Shiba Inu closed below its 20-day moving average, breaking a key support that had underpinned bullish sentiment after the January 4 peak at $0.00000965. With SHIB trading around $0.00000840, the move exposes downside room toward the lower Bollinger Band near $0.00000718, implying a potential decline of about 14.36% if past patterns repeat. Momentum and volume readings now tilt bearish, as the 20-day average turns into resistance and buyers have yet to show strong defense around current levels.

CryptoQuant data shows exchange reserves for Shiba Inu have climbed to about 82 trillion SHIB, up from 81 trillion at the beginning of 2026. According to CoinCodex, SHIB trades near $0.00000864, down 0.53% over 24 hours, while positive net flows and softer derivatives activity point to building, near-term selling pressure even as some whales stay active.

On Sunday, Shiba Inu (SHIB) rose just over 13%, then since Tuesday slipped about 4% while trading between $0.000007 and $0.000014. A bullish divergence and price breakout are cited as signals for a possible 246–300% move toward $0.000032, amid sustained whale accumulation. At press time, SHIB was $0.00000863, down 1.83%.

According to the report, the memecoin market rose by nearly $8 billion within days in early 2026, taking total value to about $49.5 billion despite a 6.2% daily pullback. DOGE, SHIB and PEPE led weekly gains, with DOGE up 18.1% and PEPE soaring 50.3%. Peak trading volume hit $9.2 billion before easing to $5.5 billion.

Dogecoin has broken out of an extended downtrend, with its price rising 8.94% to about $0.1315 in the last 24 hours and trading activity picking up. Trading volume has reached $1.55 billion, up 41.53%, while a golden cross between the 9- and 26-period moving averages on the hourly chart points to strengthening bullish momentum.

Dogecoin is trading at $0.1242, up 1.02% over 24 hours, as the total crypto market capitalization reaches $2.97 trillion. Bulls watch resistance near $0.13 and support at $0.12, with MACD and an RSI at 44 pointing to improving momentum. Open interest climbed 1.68% to $1.51 billion, indicating added positioning.

A large holder sold 3 million ASTER at $0.78, realizing roughly a 22% loss, and the token slid beneath the $0.81–$0.82 area with daily volume up nearly 45%. ASTER traded around $0.7475 after losing more than 8% in 24 hours, with sellers eyeing $0.72 and the psychological $0.70. On December 17, the Aster team said the December Community & Ecosystem unlock was completed and has no immediate spend plans.

On December 15, Ripple announced it has started testing its RLUSD stablecoin across multiple Ethereum Layer 2 networks, with a public rollout targeted for 2026 following regulatory clearance in New York. The trials span Base, Unichain and Ink, using Wormhole's Native Token Transfers standard to keep RLUSD natively issued while enabling movement between chains. Ripple aims to position RLUSD as a compliant, liquid asset for users entering and exiting the digital asset ecosystem, while also reinforcing utility within the broader XRP environment.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin sold 1,400 UNI alongside 10,000 KNC and 40 trillion DINU, receiving 16,796 USDC. UNI trades near $5.40 after a 0.87% 24-hour drop, with resistance at $5.80–$6.00 and support around $5.10–$5.20 as Bitcoin hovers near $89,800.