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Home›The Defiant›Bitcoin Struggles to Stay Above $87,000 as Ethereum Leads Top-10 Losses

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Bitcoin Struggles to Stay Above $87,000 as Ethereum Leads Top-10 Losses

December 16, 2025

1 min read

Bitcoin Struggles to Stay Above $87,000 as Ethereum Leads Top-10 Losses

Markets continued their decline Tuesday, Dec. 16, with Bitcoin and most of the top-20 assets by market cap in the red. Total crypto market cap is just above $3 trillion, down from over $4 trillion in October.

As of press time today, Bitcoin (BTC) is trading just above $87,000, dipping as low as $85,400 in the past 24 hours and down about 1% on the day.

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