Bitcoin tumbled 5–6,2%, dropping toward the $84.000 area as institutional treasuries and thin weekend liquidity amplified a rapid market unwind. The move erased roughly $144 billion of market value within hours and forced a cascade of leveraged liquidations that reshaped short-term risk for traders and managers. The episode immediately recalibrated positioning across spot, derivatives, and ETF flows as the market absorbed a sudden deterioration in liquidity.
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The market begins December under tension while the Bitcoin price prediction suggests volatility ahead of imminent Federal Reserve decisions. According to analyst Arslan Butt, the asset trades near $86,056 dollars after reversing its October peak, facing a massive liquidity rotation that could redefine global risk appetite in the coming weeks.
The start of December brought strong turbulence for the Bitcoin price, which descended abruptly to the $85,000 zone due to a notable lack of liquidity in the market. This corrective move has raised alarms among bearish traders, leading popular trader Roman to declare that a return towards the $50,000 level is now an “inevitable” scenario.
The digital asset market faces a new wave of bearish pressure this Monday, after the Ethereum price confirmed a severe technical breakdown by losing more than 6% in the last 24 hours. According to the analysis presented by Ananda Banerjee, this move validates a bearish continuation pattern known as a “bear flag,” opening the door to a much deeper correction. The breakdown of the rising channel in which the asset was trading has activated alarming technical targets, placing the next potential floor near $2,140 dollars.
The decentralized finance ecosystem started the week with turbulence after a major security incident was confirmed this Monday. The Yearn Finance platform suffered a severe exploit on its yETH product, allowing malicious actors to drain available liquidity. This new Yearn Finance hack was quickly ratified by the protocol’s official team, who assured the community that their V2 and V3 Vaults were not compromised during the event.
The digital financial landscape shows strong signs of recovery, as the centralized crypto lending market reached $25 billion dollars during the third quarter. Alex Thorn, Galaxy’s head of research, highlighted that this volume represents the highest level recorded in over three years, evidencing a structural shift toward safer practices. Likewise, this 200% growth since the beginning of 2024 underscores the renewed confidence of institutional investors in platforms that prioritize operational clarity.
The start of December brought significant volatility, marked by an abrupt Bitcoin drop in the Asian market that pushed the asset’s price below the psychological level of $86,000. This decline occurs despite some optimism in regional stock exchanges regarding an imminent interest rate cut in the United States. According to reports from data analytics platforms like Coinglass, selling pressure broke through several intraday support levels, creating a complex scenario for bullish investors who were expecting new highs.
Data from major market trackers show Binance-held XRP reserves have fallen to roughly 2.7 billion tokens, with about 300 million removed since October, a dynamic that underpins the latest XRP price prediction and raises the prospect of a squeeze-driven rally.
Analysts projecting a potential doubling of ADA point to multi-dollar price targets by 2025 while the token trades near $0,43–$0,46, making the claim headline-grabbing for traders. The Cardano price prediction centers on a mix of anticipated network upgrades, institutional interest and a high-volatility technical setup that will determine whether those targets are achievable.
Boosty Labs has submitted a transaction-batching proposal to the CTDG Dev Hub, a move that could materially change how TRON processes payments and stablecoin flows. The proposal entered public review on 28 de nov. de 2025 and aims to anchor batching directly on the TRON mainnet, following the network’s 60% fee reduction implemented in agosto de 2025.