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On December 21, Bitcoin fell 0.21% over 24 hours and traded at $87,844. The hourly setup shows pressure near $87,576 support, with a possible move toward $87,000 next week if no rebound. Broader charts suggest low volume and likely consolidation in the $85,000–$95,000 range through month-end.

On December 21, Cardano's ADA fell 4.93%, with the price hovering near local support around $0.3576 and trading at $0.3605. If buyers fail to regain control by the daily close, the price may retest supports at $0.3550 and $0.3468, with a further midterm target near $0.2756 if the weekly bar ends at or below current levels.

Several major crypto research desks outlined sharply different Bitcoin projections for 2026, with targets ranging from a pullback toward $60K–$65K to a potential move toward $250K. Around $23 billion in BTC options expiring on 26 December and recent ETF outflows near $500 million could shape short‑term volatility around the $85K–$90K range.

After reaching the $120,000-$125,000 range in October 2025 and then dropping to the mid-$80,000s, Bitcoin is trading around $87,700 as traders eye profit-taking into January. Historical monthly data show January has often delivered positive returns for BTC, with notable gains in 2020, 2023 and 2025, even though some past years posted steep losses. The analysis suggests that if BTC enters January below its 2025 high and under the $90,000 mark, the greater risk could be exiting too late rather than too early.

On Sunday, Bitcoin hovered near $88,000 into the weekly close as traders positioned for volatility. Some analysts outlined a relief rally toward $98,000–$100,000 and even $150,000 targets, while others warned of a slide toward the $70,000–$72,000 zone amid rising Binance inflows and a technical break below $90,000.

Meme coins have lagged the broader market recently, with sector-wide losses while Bitcoin holds firmer, pushing traders to look at presale opportunities. Three highlighted projects are Bitcoin Hyper, PEPENODE, and Maxi Doge, which combine meme appeal with specific utility such as a Bitcoin Layer 2, virtual mining, and trading competitions. Their presales have already raised millions of dollars and offer high advertised staking yields, aiming at investors positioning for potential 2026 gains.

Tokenized gold supply, including Paxos's PAXG, has climbed to about $1.5 billion, according to Token Terminal. Analysts debate whether Bitcoin's lag versus gold reflects a temporary safety rotation or a valuation gap, with the Bitcoin-to-gold ratio near levels seen at past market lows.

In 2025, Ripple unlocked roughly 12 billion XRP from escrow under its programmed schedule, relocking about 700 million per month. That left around 300 million monthly outside escrow, adding near 3.6 billion XRP to circulating supply. At an XRP price of $1.90, the added supply equals about $6.8 billion.

Into the week's close, XRP is still trading above its monthly mid Bollinger Band, leaving a potential move toward about $3.6 on the table while defending the $1.82 area. Midnight (NIGHT), often framed as a "new Cardano" narrative play, has climbed roughly 40% over the past week, and Vitalik Buterin-linked wallets have been offloading BNB and other tokens into USDC and ETH amid a wider "crypto winter" tone. Traders are watching whether XRP can maintain this structure, NIGHT can clear $0.10 without losing key supports, and Buterin's wallets keep a defensive posture.

Canton Network's CC token climbed 36% in the last 24 hours, with trading volume up 307% as the price broke above local resistance. Since Thursday, 18 December, CC has gained 54.3% and flipped the $0.079–$0.082 zone into support while its 12-hour market structure turned bullish. A potential retest of the $0.01 support and a drop below $0.095 are seen as key levels for traders watching the current uptrend.