Bitcoin continued to trade sideways near $92,000 on Friday, failing once again overnight to break through $93,000, which further solidified the recent consolidation range. The current market structure is still dominated by bears suppressing prices in the mid-$93,000 range and bulls providing support around $91,000, but neither side has enough momentum to establish a clear trend. Looking at the past month, Bitcoin remains in a downward structure since the early November high, and the recent rebound has even formed a lower high, suggesting that the corrective trend remains unbroken. The weak momentum and rapid pullback after rebounds indicate that liquidity above $93,200 is still thin. If $91,000 is breached, key support lies in the $90,000–$90,500 range; to the upside, a breakout above $93,200 is needed to reverse the short-term downtrend.

Within less than a month of its launch, the US spot XRP ETF has rapidly approached $1 billion in assets under management (AUM), with cumulative net inflows reaching $881.25 million and no single-day outflows recorded, making it one of the fastest-growing crypto investment products. However, in stark contrast to the robust institutional inflows, the market price of XRP continues to face downward pressure, currently trading near $2.09, down approximately 31% over the past two months. According to market analytics platform Santiment, social sentiment surrounding XRP has sharply turned negative, entering the "fear zone." This is similar to the scenario at the end of November when sentiment hit bottom and then rebounded by 22%, suggesting the market may be approaching a sentiment-driven turning point.