Bitcoin closed 2025 below $88,000 after volatile trading in the $90,500–$86,500 range and is now holding above $89,000, up over 2% week-on-week. Altcoins outperformed, with ETH, BNB, SOL, and ADA gaining 5–6%, while DOGE and ZEC advanced more than 9%. Tether confirmed a $779M BTC purchase, totaling 8,888.8888888 coins in Q4 2025, as Strategy and Metaplanet resumed accumulation.

On January 2, XRP turned daily gains of about 1.7% after losing over 20% during the previous month and dropping behind BNB in market cap. A macro buy signal from the TD Sequential indicator has appeared, hinting at a possible rebound while XRP still trades under the key $1.90 resistance. Despite a mid‑2025 surge to a new all‑time high and the launch of several US spot XRP ETFs, the token ultimately closed 2025 in negative territory.

Pi Network's Core Team posted a 2025 recap highlighting February's Open Network and PI token launch, but offered vague aims for 2026, sparking backlash. As several altcoins gained, PI hovered near $0.20 and struggled to participate in the rally.

Bitcoin ended 2025 in negative territory after repeated failures to break above $90,000, pulling back to under $88,000 and trimming its market capitalization to $1.750 trillion. In contrast, Canton's CC has gained about 130% over the past month and added another 18% in the last 24 hours, trading above $0.17 while most large-cap altcoins declined.

Bitcoin once more failed to hold above the $90,000 mark after a brief breakout from around $87,000, pulling back to just under $88,000 while its market cap stays near $1.750 trillion. Major altcoins such as ADA, XMR, MNT, and XLM are posting notable daily losses, whereas Canton (CC) has climbed about 7% to $0.135 and ZEC has advanced roughly 3.4% to almost $540.

Ripple's XRP has repeatedly failed to hold above the $2.00 and $1.90 levels, which have now flipped into strong resistance while one analyst warns of a potential drop of more than 55%. Ali Martinez notes that active XRP addresses recently fell from 46,000 to below 39,000 and that whales have been selling heavily for over two months, even as US-listed XRP ETFs launched in November have accumulated about $1.15 billion in net inflows.

Bitcoin once again failed to sustain a breakout above $90,000 on Monday, briefly touching $90,400 before dropping back below $88,000. Ethereum mirrored the move by climbing close to $3,050 and then retreating to about $2,960, while the overall crypto market cap swung by roughly $70 billion within hours.

On Monday morning, bitcoin climbed to just over $90,000 before encountering resistance, with one analyst tying the move to renewed buying by both retail traders and large whales. Another analyst argued the advance may be a dead-cat bounce, pointing to net capital outflows of more than $4.5 billion and weaker spot ETF inflows. Bitcoin remains about 2.3% higher on the day, while major altcoins such as ETH, BNB and XRP also advanced, with ETH reclaiming the $3,000 mark.

In 2025, major U.S. stock indices posted double-digit gains while gold and silver hit multiple record highs, yet many cryptocurrencies are set to finish the year negative. According to analysts at the Kobeissi Letter, 2026 could be even stronger for investors amid further Fed rate cuts, mass deregulation and an AI investment boom, with Trump advocating 1% interest rates and stimulus checks. If these macro trends persist and borrowing costs fall, risk-on assets such as bitcoin and altcoins could see renewed interest after their mixed performance in 2025.