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.

XRP is trading around $2 after repeatedly rebounding from support but failing to overcome ongoing selling pressure. A trader has highlighted parallels with XRP’s 2017 accumulation phase and pointed to a new pattern forming after the token moved above $1.70. On the daily chart, a falling wedge and a potential breakout above $2.20 put the 200‑day EMA at $2.44 and a possible move toward $3 in focus, while a separate presale project, Bitcoin Hyper, is pitching a Solana-based Layer 2 for Bitcoin.

On December 9, 2025, SHIB saw a +1.06T net change on exchanges, following over 1 trillion tokens worth more than $8 million moved within 24 hours last week. Price action remains confined to a descending channel, with $0.0000077 support and $0.0000095 resistance in focus. A double bottom and RSI divergence could signal a potential rebound.

XRP analyst Zach Rector said a return to $1 is unlikely under normal market conditions, even if the $2 support gives way. He noted range-bound trade just above $2, with spot XRP ETF inflows offset by centralized-exchange selling, and he flagged $1.90 to $1.80 as the probable downside zone, citing higher lows in April, October 10, and November.