activity generated by users, applications, and validators rather than short-lived hype.

However, the total value locked has declined. After peaking near $13.2 billion in mid-September, Solana’s TVL has fallen to roughly $9 billion. While this .2 billion drawdown appears large in absolute terms, percentage-wise it remains relatively contained given the broader bearish conditions across Q4 2025. As a result, TVL trends point to consolidation rather than big crash.

SOL Price Chart Shows Heavy Correction but Key Support Holds

Despite these fundamentals, the Solana price chart tells a more cautious story. Since reaching an all-time high near $295, SOL has corrected roughly 55% during Q4. Market sentiment has clearly tilted bearish, overshadowing positive network data.

Technically, the SOL price continues to hold above the $120 support zone, which remains a critical area for bulls. However, if macro conditions deteriorate further, downside scenarios extend toward the $70 region.

Such a move would represent a nearly 75% decline from the peak, aligning with historical deep-cycle corrections rather than project-specific failure.

SOL Price Outlook Hinges on Sentiment vs Fundamentals

The divergence between Solana’s fundamentals and price action places SOL price at a pivotal juncture. On one hand, strong usage, rising revenue, ETF inflows, and institutional adoption argue against a prolonged collapse. On the other, macro uncertainty and technical damage continue to suppress bullish momentum.

As a result, near-term SOL price forecast scenarios remain sensitive to broader risk appetite rather than network health alone. Whether fundamentals can reclaim control over price direction will depend largely on how macro sentiment evolves in the coming months.

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