Technical Analysis

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.

Bitcoin fell around 5% from the $90,500 area and slipped below the $88,000 support, with price now trading under the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average and consolidating near $85,000. Key resistance sits at $87,150, $87,500 and $88,000, while supports lie at $85,500, $85,000 and $83,500, leaving BTC at risk of another drop if it fails to reclaim $88,000. Technical indicators show the hourly MACD losing bearish momentum and the RSI holding below 50, highlighting an uncertain short-term outlook.

Bitcoin has underperformed U.S. tech stocks in H2 2025, with the Nasdaq up 17% while BTC fell about 15%, and last week slipping from $94k to below $90k. CPI arrives Thursday (18th) and the BoJ decision Friday (19th December), with Glassnode highlighting a $85.5–$87k liquidation zone and $83k as U.S. spot ETF cost basis, as $94k stands as heavy resistance.

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.

Macro-focused analysts warn Bitcoin could slide toward the $70,000 area if the Bank of Japan raises interest rates on Dec. 19. According to AndrewBTC, past BoJ hikes in 2024–2025 lined up with drawdowns of roughly 23%, 26%, and 31%, while traders also note a bear flag after November's drop from $105,000–$110,000.

On Monday, crypto markets fell as Bitcoin retested $85,000 and Ether touched $2,900, while leveraged longs saw $527M liquidated in 24 hours. Traders shifted risk after surveys and Fed chair speculation changed macro expectations, and AI-related debt concerns added pressure.

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.