Franklin Templeton launched its spot XRPZ ETF on NYSE Arca on Nov 24, 2025, and on Dec 30, 2025 publicly endorsed XRPL and XRP for real-time, low-cost cross-border payments. Despite a peak near $3.66, XRP fell over 50% to an October low of $1.58 as daily active addresses dropped 94%. CoinGecko and issuer data show 24 straight ETF inflow days totaling $1.06Bn, with AUM above $1.14Bn.

On Dec. 31, crypto analyst Cantonese Cat argued that Dogecoin's pullback on weakening volume mirrors AMD's pre-rally setup last year. His chart shows DOGE nearing the 0.382 Fibonacci area around $0.118, while a Dec. 20 roadmap mapped extension targets at $0.90, $1.25, $1.99, $4.78 and $8.91.

Solana has drawn focus as network activity climbs while SOL consolidates under $130. In 2025, its DEX trading volume reached $1.6 trillion, placing it second to Binance at $7.2 trillion. By January 2026, Coinglass showed open interest down to $7.5 billion from $17 billion, and SOL trades near $124 with buyers defending the 20-day EMA around $125.

On 1 January 2026, attention shifted to Solana as large holders resumed accumulation across SOL and ecosystem tokens. According to Santiment, steady buying has coincided with robust liquidity and calmer sentiment, while SOL traded around $124.63 at the start of the year. The pattern suggests longer-horizon positioning amid reduced short-term volatility.

XRP logged key milestones in 2025, including a May 8 SEC settlement and the November launch of U.S. spot ETFs, yet it only topped at $3.66 before sliding 50% to a $1.58 October low. With weak on-chain activity and technical levels breached, focus shifts to whether 2026 can finally deliver the long-sought $5 mark.

In December 2025, Midnight (NIGHT) launched on Cardano and reached a $1 billion market cap in its first week, with 15% of supply set to enter circulation through March 2026 and a Q1 2026 "Kūkolu" phase planned. On December 31, 2025, Trump Media disclosed a shareholder token on Cronos with Crypto.com, one per DJT share, with more rollout details expected in 2026.

XRP balances on exchanges fell to an eight-year low in late December, reviving debate over whether scarce supply foreshadows upside or just thinner liquidity. Binance's XRP reserves slid to roughly 2.6–2.7 billion in mid-December 2025, levels last seen in July 2024, with prior troughs often followed by months of choppy or lower prices.

Terra Luna Classic recorded an almost 20% price spike on New Year's Eve, with LUNC trading near $0.000045 and its market capitalization approaching $250 million. The move followed a 5.33 billion LUNC burn linked to Binance's fee-burning program and was accompanied by a sharp rise in trading volume to about $110 million. Ongoing community burns have now removed more than 436 billion LUNC since the 2022 collapse, while price action remains constrained between key support at $0.000039 and resistance in the $0.000043–$0.000049 range.