According to BitMart's market report on December 15, the total market capitalization of cryptocurrencies over the past week was $3.06 trillion, a decrease of 2.24% from the previous week.
This Week's Crypto Market Dynamics
This week, the crypto market maintained high volatility, with BTC fluctuating widely between $88,200 and $94,300, overall influenced by mixed macro signals. The Federal Reserve lowered interest rates by 25 basis points in December as expected, but simultaneously released a hawkish guidance, suggesting that there may only be one more rate cut in 2026; it also announced the initiation of $40 billion in monthly short-term Treasury purchases starting mid-December (interpreted by some in the market as "QE-Lite"). Amid high inflation (around 3%) and an unemployment rate rising to 4.4%, concerns about stagflation have intensified, leading to cautious sentiment towards risk assets, with safe-haven funds continuing to flow into gold and silver. Despite relatively flat price performance, there have been positive developments at the industry level. In terms of regulation, the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) issued key licenses to Binance and Circle, creating an institutional-level entry point of "compliant exchanges + compliant stablecoin issuers," significantly enhancing the attractiveness of the Middle East for institutional funds. On the institutional front, Citadel participated in Ripple's $500 million financing, boosting market confidence under strict buyback and yield protection terms; meanwhile, the XRP ETF has outperformed other mainstream crypto ETFs since its listing.
Overall, macro uncertainty still limits short-term upside potential, but the clarification of regulations and increased institutional participation are laying the groundwork for medium- to long-term capital inflows.
This Week's Popular Cryptocurrencies
In terms of popular cryptocurrencies, M, MERL, MYX, MNT, and XMR have all performed well, ranking among the top five in percentage increase. M's price rose by 35.48% this week. MERL's price increased by 30.04%. MYX's price went up by 25.59%. MNT and XMR rose by 13.01% and 7.72%, respectively, this week.
U.S. Market Overview and Hot News
This week, the U.S. market performed steadily overall, with cautious risk sentiment. U.S. stocks saw slight gains, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq recording moderate increases, but the tech sector faced significant pressure, as Oracle's revenue fell short of expectations, causing a nearly 11% drop in a single day, dragging down major AI concept stocks like Nvidia and Alphabet. In the foreign exchange market, after the Federal Reserve confirmed the December rate cut as expected, the dollar index weakened throughout the week. In commodities, oil prices declined due to expectations of slowing demand in 2025, particularly with concerns about peak demand in China; gold saw a slight increase, with precious metals overall still supported by macro uncertainty. The bond market performed relatively steadily, with limited interest rate fluctuations amid the divergence of policies between the Federal Reserve's rate cuts and the Bank of Japan's rate hikes. Market volatility continued to decline, as the Fed's decision was implemented without surprises, stabilizing stock and bond sentiment. Overall, risk assets remain cautiously observant, with a coexistence of "light stagflation" and economic divergence at the macro level, and the market remains highly sensitive to future policy paths.
On December 15, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) cryptocurrency working group will hold a public roundtable on financial regulation and privacy.
On December 17, Coinbase Global Inc. plans to announce the launch of prediction markets and tokenized stocks this week.
On December 17, HASHKEY plans to raise up to HKD 1.67 billion, expected to be listed for trading on December 17.
On December 18, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics will release the November CPI report while canceling the release of the October CPI.
On December 19, the Bank of Japan will announce its interest rate decision.
Project Unlocks
Starknet (STRK) will unlock 127 million tokens at 8:00 AM Beijing time on December 15, with a circulation ratio of 5.07%, valued at approximately $13.2 million.
Sei Network (SEI) will unlock approximately 55.56 million tokens at 8:00 PM Beijing time on December 15, with a circulation ratio of 1.08%, valued at approximately $7.1 million.
Arbitrum (ARB) will unlock approximately 92.65 million tokens at 9:00 PM Beijing time on December 16, with a circulation ratio of 1.90%, valued at approximately $19.7 million.
LayerZero (ZRO) will unlock approximately 25.71 million tokens at 7:00 PM Beijing time on December 20, with a circulation ratio of 6.79%, valued at approximately $38.6 million.
Lista DAO (LISTA) will unlock approximately 33.44 million tokens at 5:00 PM Beijing time on December 20, with a circulation ratio of 6.85%, valued at approximately $5.5 million.
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