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Bitcoin’s recent weakness mirrors broader economic uncertainty, as unreliable economic data and shifting expectations on US growth and policy cloud investor confidence.

Ether’s struggle to reclaim $4,000 is the result of weakening onchain activity, a decline in fees and competition from Solana, BNB Chain and upcoming altcoin ETFs.

Bitcoin is turning into a savings-focused asset while Ethereum is becoming a high-velocity utility engine, a split that some analysts say is an emerging structural risk.

Bitcoin data forecast the drop to $98,000 as key supports failed to generate hefty buying from bulls, and futures traders saw their long positions liquidated.

The most influential crypto events of 2025 included sweeping regulatory moves, ecosystem expansion and the rise of new onchain trends.

A pre-Christmas Fed rate cut could boost spending, shift bond yields, lift risk assets and increase demand for crypto.

Bitcoin and crypto market sentiment hit seven-month lows, with the BTC price still above $100,000, while gold and silver received a post-shutdown boost.

Unknown whales continue to increase their Ether exposure as technical indicators suggest a short-term ETH price rally to $4,000.