19/12/2025
Why Is Crypto Up Today? – December 19, 2025
“Bitcoin’s erratic price action today reflects both the seller-dominated crypto market and elevated uncertainty around the broader macro trajectory,” says Gabe Selby, Head of Research at Kraken company CF Benchmark.
The crypto market is up today, with the cryptocurrency market capitalisation increasing by 1.6% to $3.05 trillion. Also, 90 of the top 100 coins have gone up over the past 24 hours. At the same time, the total crypto trading volume is at $164 billion.
TLDR:
Crypto market cap is up on Friday morning (UTC);
90 of the top 100 coins and all the top 10 coins went up today;
BTC increased by 1.4% to $87,906, and ETH is up 4.1% to $2,953;
BTC is still trading within a broader downtrend;
BTC’s price action reflects rising uncertainty and the seller-dominated market;
Sellers remain firmly in control;
Bitcoin struggles to find sustained buying conviction;
US consumer prices rose less than expected in November;
Markets treated the CPI report ‘as an aberration rather than confirmation of any sustained cooling trend’;
US BTC and ETH spot ETFs saw outflows of $161.32 million and $96.62 million, respectively;
BitMine has bought at least $229.31 million worth of ETH this week alone;
Crypto market sentiment has now approached the extreme fear zone.
Crypto Winners & Losers
At the time of writing, all top 10 coins per market capitalization have seen their prices increase over the past 24 hours.
Bitcoin (BTC) is up by 1.4% since this time yesterday, currently trading at $87,906.
Ethereum (ETH) is up by 4.1%, now changing hands at $2,953. This is the highest increase in this category.
It’s followed by Dogecoin (DOGE)’s 2.4% to the price of $0.128.
At the same time, Tron (TRX) saw the lowest rise, with a change of 0.8%, now standing at $0.2794.
When it comes to the top 100 coins, 90 coins saw increases. Of these, two are double-digit.
Provenance Blockchain (HASH) is up 10.1% to the price of $0.03094, while Bitcoin Cash (B*H) went up by 10%, currently changing hands at $587.
Among the red coins, MemeCore (M) posted the highest fall in the category. It’s down 8.2%, now trading at $1.54.
Mantle (MNT) is next, having decreased by 3.7% to the price of $1.17.
Meanwhile, in the US, a delayed report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics was cooler than expected. More precisely, consumer prices increased less than expected in November. This encourages hope among investors that inflationary pressures may cool to the degree that would result in the higher-than-expected easing of US monetary policy.
Also, Binance is reportedly considering a return to the US market, with potential structural changes to its American operations. A possible recapitalization of Binance.US could reduce Changpeng Zhao’s controlling stake.
