Here is the daily crypto market summary for December 16, 2025 — data on prices, market movements, key events, and sentiment:

Bitcoin (BTC): trading around ~$86 287 — maintains support above the ~$85 000 levels but remains under pressure after recent decline.

Ethereum (ETH): approximately $2 921 — also in the red, after falling below $3 000 amid the overall bearish trend.

📉 Main Market Trends 12/16/2025

🔻 Market Capitalization and Price Movements

The total crypto market capitalization has decreased, with markets under bearish pressure and low trader sentiment.

BTC fluctuated roughly between $85 100 and $90 000 throughout the day and closed significantly lower.

Many altcoins also declined — Ether, XRP, DOGE, and others showed downward corrections.

💥 Liquidations

Over the past 24 hours, a large amount of liquidations occurred, totaling (hundreds of millions of dollars), increasing volatility.

📊 Market Sentiment

The crypto market fear and greed index was in the extreme fear zone, reflecting strong investor pessimism.

📰 Major News and Events

📉 Market Weaknesses and Economic Factors

Market pressure intensified after the release of key US economic data, which did not meet expectations for monetary policy easing. This reduces the attractiveness of risky assets, including crypto.

📊 Regulatory and Institutional Trends

Regulation in the UK: FCA proposed a new set of rules for the crypto market aimed at increasing consumer protection and transparency.

Institutional initiatives: JPMorgan is launching a tokenized money market fund on the Ethereum blockchain for institutional investors.

Stocks of crypto-related companies (Coinbase, Circle, and others) are experiencing heavy losses amid the overall downturn.

📌 Other Notable Events

New types of ETFs and financial products are being discussed, such as a fund with a night trading strategy for Bitcoin, although experts doubt its effectiveness.

📈 Analytics and Short-term Forecasts

Technical signals:

Analysts note bearish pressure and possible support levels around ~$80 000–$85 000 for BTC, with a breakout above ~$94 000 potentially negating the short-term bearish scenario.

On-chain behavior:

Large holders (whales) continue to accumulate BTC at current levels, which may provide partial support.

📌 Summary for 12/16/2025

Overall sentiment: bearish with a risk of further decline, but with basic support maintained at key technical zones.

Prices: leading assets — BTC and ETH — remain significantly below October highs.

Fundamentals: macroeconomic factors and regulatory movements continue to influence crypto market dynamics.