The cryptocurrency market is showing strong rebound momentum, with Bitcoin returning to the $90,000 mark, which is a strong bullish signal, especially in the turbulent market before Wednesday's FOMC meeting. Generally, altcoins tend to suffer the most in such market conditions.
Many analysts believe these declines present potential buying opportunities, especially for cryptocurrencies that have performed well during this cycle. XRP, Solana, and Zcash are currently in a stable correction phase, and their prices have remained stable within a certain range for a while. Their opportunity may be coming soon.
Solana is the major altcoin to watch in December.
Data from DeFiLlama shows that SOL has led all decentralized trading chains for 16 consecutive weeks, with a trading volume twice that of Ethereum. Year-to-date, SOL's net inflow has reached $634 million, and cross-chain adoption rates are continually increasing, as the Solana DeFi ecosystem continues to attract liquidity and users.
The market capitalization of Solana stablecoins has risen from $5 billion in January 2025 to over $15 billion in December, with an increase of over 200% year-to-date. Given the critical role stablecoins play in the cryptocurrency market, market capitalization is one of the most important indicators to watch closely.
Interest from institutional investors is also growing. Solana ETF continues to receive fund inflows, with total net inflows exceeding $593 million.
From the charts, everything becomes clear. Since October last year, Solana's stock price has fluctuated between $120 and $160. Many analysts believe this is a consolidation phase before a breakout.
Currently, the resistance level at $144 is the most difficult to break through, having been retested three times in the past 30 days. If the price can break through this resistance level, Solana is expected to see strong growth in the first quarter of 2026.
XRP may repeat history after testing monthly lows.
XRP's price recently reached $1.90, the highest level since April. Notably, the price of XRP subsequently rebounded and rose back above the key support level of $2.00.
XRP ETF has seen positive fund inflows for 13 consecutive trading days, bringing its total net assets to $861.23 million. This indicates growing interest from institutional investors in XRP.
Nonetheless, XRP currently has the strongest short positions among major assets. Most traders tend to short, and data shows that the current bullish support is very weak. The probability of reaching an all-time high by December 31, 2025, has dropped to 3%.
The pessimistic sentiment surrounding XRP has pushed its price down to levels similar to those before the explosive rise in 2017. If XRP can hold the support level at $2, then, as CZ predicted, its price may reach an all-time high by 2026.
If you value privacy, you will believe in ZCASH.
This is what most members of the Zcash community will tell you. Zcash is currently in a bad situation, with the market filled with a lot of panic. The current trading price of the coin is $416, which is more than 40% lower than its all-time high.
Arkham recently exposed trading activities on the Zcash chain and claimed to have identified 53% of private transactions on the chain. They introduced a new on-chain tracking mechanism for ZEC, ultimately analyzing $420 billion in transaction volume and linking more than half of ZEC transactions to individuals or institutions.
However, the community believes Arkham only tracks public addresses and does not track private ones.
The price of Zcash rebounded after falling below $300, a trend that has left many investors uneasy. If Zcash can break through $450, it may signal that its price will move to higher levels.
