Ether fell from the $3,175 area and is trading under $3,000 and the 100‑hour Simple Moving Average. After printing a low at $2,916, price is consolidating; resistance sits near $2,980, $3,050 and $3,080, while support is seen at $2,950 and $2,920, with deeper levels at $2,880, $2,840, and $2,800.

Audiera [BEAT] on BNB Chain surged more than 84% at press time, roughly a month after launch, lifting 30-day gains above 480%. Futures activity exceeded $20 million on DEXs, buyers outnumbered sellers, and tight circulating supply plus AI-driven burns supported a run toward its ~$3 all-time high.

Tokyo-based SBI Holdings is partnering with Startale Group to issue a yen-denominated stablecoin in Q2 2026. According to the companies, Shinsei Trust & Banking will oversee issuance and redemption, while SBI VC Trade will manage circulation. The firms say the stablecoin market exceeds $300 billion and remains concentrated in U.S. dollar assets.

MoonPay President Keith Grossman has challenged claims that the meme coin era has ended, arguing that falling trading volumes signal structural maturation rather than the death of attention-based assets. On Solana DEXs, meme coin volume has slipped below 15%, while sector dominance in altcoin markets has dropped from 0.109 in November 2024 to 0.034, alongside market value declines of more than 65% for major tokens. Other analysts attribute the downturn to oversaturation, pump-and-dump activity, and eroding investor trust, even as proponents insist that tokenized attention will persist in a more selective form.

Cardano (ADA) extended its decline, trading near $0.41 after a -10% move. Derivatives metrics weakened as futures open interest fell 11% to about $713.5 million and shorts outnumbered longs in over 55% of markets. On December 15, 2025, an analyst's chart showed consolidation below $0.86, with $1.01–$1.20 as the next resistance if price closes higher.

ZCash fell 3.82% in the last 24 hours as Bitcoin dropped to $87.5k and then rebounded, leaving ZEC unable to fully recover recent losses. The $400 psychological support, aligned with a key demand zone near $409–$410, has been defended multiple times even as privacy peers like Monero and Dash weakened. Analysts note that a clear move above $425 and a successful retest could open room for another upside attempt, with bullish momentum on higher timeframes still intact but slowed.

Ethereum's annual revenue has slid from $2.52 billion to about $604 million as Layer-2 networks retain more transaction value and remit a small share in settlement fees. BitMine's BMNR holds 3.66 million ETH and recently added 38,596 ETH, yet ETH stayed below $3,200 and BMNR fell 9.17% with Q4 down 32%.

According to a daily update from CyrilXBT, ETH is stabilizing after a selloff, trading near $3,131 while remaining below the 50-day EMA around $3,281 and resistance clustered near $3,300–$3,400. Initial support is around $3,050, with a broader $2,750–$2,900 demand zone and the $2,905 low pivotal; a firm close above $3,300–$3,400 could refocus $3,500.