📢 Crypto Market News – December 21, 2025
Market Overview: Quiet Sunday Before Weekly Close As typical for Sundays, trading volume has thinned out. The global crypto market cap remains steady around $3.08 Trillion. Traders are cautiously waiting for the weekly candle close tonight, which is critical to determine if Bitcoin can maintain its bullish structure above the $87,000 support level.
Bitcoin (BTC) Price Action Bitcoin is currently trading at $88,150. It is moving sideways in a tight range.
Bullish Case: Bulls need a weekly close above $88,500 to signal strength for next week.
Bearish Case: A drop below $86,800 could trigger a liquidation cascade down to $82k.
"Smart Money" Accumulation in AI Sector On-chain data indicates that while retail traders are inactive this weekend, "smart money" wallets are accumulating AI-related tokens (such as Render and Fetch.ai ecosystem tokens). This suggests large players are positioning themselves for an "AI narrative" rotation expected in late December/early January.
Ethereum (ETH) Gas Fees Drop Ethereum is trading at $2,965. Network activity has slowed down significantly today, resulting in the lowest gas fees of the month (under 8 gwei). This is often a leading indicator of a calm period before a volatility spike.
ETF Inflows Paused Since it is the weekend, US Spot ETFs are closed. However, OTC (Over-The-Counter) desk data suggests institutional demand remains neutral, waiting for the Asian markets to open on Monday to react to the recent Bank of Japan policies.
