Why Is Crypto Down Today? – December 16, 2025

The crypto market is down today again, with the cryptocurrency market capitalisation decreasing by 4.2%. It is close to falling below the $3 trillion mark and now stands at $3.02 trillion. 95 of the top 100 coins have gone down over the past 24 hours. At the same time, the total crypto trading volume is at $134 billion. TLDR: Crypto market cap decreased by 4.2% on Tuesday morning (UTC); 95 of the top 100 coins and all of the top 10 coins have gone down today; BTC decreased by 4% to $86,184, and ETH is do ...