Bitcoin Holds Near $89,500, Ethereum Steadies at $3,130 as Markets Watch BOJ, UK Crypto Rules and ETF Flows (Dec. 15, 2025)
Updated: Dec. 15, 2025, 2:00 PM GMT
Bitcoin and the broader crypto market are attempting to stabilize into the European afternoon after a choppy start to the week, with investors balancing risk-off pressure from global macro headlines against a steady drumbeat of institutional and regulatory developments.
At around 2:00 PM GMT, Bitcoin is trading around $89,500 and Ethereum near $3,130, while the widely followed Crypto Fear & Greed Index remains deep in “Extreme Fear,” underlining how quickly sentiment has cooled even as prices remain far above mid-year levels. [1]
Crypto market snapshot at 2:00 PM GMT
Data providers are broadly aligned that the crypto market is modestly higher on the day, with market participation still dominated by…
