According to Michael van de Poppe, Bitcoin has struggled to sustain moves above $88k, with fresh rejections near $90k over the past three weeks. He suggests a drop toward $83.8k or even $80k may be needed before a stronger upside can develop. The article notes at least six failed bids to reclaim $90k, including one earlier today.

After a month-long decline, PUMP has climbed 13% in the past week as buyback-and-burn support from the Pump.fun team and rising meme coin activity strengthen its tokenomics. Technical indicators such as RSI and MACD now suggest a possible trend reversal, with key levels between $0.0025 and $0.0047 watched as traders assess the potential for a broader move toward 2026.

On December 31, 2025 in Dubai, MEET48 released a joint research report with Messari that details its AI-driven, Web3-native idol fan economy and the role of the IDOL token in on-chain participation. The report describes the platform's multi-layer architecture, the use of the PARO AI large language model to power virtual idols, and token-based voting and burn activity during MEET48's 2025 idol competition. It also reviews past milestones, including the launch of MEET48.ai, on-chain voting on BNB Chain, and the June 11, 2025 listings of IDOL on multiple centralized and decentralized exchanges.

On Dec. 31, 2025, Ethereum traded around $2,996 after failing several times in December to firmly break above the key $3,000 mark. An on-chain analyst highlighted roughly $77.6 million in ETH futures sell orders on Binance clustered just above $2,982, creating a significant obstacle for bulls amid declining trading volumes. Market data shows Ethereum’s recent activity has been less than half of last year’s weekly volumes, while outlooks point to a potential all-time high in 2026 and two major upgrades, Glamsterdam and Hegota, tentatively lined up for that year.

On December 31, Lookonchain reported that former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes sold 1,871 ETH over the past two weeks and redeployed more than $6 million into Pendle, Lido, Ethena, and Ether.fi. Follow-up data showed additional buys of 4.86 million ENA (about $986,000) and 697,851 ETHFI (nearly $485,000), aligning with his stated rotation from ETH into DeFi.

On December 31, 2025, the Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index showed an 8.1% year-to-date decline, the steepest annual drop in eight years. The outlook hinges on who replaces Jerome Powell when his term ends in May, with traders pricing at least two U.S. rate cuts in 2026 while Europe is seen on hold and some peers may raise rates.

Ether has been moving in a tight band around $2,900 while repeatedly failing to reclaim the $3,000 mark, as derivatives data and ETF flows show limited appetite for leveraged long exposure. Network fees have fallen even as on-chain activity and DApp usage remain flat, and ongoing net outflows from Ether ETFs are further weighing on sentiment heading toward 2026. Analysts note that a durable recovery for ETH likely hinges on stronger Ethereum network demand and more robust decentralized application activity.

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has framed his "new ADA" remark around Midnight's NIGHT token as the project enters a fresh market phase, with NIGHT up 23.89% over the past week. He stressed that "new ADA" does not mean a token swap but reflects Cardano's expanding story through Midnight, while traders decide how much attention to give this shift.