Bitcoin Starts the Week Without Sharp Movements. What's Happening in the Crypto Market

RBK-cryptoPubblicato 2025-12-22Pubblicato ultima volta 2025-12-22

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Bitcoin opened the week with minimal volatility, trading around $89,000, while Ethereum held just above $3,000. The total cryptocurrency market capitalization remained stable above $3 trillion, levels maintained throughout the previous week. The market showed a slightly positive trend in the last 24 hours, with about half of the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market cap posting gains of up to 70%, though most increases were under 3%. Significant growth was seen in lesser-known assets and memecoins like BEAT and NIGHT. Losses for declining assets were mostly under 3%, with the largest drops in CC and AAVE. The crypto fear and greed index remained in "extreme fear" territory at 25 out of 100, indicating investor anxiety and potential panic selling. Despite this sentiment, U.S. Bitcoin ETFs saw nearly $500 million in weekly inflows, while Ethereum-based funds attracted almost $650 million, nearing a record weekly high.

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The Bitcoin price is around $89,000, Ethereum is trading slightly above $3,000 as of 9:30 Moscow time on December 22, and the total market capitalization of the crypto market remains above $3 trillion. These levels were maintained in the crypto market for almost the entire previous week.

In the last 24 hours, positive dynamics have prevailed in the crypto market—about 50 out of the top 100 coins by market capitalization, according to Coinmarketcap, have gained up to 70% in price. However, for the majority of them, the increase was no more than 3%. The most significant growth was seen in lesser-known crypto assets or memecoins, including BEAT (72%), NIGHT (24%), MYX (11%), M (6%).

Most assets with negative dynamics lost up to 3% of their value. The largest losses were seen in CC (17%), AAVE (9%), ICP (5%). The crypto market fear and greed index has been in the "extreme fear" zone for about two weeks; as of December 22, it stood at 25 points out of 100. The movement of the indicator suggests that market participants are leaning towards panic selling of cryptocurrencies.

Last week, there were sustained outflows from exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Inflows into US Bitcoin ETFs for the week ending December 21 amounted to nearly $500 million, according to Sosovalue.

In Ethereum-based funds—nearly $650 million, which is close to the record weekly level of $800 million recorded at the end of September.

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Domande pertinenti

QWhat was the price range of Bitcoin and Ethereum as of December 22nd, according to the article?

ABitcoin was trading around $89,000 and Ethereum was trading slightly above $3,000.

QWhat was the 'Fear and Greed Index' score on December 22nd, and what does that level indicate about market sentiment?

AThe 'Fear and Greed Index' was 25 out of 100, which is in the 'extreme fear' zone, indicating that market participants were leaning towards panic selling of cryptocurrencies.

QWhich types of cryptocurrencies saw the most significant price increases in the last 24 hours mentioned in the report?

AThe most significant growth was seen in lesser-known crypto assets or memecoins, such as BEAT (72%), NIGHT (24%), MYX (11%), and M (6%).

QWhat were the weekly inflows into U.S. Bitcoin ETFs and Ethereum-based funds, according to the data from Sosovalue?

AThe inflows into U.S. Bitcoin ETFs were nearly $500 million, and the inflows into Ethereum-based funds were almost $650 million for the week up to December 21st.

QWhich cryptocurrencies were mentioned as having the largest losses?

AThe cryptocurrencies with the largest losses were CC (down 17%), AAVE (down 9%), and ICP (down 5%).

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