Crypto Industry Hits Record $8.6 Billion in M&A Deals in 2025

Written by Ohris M. Greyoon, Blockchain & Crypto Expert

Source: Coinmarketcap

Updated: Dec 24 2025

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Increased Deal Activity: The crypto industry recorded 267 transactions worth $8.6 billion in 2025, marking an 18% increase from 2024, indicating a strong market recovery and renewed investor confidence.
Major Acquisition Cases: Coinbase's $2.9 billion acquisition of derivatives trading platform Deribit stands as the largest deal in the crypto sector, highlighting accelerated industry consolidation and enhancing Coinbase's competitive position.
Traditional Finance Integration: Kraken's $1.5 billion acquisition of retail futures trading platform NinjaTrader represents the largest integration between traditional finance and crypto, expected to drive synergies and expand market share.
IPO Surge: The crypto sector saw 11 IPOs raising $14.6 billion in 2025, a significant increase from just $310 million in 2024, reflecting growing market acceptance of crypto assets and attracting more investor interest.

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Technical Analysis for XRP

Technical Sentiment Analysis for XRP (XRP) As of , XRP (XRP) is exhibiting a Sell technical sentiment. Our proprietary analysis, which aggregates 3 technical signals, shows that 0 indicators are flashing buy, while 3 are indicating sell.

Momentum Indicators: RSI, MACD & Overbought/Oversold Status Currently, the Relative Strength Index (RSI) for XRP stands at -, which suggests a Neutral condition. Meanwhile, the MACD (12, 26) indicator is at -, providing a Neutral signal for short-term momentum. Other oscillators like the Stochastic Oscillator at - and the Commodity Channel Index (CCI) at - further confirm a - outlook for the stock.

Support, Resistance & Moving Averages From a structural perspective, XRP is trading below its 60-day moving average of $- and below its 200-day long-term moving average of $-. Key price levels to watch include the immediate resistance at $- and strong support at $-. A break above $- could signal a bull continuation, while falling below $- may test the next Fibonacci floor at $-.

XRP (XRP) Support & Resistance Level

Name	S3	S2	S1	Pivot Points	R1	R2	R3
Classic	0.516	0.816	1.153	1.454	1.791	2.091	2.428
Fibonacci	0.816	1.06	1.21	1.454	1.697	1.848	2.091

About XRP

Launched in 2012, the XRP Ledger (XRPL) is an open-source, permissionless and decentralized technology. Benefits of the XRP Ledger include its low-cost ($0.0002 to transact), speed (settling transactions in 3-5 seconds), scalability (1,500 transactions per second) and inherently green attributes (carbon-neutral and energy-efficient). The XRP Ledger also features the first decentralized exchange (DEX) and custom tokenization capabilities built into the protocol. Since 2012, the XRP Ledger has been operating reliably, having closed 70 million ledgers.

About the author

Ohris M. Greyoon

Ohris M. Greyoon holds a Master’s in Computer Science from MIT and has 10 years of experience in blockchain technology and cryptocurrency markets. A pioneer in decentralized finance (DeFi) analysis, he leads Intellectia’s Crypto News, offering cutting-edge insights into digital assets.

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