Bitcoin Eyes Red Year as ETFs See Growth, Russia Issues First Crypto Loan

Today's episode covers Bitcoin's struggle to maintain yearly gains as it trades around eighty-seven thousand five hundred dollars, down six point three percent for twenty twenty-five. Despite price weakness, crypto ETFs showed remarkable growth with Bitcoin spot ETFs generating fifty-seven point seven billion dollars in cumulative inflows and new products like XRP and Solana debuting successfully. We also dive into Russia's groundbreaking first crypto-backed loan issued by Sberbank to Bitcoin miner Intelion Data, Ethereum's accelerated roadmap with the Glamsterdam and Hegota upgrades planned for twenty twenty-six, and China's strategic move to pay interest on digital yuan starting January first. Plus, we explore why industry leaders question XRP and Cardano's long-term value, and examine capital rotation signals from precious metals into cryptocurrency.