As 2025 enters its final week, DeepSeek AI released updated projections for XRP, Solana and Cardano through the end of 2026. The model flags a high-volatility phase and maps bull and bear paths: XRP's upside targets $4.50–$6.00 with a risk to $1.00, Solana's $275–$350 with $80–$95 downside, and Cardano's $0.85–$1.20 with a $0.25–$0.28 floor.

Analysts say Solana remains capped below $127, with bulls defending around $123 as momentum wanes. According to the article, SOL ETFs logged about $1.4M in inflows on December 24, but traders are watching for a high‑volume break above $144 to confirm trend continuation.

Cardano’s ADA has fallen under $0.35 for the first time in over a year while traders watch whether it can reclaim the $0.36 resistance. Midnight’s NIGHT token has generated more than $1.5B in recent trading volume, nearly double Cardano’s roughly $400M, highlighting shifting liquidity. ADA needs to hold above $0.36 to target $0.38, while a failure could see price retest the $0.30 zone so long as support near $0.27 remains intact.

RAIN, an Arbitrum-based token, has surged 125% in the past 30 days, lifting its circulating market cap above $2.7B. In late November 2025, Enlivex Therapeutics announced a $212M private placement to build a corporate treasury centered on RAIN, while a December 3, 2025 post by the project highlighted an incentivized market tied to Arbitrum's social follow.

Monero's XMR has climbed above its 2021 peak, delivering a 146% year-on-year gain and rising 27% over the past 30 days while most major coins lag. Traders are now watching the $500 level as a potential breakout zone, though a dip toward $400 remains on the table. Separately, Bitcoin Hyper, a Bitcoin Layer 2 project, has raised $29.5M and currently advertises staking rewards of up to 39% APY into early 2026.

Solana price has been under heavy pressure, with the chart printing three consecutive months of red candles and a year-on-year drop of about 40%. With 11 days remaining in 2025, SOL is still on track to overtake Ethereum in annual revenue for the first time, but trading metrics have deteriorated sharply. Active Solana wallets have fallen from 4.8 million in January to 624,000, while the price trades in a $144–$120 range where a break below support could open the door to $100.

Hyperliquid’s HYPE token has fallen more than 56.5% in under 90 days, dropping from $58 to below $25 even as its DEX revenue reaches monthly highs in October and November. A crypto venture CEO has criticized the project’s daily $2 million buybacks, while traders watch key chart levels around $30 resistance and $22.5 support to gauge whether the downtrend will extend. At the same time, Bitcoin Hyper, a Bitcoin-focused Layer 2 that has raised nearly $29.5M and offers around 39% APY for stakers, is attracting attention as a utility-driven alternative during the market slowdown.

Pudgy Penguins’ PENGU token has dropped about 80% from its peak near $0.04 and slid 20% to below $0.0097 after reports that the SEC sued Shima Capital and founder Yida Gao. The price has since bounced, but with PENGU down 66% over the past 2.5 months and memecoins historically weak in December, analysts say it must hold key support near $0.0093 and reclaim $0.013 to signal a more convincing recovery.

Ripple said in a press release it will expand RLUSD to Ethereum in 2026, running a "trial" on Optimism, Base, Ink, and Unichain via Wormhole. The move brings an existing $1.3 billion supply deeper into Ethereum’s Layer 2s, while ETH recently slipped below $3,000 with key support eyed near $2,800 and risk toward $2,500.