Bitcoin accumulated $732 billion in fresh capital between 2022 and 2025, exceeding the combined inflows from all earlier market cycles, according to Glassnode's Q4 Digital Assets Report with FasanaraDigital. The cryptocurrency's Realized Cap reached $1.1 trillion while its market dominance rose to 58.3%. Monthly net inflows during the period fluctuated between $30 billion and $100 billion, driven by stablecoin liquidity, spot ETF demand, and tokenized asset infrastructure.

England, Wales and Northern Ireland now recognize digital assets including Ethereum as personal property under legislation that took effect December 2. The Property (Digital Assets etc) Act 2025 establishes a third category of personal property to encompass crypto-tokens and NFTs, giving courts clear authority to apply freezing orders and asset recovery procedures directly to cryptocurrency. Separately, Ethereum futures open interest has climbed back after October's sharp contraction, though one analyst expects renewed leverage to face liquidation in coming months.

Solana has retreated to a critical ascending trendline that has supported its uptrend since 2023. The asset is currently trading near $132 in a narrow consolidation zone with reduced volatility. Analyst Ali Martinez noted that SOL is testing this support level, which has historically triggered rebounds during previous pullbacks.

Bitcoin Cash has gained nearly 40% in 2025, outperforming all top-tier Layer-1 networks while Ethereum, Solana, Avalanche, Cardano and Polkadot posted losses exceeding 50%, data show. Analysts attribute BCH's strength to its complete circulating supply with no vesting unlocks or venture capital allocations creating sell pressure. The performance occurred without active centralized marketing, as the project does not maintain an official X account.

Bitcoin's liveliness metric has sustained an upward trend despite softer spot prices, indicating continued network engagement by long-term holders and larger market participants. Concurrently, the Russell 2000 small-cap index has broken above long-standing resistance levels, replicating a pattern that preceded four Bitcoin rallies since 2011.

The Federal Reserve executed a $13.5 billion overnight repurchase agreement on December 1, marking a notable increase in short-term dollar funding operations. The spike signals temporary tightness in funding markets, where institutions exchange Treasury collateral for cash overnight. Bitcoin's price behavior now correlates with these liquidity shifts, as the asset has become integrated into the same risk-on/risk-off framework that governs traditional finance.

Options market participants are increasingly selling short-dated volatility on Bitcoin rather than positioning for breakout moves. The shift follows a two-month period that erased over $1 trillion from the crypto market. BTC has consolidated between $80,000 and $100,000 over three weeks, with premium sellers treating the pattern as evidence the asset may remain range-bound.

Bitcoin could fall to the low-$80,000 range if it fails to reclaim $92,000, trading analyst Michaël van de Poppe warned. The cryptocurrency traded at $89,411, down 0.5% in 24 hours and 2.2% over the past week. Bitcoin continues to face resistance above $90,000, with limited directional conviction between $86,000 and $92,000.