Bitcoin, XRP, Ethereum Fall Again. Why Jobs Data Hit Hopes of a Crypto Rebound.
By Callum Keown
Updated Dec 16, 2025, 4:41 pm EST / Original Dec 16, 2025, 5:25 am EST
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Bitcoin is more than 30% off its record high of above $126,000 reached in early October. (AFP via Getty Images)
Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP were under pressure Tuesday after key economic data failed to support digital assets on what may be a make-or-break day for hopes of a cryptocurrency rebound to end the year.
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What to know:
Crypto assets started the week lower, with bitcoin sliding back to $86,800 and ether to $3,000.
The price action continues a definite pattern in which crypto performs far worse during U.S. trading hours than the rest of the day.
Crypto stocks also took a hit, with Strategy and Circle both 7% lower on the day. Coinbase fell more than 5%, while crypto miners CLSK, HUT, WULF plunged over 10%.
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Major cryptocurrencies fell during U.S. morning hours Monday, continuing a now crystal-clear pattern of relative poor performance while American stocks trade.
Trading fairly flat just below $90,000 overnight, bitcoin BTC$87,024.50 plunged to $86,800 in mid-morning U.S. trade.
Bitcoin ‘extreme low volatility’ to end amid new $50K BTC price target
Dec 14, 2025, 20:20 GMT+62 min read
BTCUSD−1.66%Bitcoin BTCUSD eroded $90,000 support into Sunday’s weekly close as predictions saw BTC price volatility next.
Key points:
Bitcoin is seen breaking its sideways trading range as volatility hits “extreme” lows.
Traders wait for a breakout as the weekly close approaches.
Bear market fears spark another $50,000 BTC price bottom target.
Bitcoin breakout move “around the corner”
Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed flat BTC price moves over the weekend, with strong horizontal resistance in place overhead.

Repeated attempts to break higher through the week failed, but Bitcoin’s tight trading range now led to forecasts of a major move.
“Extreme low volatility setup. Means a directional move around the corner,” trader analyst Aksel Kibar wrote in his latest post on X.
Kibar offered two potential scenarios for the volatility strike: a breakdown from the current bear flag formation on the daily chart, as well as a run at $95,000.
“If this works as a bear flag, one last drop towards 73.7K-76.5K area can take place where we look for a medium-term bottom signal,” he continued alongside an explanatory chart.
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