Overall Crypto Market Update: 13 December 2025
Key Highlights:
The Overall cryptocurrency market fell 1.9% to 3.16 trillion with extreme fear and increasing volatility.
Bitcoin and Ethereum dropped, and some altcoins performed both well and poorly.
Short-term sentiment was influenced by regulatory actions, macro indicators, and project developments.
Summary: The Crypto sphere plummeted with fear as the main sentiment, Bitcoin and Ethereum dropped, volumes remained robust, and regulatory, macro, and project-specific news had short-term effects on price.
The global cryptocurrency market today reached a capitalization of $3.16 trillion, reflecting a 1.9% decrease over the last 24 hours. Total trading volume across all cryptocurrencies was $137.3 billion, showing steady activity.
Bitcoin (BTC) remains the largest crypto, commanding 57.1% market dominance, while Ethereum (ETH) holds 11.8%. Currently, 19,206 cryptocurrencies are being tracked, with Polkadot and XRP Ledger Ecosystem showing the strongest gains in the past day.
Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) Price Today:
Bitcoin (BTC) is trading at $90320.21, down by 1.90% in the last 24 hours, with a trading volume of $80.4 billion and a market cap of $1.8 trillion.
Ethereum (ETH) is priced at $3090, dips 4.34% in 24 hours with a trading volume of $23.4 billion and a market cap of $372.9 billion.
Note: BTC and ETH are often viewed as less volatile historically, but still risky.
Top 5 Trending Coins in 24 Hours:
Bitcoin (BTC) is at $90,319.68, down 1.91%, with TV (Trading Volume) of $80.48 billion.
Yooldo (Esports) is at $0.4112, falling 4.66% with TV $266.76 million.
SentisAI (SENTS) is at $0.1808, gaining 2.36% with TV $165.98 million.
Ethereum (ETH) is at $3,090.25, down 4.41% with TV $23.55 billion.
World Mobile Token is at $0.08867, up 8.6% with TV $14.52 million.
Top 3 Gainers in 24 hours
AB (AB) is at $0.005271, up 12.59%, with TV $16 million.
Mantle (MNT) is at $1.24, gaining 4.83% and TV $190.2 million.
Sky (SKY) is at $0.05749, up 3.74% with TV $20.5 million.
Top 3 Losers in 24 hours
The Graph (GRT) is at $0.04081, showing a 7.94% move with a trading activity of $34.3M.
Story (IP) sits at $1.88, posting a 6.52% dip with trading activity of $28.6M.
SPX6900 (SPX) is at $0.5803, recording a 6.42% drop, with a trading activity of $19M.
Stablecoins and Defi Update:
Stablecoins recorded a 0.1% positive change in the past 24 hours, with a market cap of $313.7 billion and trading volume of $98.5 billion.
The Decentralized Finance (DeFi) market dips 2.9% in the last 24 hours, reaching a market cap of $110.9 billion, while total value locked (TVL) stands at $4.9 billion.

Source: Alternative Me
Today’s Crypto Fear and Greed Index stands at 23 (Extreme Fear). It fell from 29 yesterday, stayed at 23 last week, but improved from 15 last month. This shows fear persists, but panic has eased slightly amid volatility and uncertainty
1. Tether Bids for Juventus, Exor Says No
Tether made an all-cash bid to buy Exor’s 65.4% stake in Juventus, pledging €1 billion investment, but Exor and the Agnelli family refused to sell.
2. Vanguard Stays Skeptical on Bitcoin Despite ETF Access
Vanguard now allows spot Bitcoin ETF trading, but says its stance is unchanged, calling Bitcoin a speculative collectible with no income, cash flow, or long-term investment value.
3. OCC Moves to Regulate Crypto Custody
BitGo won conditional OCC approval to become a bank. Reports say Ripple, Circle, Fidelity, and Paxos also received approval to form national trust banks.
4. Binance Insider Case, Hacks, and Crypto Silence
Binance claims insider trading by an employee. Justin Sun and Yi He were attacked by WeChat hack. US crypto policy remains unclear, but a Dogecoin comment freezes an account.
5. Fogo Cancels Presale, Plans Airdrop
Fogo terminates its 20 million token presale before the launch of the mainnet in January 2026, opting to airdrop 2% of FOGO tokens to the community, reallocating the token distribution, and destroying contributor supply tokens.
6. Trump Pushes for Lower Rates, Eyes New Fed Chair
President Trump indicated that he would prefer the Fed interest rate cut to be close to 1% or lower next year, and he was considering Kevin Warsh or Kevin Hassett as the next chairperson of the Federal Reserve.
Note: All these updates impact traders, as they influence liquidity, market sentiment, and possible returns, which is why it is necessary to monitor them carefully.
The crypto industry today has stabilizing volumes despite the decreasing prices in comparison to the fear index of yesterday and the deeper panic of last month. Bitcoin is still dominating, and the altcoins are selective in their gains, indicating cautious yet active trader behaviour.
Crypto users must anticipate further volatility since the fear is high. Large volumes imply a high level of participation, yet there are risks on the downside. Short-term opportunities can be offered to traders, and long-term investors need to pay attention to the management of risks, diversification, and monitoring of regulatory and macroeconomic processes.
CoinGabbar thinks that the existing phase of extreme fear can work to the advantage of disciplined investors and not impulsive traders. Gradual building of fundamentally sound assets without excess leverage and being informed of regulatory clarity may aid in navigating the uncertainty, as well as positioning to recover in the market in the event of a recovery.
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