Memecoin

On December 28, 2025, an XRP watcher highlighted Times Square's 2026 display using 589 lights, reviving a long‑running community motif. Bitcoin has three trading days left in December to hold the mid‑Bollinger near $88,929, opening a path toward $125,571 if defended. SHIB ended December negative and is targeting a January move that could delete one zero.

On December 28, meme coin valuations are showing notable strength while Bitcoin and Ethereum remain below clear breakout levels. Dogecoin is approaching a key resistance zone, while lower-cap tokens such as Maxi Doge, MemeCore, Bitcoin Hyper and Pepenode are attracting attention for their utility features, staking rewards and presale momentum. Some of these projects are being framed as potential high-upside plays, with reported fundraising figures in the tens of millions of dollars.

In 2025, meme coins and AI underperformed, with average YTD losses of -31.6% and -50.2%. DeFi fell -34.8% and DEX tokens declined -55.5%, while Layer 2s dropped -40.6%. In contrast, RWA gained +185.8% on average, driven by Keeta Network's 1,794.9% rally, and Layer 1s rose 80.3%.

On December 26, 2025, Ali Martinez reported that Dogecoin whales sold 150 million DOGE over the past five days, while the token trades just above $0.12 and is down 7% week-on-week and 20% month-on-month. A month after GDOG and BWOW launched, SoSoValue shows total net inflows just over $2 million, with no recorded activity since December 10.

Following the latest market pullback, Dogecoin has dropped over 50% from its early October peak and is now trying to defend the $0.120 support after a 4.2% intraday slide from about $0.126 on Friday. Multiple analysts note that DOGE remains in a corrective phase, with some highlighting a fresh symmetrical triangle breakdown on the H4 chart that could trigger an additional move of around 15% toward either the $0.10–$0.11 region or a new bullish trend if price reverses.

A major TRUMP holder moved 3 million tokens worth $14.88 million to Binance after about 50 days, realizing a loss of roughly $7.8 million and signaling capitulation. Despite the sell-side pressure and failure to hold above the $5.20 resistance, TRUMP's price stayed above $4.80 as buyers continued to absorb supply, leaving the structure biased to further downside while overhead liquidity remains a key magnet.

Meme coins are ending the year with renewed upside momentum, with Fartcoin, Bullish Degen, Bitcoin Hyper, Pepenode and Maxi Doge highlighted as key tokens with high-risk, high-reward potential. After a broad market pullback that left many meme assets 80%–90% below their peaks, some traders have recorded rapid gains running into tens of thousands of dollars on newer names like LAUNCHR, SNOWBALL and BEPE. The five featured projects range from established Solana meme plays to presale tokens with multi-chain support and mine-to-earn mechanics, with some analysts suggesting possible 10x–100x returns if market conditions improve in 2026.

Dogecoin's daily trading volume has surged 76% to $1.01 billion even as price fell 0.5% to $0.1254 in the past 24 hours. The hourly chart still shows a death cross and RSI near 35, highlighting selling pressure with oversold conditions. Year-to-date performance is down 61%, with institutional narratives in the mix.

In August 2025, the SEC announced a joint stipulation related to Ripple's case, which the summary frames as key context for XRP. For December 2026, ChatGPT outlines price zones: Bitcoin at a $150,000 base case with $190,000–$220,000 upside, XRP at $4.50 with $8–$12 in a bull case, and PEPENODE at 10x–25x from a $0.012112 baseline. The outlook references a 2025 spot ETF inflow estimate of $22.1 billion.

As the year approaches its close, Bitcoin is consolidating and retaining a dominant share of overall crypto market value while many smaller tokens lag in attention. In this environment, three sub-$1 projects are drawing interest: Bitcoin Hyper with a presale above $29.7 million and 39% APY staking, Maxi Doge with over $4.3 million raised and a 72% APY offer, and Midnight’s NIGHT token trading below $0.10. These altcoins position themselves around Bitcoin Layer 2 DeFi access, trader-focused meme coin utilities, and Cardano-linked privacy infrastructure heading into 2026.