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Quick Take
  • The market is recovering as one of the worst months for crypto comes to an end, heading into Christmas.
  • At the time of writing, year-to-date performance shows BTC down more than 7%, starting the year near $99K and now likely to finish below that level.
  • Analysts still expect durable altcoins such as XRP, Solana, and Dogecoin to perform well over the long term.
  • Once market conditions stabilize, each project could regain upward momentum, and below is how Deepseek AI expects it to play out.

What Happened

DeepSeek AI’s bearish projection suggests Ripple’s XRP could dramatically collapse by 91% from its current $2.07 level to around $1 heading into 2026 if investor sentiment remains weak.

Some call Ripple the most improved coin of the year. The final SEC lawsuit resolution in August 2025 delivered full regulatory clarity, unlocking $1.1B+ in institutional inflows and the successful RLUSD stablecoin launch.

Value traded for DOGE ETFs dropped to $142,000, the lowest level since the products launched. SoSoValue data shows a sharp decline from late November, when daily trading volumes occasionally exceeded $3.23M.

Market Context

China’s leading AI, often called a ChatGPT killer, DeepSeek, has released surprising December projections for XRP, Solana, and Dogecoin, warning traders that all three could see heightened volatility throughout the month.

The market is recovering as one of the worst months for crypto comes to an end, heading into Christmas. 2025 is ending as a negative year for Bitcoin. At the time of writing, year-to-date performance shows BTC down more than 7%, starting the year near $99K and now likely to finish below that level.

Even so, the bigger picture remains constructive. Analysts still expect durable altcoins such as XRP, Solana, and Dogecoin to perform well over the long term. Once market conditions stabilize, each project could regain upward momentum, and below is how Deepseek AI expects it to play out.

The bull case looks stronger as we look through XRP price action throughout 2025.

Solana remains the coin of the cycle and has stayed strong over the past 7 days, up more than 2% despite ongoing market volatility.

It is important for the price to hold the demand zone shown on the chart to keep the bullish scenario intact. If that zone fails, DeepSeek’s $100 prediction could come into play.

“Memecoin markets are dead.” That is what CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju said recently, and it is not hard to see his point.

If you look at the memecoin dominance within the altcoin market, it is nearing a new all-time low. That alone says a lot about what has happened to one of the main drivers of retail interest. Poor memecoins.

It currently favors the bear case, saying that a shift in market sentiment away from meme-driven assets could lead to a heavy retracement, potentially back to the $0.08 level.

Why It Matters

XRP (XRP): DeepSeek AI Expects Either Total Collapse or XRP to $5

XRP has been staying above $2, helped by steady inflows into spot XRP ETFs. This has boosted confidence, and some analysts now think XRP could make a push toward $3

As long as it holds above $2.00, a new all-time high for XRP could still be in play. The one time the chart slipped below that level, things did not look good for XRP bulls.

The key breakout threshold is at $2.70, a former strong support level that recently flipped into resistance. Reclaiming this zone could confirm a breakout targeting an 80% upside move toward $3.70.

DeepSeek AI predicts Solana could supercharge and lead scalable consumer applications, with ecosystem growth and rising institutional adoption potentially driving a 700% breakout by early 2026.

Solana ETFs alone could pave the way toward $400 as they already attract strong institutional interest and have recorded many consecutive days of positive inflows.

However, Solana now has one key task: it must break the strong resistance at $144. If it fails, Solana could move lower heading into Christmas before attempting another breakout.

Dogecoin Could Be Heading To $1.00 Again, Deepseek Says

Despite that, DeepSeek still sees a possible recovery in the sector, noting that Dogecoin integration as a payment method on major platforms like X could ignite a parabolic move.

However, DOGE is showing a bit of strength by holding above the $0.14 level. A break and close above the $0.18 to $0.20 resistance range would confirm that strength and could open the path toward $0.24 to $0.26.

Details

Solana (SOL): DeepSeek AI Predicts a Possible 700% Breakout

If that fails, the bear case is not much worse than current conditions, with DeepSeek projecting a drop toward the $100 support zone.