The "Crypto Market Enemies" this week (mid-December 2025) consist of five main factors pressuring prices:$BTC $ETH $XRP

Year-end tax selling: Investors liquidating losing positions to reduce tax liabilities as 2025 comes to a close.

Tight Federal policies: Expectations for interest rates to remain high for longer to combat inflation, draining liquidity from high-risk assets.

Regulatory framework ambiguity: The emergence of new legal pressures in some major markets targeting the stability of stablecoins and decentralized trading platforms.

Seasonal liquidity weakness: A drop in trading volumes as the holiday season approaches, making it easier for "whales" to manipulate prices and increasing volatility.

Breaking technical support levels: An increase in "panic selling" after Bitcoin falls below significant psychological levels, triggering automatic sell orders.