Crypto Market Sees Slight Decline as Bitcoin and Ethereum Prices Dip on December 29, 2025
On December 29, 2025, the global cryptocurrency market capitalization slipped by 0.5% to approximately $3.04 trillion, with a 24-hour trading volume of $116.18 billion.
Bitcoin (BTC) traded around $87,337, down 0.5% on the day and with a weekly decline of about 3.1%, maintaining a market cap of roughly $1.74 trillion. Ethereum (ETH) was priced around $2,931, also down 0.2% on the day, with a weekly loss near 4%. Its daily trading volume was about $25 billion, and its market cap stood near $354 billion.
Among top altcoins, BNB was at $850 (down 0.6%), XRP at $1.86 (down 0.1%), SOL at $123.81 (down 0.5%), and TRX at $0.281 (down 1%). DOGE experienced a weekly decline of 7.3%. Notably, some altcoins surged: TokenFi up 66.4%, ZEROBASE up 68.2%, and The White Whale up 57.1% over the past 24 hours.
Trend Research reported significant on-chain activity involving ETH: 20,850 ETH (about $63.28 million) were withdrawn from Binance, and $40 million in USDT were borrowed via Aave. The entity holds 601,074 ETH (around $1.83 billion) and $958 million in stablecoins, with an average purchase price of about $3,265 per ETH.
Matt Hougan from Bitwise expressed optimism, suggesting Bitcoin is entering a decade marked by steady gains with lower volatility. He forecasts 2026 as an up year supported by steady institutional demand.
From a technical standpoint, Bitcoin’s price hovered near $87,220–$87,337 with support levels between $85,000 and $86,000, while a risk level at $81,000 exists if these supports break. A bullish move would require surpassing $92,000, with resistance near $98,000 and $103,000. Ethereum’s price was near $2,926 with potential downside risk to $2,800–$2,650; conversely, a breakout above $3,100 could target $3,400–$3,650.
Market sentiment remains cautious with the Crypto Fear & Greed Index at 30, indicating a fear zone. US spot Bitcoin ETFs posted net outflows of $275.88 million on December 26, despite cumulative inflows of $56.62 billion and assets totaling $113.53 billion, representing about 6.5% of Bitcoin’s market capitalization. Ethereum ETFs also saw outflows of $38.7 million on the same date, with cumulative inflows at $12.34 billion.
