On December 26, 2025, USX on Solana slipped off its peg amid secondary-market liquidity constraints, as stated by the issuer Solstice Finance. The team coordinated liquidity support with market makers, lifting the price from $0.1 to $0.94, while saying underlying assets were unaffected and collateralization remained over 100%.

Analyst Ali Martinez has highlighted that XRP's 15-minute chart appears to be forming a symmetrical triangle pattern that could precede a price swing of about 10%. The asset recently rebounded from the triangle's lower trendline on Christmas, leaving open the possibility of a breakout in either direction. At the time of writing, XRP is changing hands near $1.84, having declined 3.3% over the past week.

Artificial intelligence tokens have recorded steep losses in recent weeks, mirroring weakness in AI-related equities and the wider altcoin market. Data shows AI tokens have dropped 24.9% over the past month and 74.6% year-to-date, while altcoins overall are down 34% with total market capitalization shrinking to $1.16 trillion. Analysts warn that the growing gap between falling labour participation and rising U.S. equities could signal a developing AI-driven bubble, with a major weakness signal possibly emerging by 2026.

On 26 December 2025, Uniswap’s UNIfication proposal passed with about 125 million UNI in favor and 742 against. After a two-day timelock, Uniswap Labs is set to burn 100 million UNI and activated protocol fees on Uniswap v2 and v3, with fee capture tied to Unichain. Market reaction remained cautious despite the structural milestone.

A Gemini poll conducted from December 12 to 23 indicates that 73% of surveyed investors expect XRP to close the year in a price band between $1.50 and $2.00, signaling a cautious outlook for the altcoin. Expectations for a stronger rally toward $2.00 to $2.50 and above $2.50 have decreased notably, while on-chain data and futures positioning suggest profit-taking by long-term holders and growing selling pressure. XRP is currently trading near $1.830, having logged losses across time frames and a 15% decline year-to-date.

On Dec 25, 2025, Galaxy Digital founder Michael Novogratz praised the Cardano and Ripple communities for their resilience, as highlighted by an X post. XRP is down 10% year-to-date but gained 0.5% over the last week, with 24-hour volume up 30%. Technically, buyers have defended $1.80 multiple times; reclaiming $2.20 could open a path toward $3.

Large Chainlink holders recently withdrew significant LINK from Binance and added to reserves, tightening exchange-side supply while price stayed relatively muted. LINK rebounded from a demand zone toward channel resistance between $13.20 and $13.50, with $11.75 acting as key support and $14.65 and $16.66 overhead. Derivatives data showed short liquidations of about $59.46k versus $10.55k for longs on 26 December, pointing to fading downside pressure as buy-side absorption persisted under resistance.

Dogecoin hovers near $0.125 after losing the $0.15–$0.20 supports and falling more than 60% year to date. According to Glassnode, the 1–2 year cohort's share increased from 21.84% to 22.34% while spent coins activity fell over 60% to 94.34 million DOGE from 251.97 million DOGE. On December 26, 2025, a trader said DOGE reached a prior triangle breakdown target.