Why Is Crypto Up Today? âEUR" December 17, 2025

Why Is Crypto Up Today? âEUR" December 17, 2025 The crypto market is up today technically, but unchanged practically. BTC and ETH saw changes of 0.1% to $86,388 and $2,924. ThereâEUR(TM)s a shift toward a more active volatility environment. The post Why Is Crypto Up Today? âEUR" December 17, 2025 appeared first on Cryptonews. The crypto market is up today, but the change at the time of the writing is so low that the market is unchanged. The cryptocurrency market capitalisation increased by just 0.1%. It now stands at $3.03 trillion. Also, 75 of the top 100 coins have gone up over the past 24 hours. At the same time, the total crypto trading volume is at $108 billion. TLDR: Crypto market cap is largely unchanged on Wednesday morning (UTC); 75 of the top 100 coins and 4 of the top 10 coins have gone up today; BTC increased by 0.1% to $86,388, and ETH is down 0.1% to $2,924; expectations for extreme moves have moderated Implied volatility remains elevated; The Marshall Islands launched a nationwide UBI program that allows crypto payments; HashKey Holdings started trading in Hong Kong, shares decreased; US BTC and ETH spot ETFs both saw outflows on Tuesday of $227.09 million and $224.26 million, respectively; Crypto market sentiment is largely unmoved over the past month. Crypto Winners & LosersAt the time of writing, four of the top 10 coins per market capitalization have seen their prices decrease and four increase over the past 24 hours (not taking the stablecoins into account).However, itâEUR(TM)s notable that most changes are so low that the prices are practically unchanged.Bitcoin (BTC) is up by just 0.1% since this time yesterday, currently trading at $86,388.Bitcoin (BTC)24h7d30d1yAll timeEthereum (ETH) is down by just 0.1%, now changing hands at $2,924.XRP is the only coin with a change above 1%. ItâEUR(TM)s up 1.2%, now standing at $1.9.ItâEUR(TM)s followed by Dogecoin (DOGE)âEUR(TM)s 0.6% rise to the price of $0.1298.On the other side, Tron (TRX) saw the categoryâEUR(TM)s highest fall of just 0.2%, currently trading at $0.2792.Looking at the top 100 coins, 75 coins saw increases, even if minor.The highest among these is Midnight (NIGHT)âEUR(TM)s 4.5% to $0.05944, followed by Monero (XMR)âEUR(TM)s rise 4.2% to $429.On the other hand, Aster (ASTER) decreased the most: 9.2% to $0.7421.Bittensor (TAO) is next, having dropped 6.2% to $246.Delayed job and retail reports released in the US on Tuesday increased uncertainty among investors across markets. The reports showed that the US labour market continues to weaken.Meanwhile, the Marshall Islands has launched a nationwide universal basic income (UBI) program that allows citizens to receive payments via cryptocurrency.Every resident citizen is entitled to quarterly payments of roughly $200, or about $800 annually. The first payments were distributed in late November. HISTORIC NEWS WeâEUR(TM)re helping tokenize a nation.The Marshall Islands is launching blockchain-based UBI, giving citizens dollar-denominated tokens they can receive, store, and send peer-to-peer from their phones.Powered by Crossmint Wallets pic.twitter.com/lvAWjTI6SW- Crossmint (@crossmint) December 16, 2025 Volatility Remains High Despite Stabilised MarketAccording to Glassnode, risk hedging rose during the market plunge several weeks ago. BitcoinâEUR(TM)s price entered the low-$80,000 range.âEUR?"This coincided with a rise in expected price dispersion, indicating higher uncertainty,âEUR the analysts said.However, they found that market conditions have stabilized. Moreover, expectations for extreme moves have moderated.Yet, âEUR?"implied volatility remains elevated relative to the exceptionally low-volatility regime observed over the prior six months, suggesting a shift toward a more active volatility environment.âEURSource: GlassnodeLevels & Events to Watch NextAt the time of writing on Wednesday morning, BTC stood at $86,388. The day started with a low of $86,248 and climbed to $87,918, before decreasing again to the intraday low level.ItâEUR(TM)s down 6.7% in a week, moving in the $85,704âEUR"$93,042 range. It also decreased 31.4% to $126,080.BTC could see its price decrease to $84,000, followed by $82,300. Longer downtrend could lead to a sub-$80,000 levels. Conversely, an upward trend could see the price move towards $100,000. Bitcoin Price Chart. Source: TradingViewEthereum is currently changing hands at $2,924. The coin has seen quite a choppy trading day, moving from the intraday low of $2,902 to the intraday high of $2,971.The price has moved significantly into the red territory over the past week, having dropped 12%. The highest point itâEUR(T...