Despite a record rise in stocks.. full details accurately on December 24, 2025
According to a CoinDesk report published on December 24, 2025, the cryptocurrency market is experiencing a notable decline, with the total market cap of crypto falling by 1.4% to $2.97 trillion, registering a drop below the $3 trillion level after failed recovery attempts. Bitcoin remains weak and unable to break through $90,000 for the third consecutive day, while major alternative coins (Layer-1) are suffering larger losses.
### Current prices and changes (as of the report on December 24, 2025):
- Bitcoin (BTC): trading around $86,900 approximately, with a daily decline of -0.48% (from ~86,944 to ~86,940 dollars).
- Ethereum (ETH): down 1.5% to around $2,927 (with some reports indicating ~2,932 dollars).
- Solana (SOL): down nearly 3% to about $121.
- Cardano (ADA): down about 2% to $0.3563.
These losses make alternative coins (ETH, SOL, ADA) decline more compared to Bitcoin, reflecting a general weakness in Layer-1 tokens.
### Reasons for the decline despite the record rise in stocks:
- Continued weakness of Bitcoin: BTC's failure to maintain levels above $90,000 drags alternative coins down with it, as most altcoins follow Bitcoin's movement.
- Negative institutional flows: Crypto investment products saw a net outflow of $952 million last week (ending a three-week streak of positive flows).
- Bitcoin products: Outflow of $460 million.
- Ethereum products: Outflow of $555 million.
- (against slight positive flows in SOL and XRP).
- Risk aversion: Despite the global MSCI stock index rising for the fifth consecutive session (+21% since the beginning of the year), and U.S. and Asian stocks reaching record levels (new S&P 500), investors are moving towards safe assets instead of high-risk assets like crypto.
- Macro effects: Strong U.S. economic growth supports corporate profits, but it reinforces the shift towards safety. Bitcoin was sold after a temporary breach of $90,000, despite gold rising and the dollar weakening.
- Low trading volume: Light volumes before the Christmas holiday, with a quiet European opening, increasing the impact of downward pressure.
### Important quotes from analysts:
- Alex Koptcikevich (FxPro):
"The market has not been able to repeat the strong recovery from the local bottom, indicating increased pressure from sellers. Major players are treating the market as a downward trend, preferring regulated selling. In the coming weeks, we expect a more pronounced decline in cryptocurrencies, with risk aversion spreading to stocks and currencies of developing countries."
### General context for 2025:
The year has seen a clear contradiction: structural (regulatory and institutional) progress against stagnant price movement. Layer-1 currencies like ETH, SOL, ADA underperform despite achievements, with continued weakness at the end of the year.
### Quick summary:
Despite the record rise in global stocks, the crypto market shows increasing risk aversion with significant institutional outflows and continued weakness in Bitcoin. This heavily pressures ETH, SOL, ADA, signaling a continuation of downward pressure in the coming days/weeks, especially with low trading volumes during the holiday season. The market needs strong signals to return to an upward trend, otherwise, the decline may extend to early 2026!
