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This Week’s Summary
- The crypto market ends the week at a total market capitalization of $2.99 trillion.
- Bitcoin’s trading price dropped to around $88,500.
- Ethereum lost over 3% to trade at around $2,900.
- XRP is down 4%, Solana is down 3%, and Dogecoin is down 3%.
- Almost all altcoins are trading in the red, with very few exceptions.
- The DeFi sector saw total value locked (TVL) decline to about $119 billion.
Crypto Trends 15 – 21 December 2025: Market Analysis and Performance
The crypto market is poised to end the year on a disappointing downtrend. Last week, most cryptocurrencies lost precious gains as investors closed their wallets and liquidity continued to drain from the market. As a result, the overall market capitalization dropped again below the $3 trillion threshold, albeit by only a little.
Bitcoin attempted to climb above $90,000 once this week. However, the bears quickly pushed it back by at least $1,000. The king of cryptocurrencies saw its ambition to finish the year at $100,000 completely squandered. Meanwhile, analysts believe that BTC will be lucky if it ends 2025 trading above $85K.
Ethereum also lost a vital support level over the past few days. The second crypto in command dropped below $3,000 as it aligned with the market’s general downtrend. Analysts are pessimistic about its trajectory over the next two weeks, with a return above $3K seen as unlikely.
Altcoins & DeFi
Most altcoins are trading in the red, though some notable exceptions exist. For example, XRP is down 4%, Solana is down 2%, Cardano is down 9%, Avalanche is down 6%, Sui is down 8%, Chainlink is down 7%, and TRON is up 4%. On the other hand, Zcash is up 7%.
The memecoins also saw some interesting trajectories. For instance, Dogecoin is down 3%, Shiba Inu is down 10%, and Pepecoin is down 3%.
The Metaverse sector has also seen notable movements over the past week. For instance, Axie Infinity is down 13%, The Sandbox is down 8%, and Floki is down 9%. Meanwhile, Decentraland is down 9%, Render is down 16%, and ApeCoin is down 11%. Stacks decreased by12% and Virtuals by 10%. Meanwhile, MultiversX decreased by 9%.
The DeFi sector lost nearly $2 billion from the total value locked in protocols (TVL), bringing the total to about $119.13 billion.
Crypto Market Analysis – What’s in the News?
- Terraform Labs sued Jump Trading for $4B over an alleged $1B profit from Terra’s collapse.
Next Week’s Crypto Market Forecast
The crypto market is entering under the bears’ overwhelming control with each passing day. Most cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, are far from the levels they reached in October. Some have lost precious support levels, preventing them from resisting the current downtrend or bouncing back. As it stands, the end of the year will be drowned in negative sentiment and FUD.
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