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XRP Tests Critical Support at $1.84 as Exchange Supply Hits 7-Year Low
BySimon Black December 31, 2025

XRP’s price action tells a tale of two forces colliding – devastating technical weakness meets unprecedented supply dynamics. The token tumbled 14.5% over the past week to $1.84, erasing gains from earlier rallies while exchange reserves hit their lowest levels since 2016. With major Japanese banks now actively deploying the XRP Ledger and centralized exchange holdings creating supply shock conditions, the setup resembles a coiled spring. The main question for traders is: can fundamental scarcity overcome technical selling pressure, or will bears push through support before the supply crunch takes effect?

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Ethereum Classic Tests Critical Support at $11.77 as ADX Signals Trend Exhaustion
BySimon Black December 31, 2025

Ethereum Classic has suffered a devastating drop over the past week, shedding 14.25% to test the psychological $11.77 level as broader altcoin sentiment soured following Vitalik Buterin’s warnings about off-chain validator risks. The monthly performance paints an even grimmer picture with ETC down 39.84%, essentially giving back three months of gains in just four weeks. The main question for traders is: can bulls defend the compressed support zone between $11.27 and $11.77, or will the bearish momentum cascade through to test single-digit prices?

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NEAR Protocol Slips Below $1.50 as Cross-Chain Expansion Meets Market Headwinds
BySimon Black December 31, 2025

NEAR Protocol’s price action tells a sobering story this week, tumbling 17.16% to $1.50 even as the protocol launched its much-anticipated Solana integration through Orb Markets. What’s particularly revealing is how the cross-chain expansion news – typically a bullish catalyst – failed to arrest the decline that’s now stretched to 47% over the past month. The main question for traders is: will the technical oversold bounce materialize, or does NEAR need to flush lower before finding genuine support?

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Aave Darted to $150 as Whale Exodus Triggers 15% Weekly Plunge
BySimon Black December 31, 2025

Aave plummeted 15.5% to $150.14 after a $1.3 billion USDT withdrawal to HTX spooked liquidity watchers. The token has now lost 47.8% from its peak of $207, as whales shift capital out of the protocol. Will bulls defend the $138 support or face another drop?

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Ondo Tests Critical Support as Tokenization Expansion Plans Meet Oversold Territory
BySimon Black December 31, 2025

Ondo’s devastating drop has accelerated into oversold territory, with the token shedding 25.6% over the past month despite ambitious plans to tokenize hundreds of U.S. equities and ETFs on Solana by 2026. The confluence of technical exhaustion signals and transformative tokenization developments creates a fascinating divergence between price action and fundamental trajectory. The main question for traders is: will the institutional tokenization narrative provide enough buying support to halt this technical breakdown, or will sellers continue pressing until deeper support emerges?

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Stellar’s LayerZero Partnership Sparks Technical Reset as XLM Guards Critical Support at $0.21
BySimon Black December 30, 2025

Stellar’s XLM has dropped 16.4% this month, trading at $0.213 as bulls defend $0.206 support. The LayerZero partnership announcement and smart contracts expansion offer hope, but can they sustain a reversal against prevailing selling pressure?

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Bitcoin Cash Climbs 15.7% This Week as Institutional Flows Meet Technical Support at $603
BySimon Black December 30, 2025

Bitcoin Cash staged an impressive recovery this week, climbing 15.7% to $603.47 as the altcoin capitalized on both technical and fundamental catalysts. The move erased much of December’s weakness and positioned BCH above critical moving averages for the first time since late November. With RSI resetting from oversold territory and the Bitwise crypto index fund gaining SEC approval for exchange trading – a fund that includes BCH among its holdings – the setup has shifted decisively bullish. The main question for traders is: can BCH sustain momentum above $600 or will profit-taking emerge at overhead resistance near $640?

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Bitcoin Cash Climbs 15.7% This Week as Institutional Flows Meet Technical Support at $603
BySimon Black December 30, 2025

Bitcoin Cash staged an impressive recovery this week, climbing 15.7% to $603.47 as the altcoin capitalized on both technical and fundamental catalysts. The move erased much of December’s weakness and positioned BCH above critical moving averages for the first time since late November. With RSI resetting from oversold territory and the Bitwise crypto index fund gaining SEC approval for exchange trading – a fund that includes BCH among its holdings – the setup has shifted decisively bullish. The main question for traders is: can BCH sustain momentum above $600 or will profit-taking emerge at overhead resistance near $640?

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Shiba Inu Tests Critical Support as NFT Repayment Plan Meets $7M Wallet Attack Headlines
BySimon Black December 30, 2025

Shiba Inu trades at $0.00000721, down a devastating 15.4% over the past week as the meme coin navigates between positive NFT repayment developments and concerning wallet security headlines. The token has shed 39% from its monthly high of $0.0000095, erasing nearly two months of gains in what looks like a classic risk-off rotation among degens. The main question for traders is: will the innovative NFT repayment system restore enough confidence to defend current support, or will the $7 million Trust Wallet attack news trigger another leg down?

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Cardano Plunges 15% as Momentum Exhausts Despite Stablecoin Push
BySimon Black December 30, 2025

Cardano plunges 15% to $0.35, RSI crashes into oversold territory at 31.5, stablecoin integration news fails to stop technical breakdown. ADA now trading at $0.351 after losing critical $0.40 support. Traders wonder if oversold bounce will happen or ADA will drop further to $0.33 support.

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