# 🚨 CRYPTO MARKET ALERT - December 18, 2025
## Bitcoin & Crypto Market Face Major Pressure! 😱
**BREAKING NEWS:**
💔 **Bitcoin Status:**
- Current Price: **$86,816**
- 24h Change: -0.5%
- Total Market Cap: **$3.01 Trillion** (down 1%)
🔥 **What's Happening?**
Market in panic mode! Fear & Greed Index crashed to just 17 - signaling "EXTREME FEAR"
**Major Losses Today:**
- Ethereum: -3% → $2,838 💸
- XRP: -3.4% → $1.86
- Dogecoin: -4% → $0.1255
- Hyperliquid: -8% → $24
📊 **Liquidation Massacre:**
$536 million in positions liquidated in the past 24 hours - a massive 126% jump!
⚠️ **Why Is the Market Crashing?**
1. **Wall Street Tech Stocks Collapse** → Nasdaq down 1.9%, dragging crypto with it
2. **Nvidia, Broadcom, Oracle** - all taking heavy hits
3. **High Leverage Trading** - over-leveraged positions getting wiped out
💡 **Silver Lining?**
Michael Saylor's **Strategy** company just bought more Bitcoin - 10,645 BTC worth $980.3 million!
Big investors still believe in the long-term vision
**Bottom Line:**
Extreme fear gripping the market, but this is crypto's normal cycle. Strong hands are holding, panic sellers are booking losses.
**Watch next week: CPI data & Bank of Japan policy announcement!**
*Do Your Own Research before investing! 📉*
