2025 Year-End Inventory and Forecast Review: The Moment for the Big Shots to "Face-Slap"?
The Christmas bells of 2025 have already rung, but for cryptocurrency investors, it seems that the gifts in Santa's bag this year contain something different. In stark contrast to the traditional stock market (S&P 500), which has seen strong year-end gains and new highs, Bitcoin (BTC) showed noticeable weakness and divergence during the 2025 Christmas period.
As the world's largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, Bitcoin closed at around $87,800 on Christmas Day 2025. Amid light trading volume and overall market caution, it only rose slightly by 0.75%. Bitcoin's price fluctuated within a narrow range of $85,000 to $90,000, reflecting low market volatility. Investors reduced risk before the end of the year, with spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs experiencing hundreds of millions of dollars in outflows in just one day on December 24.
This performance is full of challenges for Bitcoin