Crypto Market Up Amid Mixed ETF Activity and Industry Developments on December 8, 2025
On December 8, 2025, the crypto market experienced a 2.2% increase, bringing its total market cap to $3.2 trillion. Ninety of the top 100 coins saw price rises in the past 24 hours, with a total trading volume of $111 billion.
Bitcoin traded at $91,532, up 2.4%, with an intraday range between $87,887 and $91,786. Over the last seven days, Bitcoin gained 6.3% within a range of $84,553 to $93,855, though it remains down 10.3% over the past month from its all-time high of $126,080. Ethereum was priced at $3,133, up 3.3%, with an intraday low of $2,941 and high of $3,145. Ethereum gained approximately 11% over seven days, ranging from $2,736 to $3,222, but is down 9% over the last month from its all-time high of $4,946.
Market sentiment remains cautious, with the crypto fear-and-greed index around 24, indicating fear territory.
In ETF activity, Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded inflows of $54.79 million on Friday, bringing the total net inflow to $54.79 billion. However, notable movements included BlackRock with outflows of $32.49 million, Ark & 21Shares adding $42.79 million, and Fidelity adding $27.29 million. Conversely, Ethereum spot ETFs posted outflows of $75.21 million on the same day, with a total net inflow of $12.88 billion; all Friday outflows were attributed to BlackRock.
During the first half of 2025, over 100 publicly traded companies transitioned into crypto-holding vehicles, although the median stock price for these companies declined 43% year-to-date.
Key industry developments include Vitalik Buterin’s proposal of a trustless on-chain futures market aimed at locking in Ethereum fees, the Philippines’ GoTyme Bank launching crypto trading services for 6.5 million customers through Alpaca, and Binance obtaining three licenses in Abu Dhabi. Additionally, Coinbase resumed registration in India with plans for rupee deposits and fiat trading by 2026, while Robinhood announced two acquisitions marking its entry into the Indonesian market.
