CryptoInsightUK analyst Will Taylor said on Dec. 27 that XRP could reach $28 this cycle as a non‑base‑case, contingent on an altcoin‑heavy rotation and a breakout from multi‑year compression. He outlined a $10 trillion total market cap with Bitcoin dominance at 35.3%–31.5%, and set primary targets at $8–$12, potentially $15–$16, while disclosing a 90% XRP allocation.

On Dec. 29, Wu Blockchain summarized 2026 Bitcoin forecasts, noting a shift from single-number targets to scenario ranges. Institutions and analysts mapped upside bands around $150,000–$250,000 by end-2026, while bearish paths extended to $70,000, $56,000, $25,000, and an outlier at $10,000. At press time, BTC traded at $88,027.

Analyst Cantonese Cat compared Dogecoin's 6‑month structure to silver's recent breakout, sketching a multi‑year path with a potential peak above $11 in the second half of 2029. A Dec. 20 weekly roadmap set Fibonacci levels from $0.04909 to $0.48442, with extensions up to $8.90771 if DOGE reclaims its prior high.

Heading into New Year's Eve, Bitcoin is close to ending the year with a negative yearly candle, with Alex Thorn of Galaxy Digital noting the asset is down 6.3% year-to-date and 8.25% year-over-year and would require a close above $93,389 to turn 2025 positive. He highlighted that BTC has traded about 36% below its Oct. 6, 2025 all-time high of $125,296, even as US bitcoin ETFs retained most of their cumulative inflows and long-term holders have been distributing coins to newer buyers. Thorn argued that options positioning, whale selling, competition from other macro trades, and a shift in volatility structure are shaping the current consolidation, while Galaxy projects a potential move to $250,000 by the end of 2027.

On December 23, analyst Cryptollica argued in a TradingView post that Dogecoin's weekly chart is tracing a rounded bottom and repeating an earlier accumulation pattern seen before past bull runs. He highlights four historical structural points and a key RSI floor near the 32 level as signals of seller exhaustion, while another trader, ZarinSyed, cautions that fractals are not deterministic and suggests waiting for a weekly close above the $0.15–$0.17 range for confirmation. At press time, the DOGE price level was not disclosed.

On Dec. 23, CryptoQuant said 'Whale Capitulation on Pause', with realized losses from "new whales" tied to the $124K–$84K drop now flat. On Dec. 24, analyst Darkfost reported BTC whale deposits to Binance fell in December from roughly $7.88 billion to $3.86 billion, implying lighter near-term sell supply. He also noted a $466 million spike across 100–10,000 BTC cohorts, including over $435 million from 1,000–10,000 BTC.

Macro trader plur daddy outlined a 2026 Bitcoin framework focused on US liquidity normalization. Following the Dec FOMC’s $40bn/mo reserve management purchases and fiscal changes starting Jan 1, he sees conditions likely moving from tight toward neutral. He cited $38bn already purchased, a $100–200bn reserve deficit, and $12–15bn/mo deficit expansion.

On Dec. 17, 2025, Wu Blockchain shared a Fundstrat client note projecting a first‑half 2026 pullback, with Ethereum targeted at $1,800–$2,000. The memo, credited to Sean Farrell, also set BTC at $60,000–$65,000 and SOL at $50–$75, while urging near‑term caution. Farrell added on Dec. 20 that he still expects new ATHs by year‑end.

XRP Ledger operators are facing an amendment block event on Thursday, with 418 of 999 servers expected to be taken out of participation until they upgrade their software. According to community member Krippenreiter, these outdated rippled nodes will no longer validate ledgers, submit or process transactions, or join consensus, although trusted validators on the dUNL and overall network operations are expected to continue normally. The upgrade centers on rippled version 2.6.2 and includes the fixDirectoryLimit amendment and a critical bug fix, while XRP is down 1.5% over the last 24 hours.