{"id":65780,"date":"2025-12-31T02:16:31","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T02:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=65780"},"modified":"2025-12-31T02:16:31","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T02:16:31","slug":"bitcoin-ethereum-xrp-dogecoin-gain-as-2026-looms-analyst-expects-nice-little-surprise-on-new-years-day-if-btc-does-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=65780","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Dogecoin Gain As 2026 Looms: Analyst Expects &#8216;Nice Little Surprise&#8217; On New Year&#8217;s Day If BTC Does This"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Leading cryptocurrencies rose on Tuesday, while the stock market slipped as the Federal Reserve released minutes from its December meeting.<\/p>\n<p><figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><\/p>\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th><strong>Cryptocurrency<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Gains +\/-<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Price (Recorded at 8:35 p.m. ET)<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Bitcoin <\/strong>(CRYPTO: <a class=\"ticker\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/btc\/usd\">BTC<\/a>)<\/td>\n<td>+1.78%<\/td>\n<td>$88,600.81<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Ethereum<\/strong> (CRYPTO: <a class=\"ticker\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/eth\/usd\">ETH<\/a>)<br \/><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>+1.88%<\/td>\n<td>$2,978.98<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>XRP<\/strong> (CRYPTO: <a class=\"ticker\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/xrp\/usd\">XRP<\/a>)<strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>+1.78%<\/td>\n<td>$1.88<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Solana<\/strong> (CRYPTO: <a class=\"ticker\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/sol\/usd\">SOL<\/a>)<strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>+2.39%<\/td>\n<td>$125.71<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Dogecoin<\/strong> (CRYPTO: <a class=\"ticker\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/doge\/usd\">DOGE<\/a>)<strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>+0.76%<\/td>\n<td>$0.1235<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bitcoin, Ethereum On Track For Worst Q4 Since 2018<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Bitcoin<\/strong> rose but failed to break past the $89,000 barrier, while trading volume for the apex cryptocurrency plummeted 24% in the last 24 hours. <strong>Ethereum <\/strong>again stalled at $3,000 amid a 27% dip in trading volume.<\/p>\n<p>The two heavyweights are poised for their weakest fourth quarter performances since 2018, with Bitcoin down 22.37% and Ethereum losing 28%.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, shares of cryptocurrency-linked stocks <strong>Bitmine Immersion Technologies Inc. <\/strong><a class=\"ticker-link\" data-ticker=\"MSTR\" data-exchange=\"NASDAQ\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/MSTR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(NYSE:<\/a><a class=\"ticker\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/BMNR\">BMNR<\/a>) and <strong>Coinbase Global Inc. <\/strong><a class=\"ticker-link\" data-ticker=\"COIN\" data-exchange=\"NASDAQ\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/COIN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(NASDAQ:<\/a><a class=\"ticker\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/COIN\">COIN<\/a>) closed down 2.87% and 0.93%, respectively, during the regular trading session.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Benzinga Edge delivers real-time stock alerts, trade ideas, and professional investing tools to help you navigate the market. <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/edge\/\"><strong>Learn more about BMNR and COIN and start your investment journey today.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nearly $180 million was liquidated from the cryptocurrency market in the last 24 hours, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coinglass.com\/LongShortRatio\">according <\/a>to Coinglass, with roughly equal amounts of longs and shorts erased.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin&#8217;s open interest fell 2.28% in the last 24 hours. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/crypto\/cryptocurrency\/25\/12\/49642337\/bitcoin-ethereum-xrp-dogecoin-gain-as-2026-looms-analyst-expects-nice-little-surprise-on-ne?utm_source=benzinga_taxonomy&amp;utm_medium=rss_feed_free&amp;utm_content=taxonomy_rss&amp;utm_campaign=channel\" alt=\"Bitcoin,\" ethereum xrp dogecoin gain as looms: analyst expects little surprise on new year day if btc does this>Full story available on Benzinga.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leading cryptocurrencies rose on Tuesday, while the stock market slipped as the Federal Reserve released minutes from its December meeting. Cryptocurrency Gains +\/- Price (Recorded at 8:35 p.m. ET) Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) +1.78% $88,600.81 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +1.88% $2,978.98 XRP (CRYPTO: XRP)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +1.78% $1.88 Solana (CRYPTO: SOL)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +2.39% $125.71 Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +0.76% $0.1235 Bitcoin, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-65780","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65780","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=65780"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65780\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=65780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=65780"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=65780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}