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On December 16, 2025, analyst Michaël Van De Poppe argued that gold is priced too richly compared with Bitcoin, citing the Relative Strength Index (RSI) for BTC versus gold falling below 30 for only the fourth time. He noted that similar readings coincided with major Bitcoin bear market lows in 2015, 2018 and 2022, and suggested a possible rotation from gold into BTC as the crypto asset trades at $85,583.

ARK Invest's Cathie Wood said the Bitcoin bottom after the October 10 crash may already be in, with price stabilizing near $86,000. According to Glassnode, institutions now control 29.8% of circulating BTC, while MicroStrategy's December 15 Form 8-K detailed a 10,645 BTC purchase for $980.3 million at $92,098 per coin. Technical indicators suggest early stabilization despite trading below the $104,000 short-term holder realized price.

On December 16, 2025, SRx Health Solutions announced plans to acquire EMJ Crypto Technologies, with Eric Jackson slated to become CEO if the deal closes early next year. Jackson is building a multi‑asset, options‑hedged crypto treasury that may hold Bitcoin, Ether and select stocks, while Keystone Capital Partners pledged up to $1 billion for 2.5 billion shares.

On December 16, 2025, economist Steve Hanke reiterated on X that Bitcoin has no fundamental value, describing it as a highly speculative asset. His remarks coincided with BTC falling to $85,000 during a four-day slide, later trading at $87,083 and down less than 1% over 24 hours. The coin remains more than 30% below its October 2025 peak of $126,000.

Bitcoin slipped below $90,000 and stabilized in the mid-to-high $80,000s, with three price zones guiding near-term action. A support band at $83,500–$85,000 and a consolidation pocket at $86,500–$87,000 frame the range, while $90,800–$91,500 stands as an upside target if $88,500–$89,000 is reclaimed.

Bitcoin has hovered around $89,000–$90,000, well below the October peak near $126,000. Samson Mow says Dec. 26 matters more than recent candles, as the December options expiry with heavy call interest between $100,000 and $118,000 and put clusters around $85,000–$90,000 could unlock a larger move.

On December 16, XRP slipped 4.35% and was changing hands at $1.9164, hovering just above key support near $1.8209. Intraday action shows a move higher after breaking local resistance at $1.8975, opening the way for a potential test of the $1.95 area. If no strong bounce develops and support around $1.8209 fails, chart readings suggest a corrective extension toward $1.80 in the short term and possibly the $1.30–$1.60 zone on a midterm horizon.

XRP has dropped under $2 to around $1.87, with its price down roughly 6% in a day and about 17% over a recent institutional inflow streak. A nearly seven-year-old wallet that accumulated XRP near $0.40 realized more than $721.5 million in profit around the $2 level on Dec. 11, amid falling leverage on Binance and a sharp decline in XRP futures buying volume.

XRP is trading near $1.88 after breaking below the $1.93 support level, with a 24-hour drop of almost 6% and a weekly loss above 8%. Trading volume has surged over 87% to more than $3.6 billion, while several analysts warn that technical weakness and heavy whale selling could open the door to a move toward the $1 area. Key levels highlighted include $1.92, $1.75 and the 200-week moving average near $1.07.

Bitcoin moved toward the $85,000 area during Monday’s global session and hovered near $87,000 after a 3.6% daily decline. Altcoins fell harder, with ASTER down about 12%, ENA 9%, SUI 8%, and HYPE 7%. Social chatter spiked, yet classic capitulation signals remain limited, keeping traders watchful rather than fearful.