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Bitcoin has quietly held its ground better than most corners of the crypto market, even after sliding from record highs. Glassnode reported that the past three months have shown “persistent relative weakness” across nearly all crypto sectors compared to BTC. This suggests that the capital is clustering around the top crypto. The OG crypto price dipped by more than 4% in the last 24 hours to trade below $86,000. The cumulative digital assets market cap dropped by 3.8% in the same session, losing the crucial $3 trillion mark. The Fear and Greed index is still flashing “Fear” sentiment is hovering among investors. The CoinGlass data shows that crypto liquidation breached $658 million amid the fresh dip. Bitcoin drops 26% in Q4 but still outperforms Bitcoin Vector in a post mentioned that the first half of the year was clearly BTC-led. Its dominance rose while marking bottoms and rotations. However, the picture flipped in the second half as the dominance trended lower. Investors rotated into Ether and other majors after a strong but never fully reclaimed leadership afterward. BTC Dominance: Yearly Recap The first half of the year was clearly BTC-led, dominance rising and marking bottoms and rotations. In the second half, the picture flipped: dominance trended lower, making room for ETH rotation, but never fully reclaiming leadership afterward.… pic.twitter.com/wasqcm3SFA — Bitcoin Vector (@bitcoinvector) December 15, 2025 It added that the recent attempts to rebuild post-deleverage event have weakened again by year-end. This signals low conviction in BTC leadership and a market still searching for a clear anchor. The numbers back it up as Bitcoin price fell around 26% over the last quarter to around $86,000. This looks painful, yet it is still marginally better than the broader market’s 27.5% drawdown over the same period. Analysts say BTC remains stuck in…

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