Cryptocurrency News Today: Market Updates & Analysis podcast.Hey folks, Crypto Willy here, your best bud diving deep into the wild world of crypto for the week wrapping up on December 30, 2025. Bitcoin's been teasing that 90k breakout like a stubborn cat, hitting highs near $90,588 before sliding back to around $87,434, down 2.4% in spots, per Binance Market Update. KuCoin's Daily Report nails it: BTC climbed 3.2% to $88,070 on the 20th amid a Santa Rally lifting U.S. equities, but it's stuck in that "Asia up, U.S. down" rut, with global market cap dipping to $2.96T, now hovering at $2.98T up a smidge.Ethereum's stealing some shine, folks—ETH popped 5.41% to $2,978 on KuCoin's radar, trading around $2,977 today according to Changelly, with U.Today spotting a 1.24% bump but warning of a dip to $2,925 if it can't hold $3,003 resistance. Short-term? Changelly forecasts $2,916 by EOD today, climbing to $3,012 by New Year's—bullish vibes into 2026, potentially smashing $6,500 on network upgrades and Trump-era institutional love. TheCryptoBasic says ETH at $2,975 needs to close above $2,934 Fib support for momentum, backed by Bitmine's 44k ETH buy-in.Alt scene's heating up too: Polymesh's DevNet dropped Confidential Assets for privacy-tokenized goodies, per KuCoin, while XAUT rode gold's record $4,486 peak. Outperformers like LUMIA up 28%, PORTAL 16% on Binance. Fear & Greed's locked at 24 Extreme Fear, but AI models from 24/7 Wall St. are optimistic—ChatGPT eyes BTC at $92k, ETH $3,200 by Dec 31. IndexBox notes market cap at $3.06T down 2% weekly, with BTC eyeing $81k baseline per FxPro's Alex Kuptsikevich. Japan’s digitizing local bonds by 2026, BlackRock loves BTC ETFs, and EU's syncing on digital euro—big institutional moves!Traders, watch U.S. Q3 GDP and PCE data this week; caution's key as tax-loss selling bites, says CoinDesk. ETH could consolidate $2,800-$3,200 per U.Today.Thanks for tuning in, crypto crew—catch you next week for more! This has been a Quiet Please production; for me, check out Quiet Please Dot A I. Stay stacked!Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOtaThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

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