Why Is Crypto Down Today? – December 11, 2025

“The FOMC decision wasn’t quite as hawkish as many market participants were expecting, so markets are breathing a sigh of relief,” says Nic Puckrin, investment analyst and co-founder of The Coin Bureau.

The crypto market is down today, with the cryptocurrency market capitalisation decreasing by 2.8% and pulling back to $3.16 trillion. 97 of the top 100 coins have gone down over the past 24 hours. At the same time, the total crypto trading volume is at $154 billion.

TLDR: Crypto market cap decreased by 2.8% on Thursday morning (UTC); 97 of the top 100 coins and all top 10 coins have gone down today; BTC decreased by 2.8% to $90,051, and ETH is down by 4.3% to $3,182; Stocks closed sharply higher as the US Fed approved a rate cut; Cathie Wood argued that Bitcoin’s 4-year cycle may no longer define its long-term performance; ‘A base-case scenario for the week is continued consolidation around current levels’; Key events put ‘a lid on the rally for risk assets heading into the end of the year’; ‘We’re heading into a complex macro season’; ‘There are no other obvious catalysts from here on’; US BTC and ETH spot ETFs both saw inflows on Wednesday of $223.52 million and $57.58 million, respectively; Galaxy said it’s expanding into Abu Dhabi; Crypto market sentiment saw a minor decrease within the fear zone.