A crypto market analyst known as "Guy on the Earth" on X warns that XRP's recent drop and two weekly closes below the $1.95 support level leave the token vulnerable to further downside toward $0.90 from around $1.85. He argues that bulls need to quickly reclaim and hold the $1.95 area to avoid a deeper decline, while also outlining lower accumulation zones and noting that a bullish recovery remains possible if key resistance and divergence signals play out.

After the weekend, Ethereum attempted another rebound but failed, with another push earlier this week rejected near resistance. According to TradingView analyst DomicChaina, strong supply at $3,090 and declining volume suggest a drift toward the $2,500 support, while ETH trades below $3,000 and sits 37% off its 2025 high.

Crypto commentator Brad Kimes, known as Digital Perspectives, has again urged XRP investors not to sell their tokens, instead eyeing future lending opportunities on the XRP Ledger. Ripple engineer Ed Hennis has outlined an XRPL Lending Protocol proposal that would add fixed-term, fixed-rate, underwritten credit at the protocol level, with a validator vote expected by the end of January 2026.

As the year 2025 nears its end, the Altcoin Season Index has slid to a reading of 17 while Bitcoin trades well below its $126,000 high. Major altcoins are now down between 30% and 80% from their peak values, signaling that only a small fraction of the top 100 coins have outperformed Bitcoin over the last 90 days. This low index level points to altcoins remaining in a bear phase, with even Ethereum lagging behind Bitcoin’s recent performance.

Bitcoin has been confined to a tight $87,500–$89,000 band after a dip toward $85,000 last week. According to analyst DrBullZeus, a decisive move above resistance just below $90,000 could open a run to $92,000, while a loss of $87,000 support may revisit $85,000. At press time, BTC trades at $89,690, up 1.1% in 24 hours.

Crypto analyst HAMED_AZ says Bitcoin remains in a corrective phase after a $126,000 all‑time high and is currently trading below $90,000. He highlights a tight $84,000–$94,000 range; a confirmed break above $94,000 could target $108,000, while losing $84,000 may open downside toward $72,000.

XRP has faced sustained selling even as Spot XRP ETFs attracted $82.04 million of inflows over the recent week. On-chain data from CryptoQuant shows repeated large deposits in the 100,000 to over 1 million XRP range moving from whale wallets to Binance, adding supply that spot buyers have struggled to absorb. Price action has formed lower highs and lower lows, with resistance near $1.95 and potential downside toward $1.50 if heavy inflows to exchanges continue.

According to market commentator Crypto Waterman, Bitcoin’s final bull leg is likely to unfold gradually, with the parabolic phase lasting about one to two months and potentially occurring in the first quarter of 2026. He cautions that shakeouts and volatility may precede the move, and suggests accumulating on dips over the next two to three weeks while scaling out profits as gains compound.

Ethereum's Estimated Leverage Ratio on Binance reached 0.611, a new all-time high, while the taker buy/sell ratio climbed to 1.13, signaling firmer demand. ETH fell to $2,781 on December 18 and remains below $3,000 as traders position for a potential breakout. One analyst highlights $3,100–$3,200 if the $2,700–$2,800 support area holds.