On December 26, 2025, the cryptocurrency market continued its modest bullish trend, with Bitcoin rising to $88,094.22, and Ethereum also saw a slight increase to $2,954.78. Conversely, altcoins showed mixed performance, and the overall market remained in a wait-and-see mode, exploring its direction.
Bitcoin rose 0.68% from the previous day to $88,094.22, while Ethereum rose 0.36% to $2,954.78. Solana (+0.55%), Ripple (+0.58%), and Cardano (+0.96%) rose, while Dogecoin (-0.79%), BNB (-0.73%), and Tron (-0.81%) declined. The total market capitalization was calculated to be $2.9694 trillion, with Bitcoin holding 59.24% and Ethereum 12.01%.
Total trading volume over the past 24 hours decreased to $60.5 billion, with DeFi trading volume down 12.99% to $9.3 billion and stablecoin trading down 27.51% to $59.6 billion. Derivatives trading volume also fell 26.46% to $625.4 billion compared to the previous day, confirming a contraction across major sectors.
Meanwhile, $892 million worth of leveraged positions were liquidated during the same period. Long positions predominated, with Binance recording the largest liquidation volume at approximately $4.2 million. Bitcoin was the most affected, with $24.33 million liquidated. Liquidations were also concentrated in Ethereum ($11.41 million) and Solana, further increasing market volatility.
On the policy front, according to The Block's annual report, the cryptocurrency industry made significant progress this year in terms of institutionalization and regulatory clarity, but price responses were limited. In particular, Solana and BNB emerged as speculative platforms, while Ethereum is establishing itself as a hub for data availability.
Technical variables include Bitcoin OG addresses re-extending their long positions on Solana, raising expectations for future price volatility, and the expansion of altcoin ETFs and the expansion of the Base (L2) ecosystem.
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