CoinGecko's 2025 ranking by mindshare shows Solana leading at 26.79%, with Base at 13.94% and Ethereum at 13.43%. Sui holds 11.77% and BNB Chain 9.05%, while XRP Ledger registers 4.68%. The list emphasizes attention and engagement across ecosystems rather than price performance.

Ripple began testing its U.S.-regulated stablecoin RLUSD on Optimism, Base, Ink, and Unichain, using Wormhole’s Native Token Transfers to support native multichain issuance. RLUSD operates under an NYDFS Trust Charter, and DefiLlama data shows 79.2% of RLUSD on Ethereum worth over $1 billion, with the remainder on XRPL.

Bitcoin Cash traded around $546 after dropping below $550, while Bitcoin fell sharply to about $86,700. The BCH price, down roughly 4% in 24 hours, faces the risk of further losses toward $500, $450 or even $380 if wider market weakness persists. Technical indicators such as the RSI near 47 and a bearish MACD crossover suggest short-term downside, though a rebound toward $600 remains possible if momentum improves.

Microsoft, valued at $3.59 trillion, is projected to reach about $5 trillion in market capitalization by 2026 as it expands artificial intelligence across Azure, Office, Windows and other products. The company has invested roughly $13 billion in OpenAI and holds a 27% stake, yet most of its AI revenue already comes from Azure AI services rather than reselling OpenAI models. Microsoft is also spending heavily on AI infrastructure, including a planned $80 billion outlay through fiscal 2025 and a $5 billion commitment to Anthropic.

XRP is trading around $2 after slipping a little over 1% in the last 24 hours and 4% over the week. Analysts flag a bearish EMA ribbon flip, with short‑term resistance near $2.1 and support around $1.90–$2.05. Large holders remain active while ETF demand continues to build.

Bitcoin dropped from the low $92,000 area to around $87,000 over the weekend as trading liquidity remained extremely thin. The move unfolded during slow Sunday hours while traders stayed cautious ahead of key economic data, and major altcoins also extended their double-digit monthly losses on muted volumes.

Market analyst Tony Severino from YouHodler says Bitcoin remains technically in an uptrend but is facing heavy resistance around the $100,000 area, which he views as a potential bull trap. He argues that failure to reclaim and hold above this level and a drop below the $74,000 support could confirm a bear market, with a possible downside target near $53,000. Severino also expects Ethereum to start outperforming Bitcoin and suggests that a shift in the ETH/BTC ratio could set the stage for a new altcoin phase in 2026.

Industry insiders caution that Ethereum could fade by 2030 unless urgency returns, prompting the Ethereum Foundation to pivot toward faster iteration from early 2025. Leadership changes, including Tomasz Stańczak and Hsiao-Wei Wang as Executive Directors, accompany performance-focused upgrades and a proposed "Beam Chain" to address scaling and fragmentation.