Daily Market BriefDec 18, 2025

Daily Market Brief 251218

  • The market showed choppy price action during U.S. trading hours. As of now, $BTC is trading at $86,230 and $ETH is trading at $2,833. Bitcoin dominance stands at 59.73%.

  • Coinbase is accelerating its shift into an “everything exchange,” expanding beyond crypto to offer commission-free stock trading, prediction markets, Solana DEX trading via Jupiter, simplified futures, custom stablecoins, and payments infrastructure within a single app. The move positions Coinbase to compete directly with fintech platforms and onchain protocols.

  • A few other headlines include: Binance is exploring options to relaunch its U.S. subsidiary, Binance.US; Tether announced the launch of PearPass; and the Hyperliquid Foundation proposed a validator vote to formally recognize assistance fund HYPE as burned.

  • During the last 24 hours, the top three gainers were $BEAT, $TOMI, and $CC, while the top three losers were $LEO, $ULTIMA, and $FARTCOIN.

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