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This Week’s Summary

The crypto market ends the week at a total market capitalization of $3.74 trillion.
Bitcoin decreased its trading value to around $114,000 despite setting a new ATH.
Ethereum lost nearly 16% to trade at around $3,800.
XRP is down 20%, Solana is down 22%, and Dogecoin is down 27%.
Almost all altcoins are trading in the red, with nearly no exceptions.
The DeFi sector decreased the total value of protocols (TVL) to around $149 billion.

Crypto Trends 6 – 12 October 2025: Market Analysis and Performance

The crypto market ends what could have been a profitable week with a disastrous crash. Most cryptocurrencies have been trading happily into the green for almost the entire week. All of that changed on Friday. US President Donald Trump, in a now-ordinary claim for more economic impositions on international trade partners, announced a 100% tariff on China. The news rocked the whole financial world, causing many assets to drop vertiginously. The crypto sector did not make an exception as most digital assets lost months of precious gains in only a few hours. As a result, the market capitalization lost over $470 billion, dropping considerably below the hard-earned $4 trillion threshold.

Bitcoin was riding high for most of the week. The king of cryptocurrencies even established a new ATH on Monday, at $126,198. Unfortunately, that positive trajectory did not last long enough to see BTC surge even higher. Following Trump’s announcement, Bitcoin’s value fell by over $20,000 in just 12 hours. Its lowest position was on Friday at $104,900. Since then, the market regrouped and Bitcoin’s trading price settled at around $112,000.

Ethereum lost nearly 16% to drop below the $4,000 level. The second crypto in command said goodbye to its ambitious plan of overcoming $5K anytime soon. The market crash dashed hopes, and with it, the trading value settled at around $3,800.

Altcoins & DeFi

Most altcoins are trading in the red, with almost no exceptions. For example, XRP is down 20%, Solana is down 22%, Cardano is down 25%, Avalanche is down 31%, Sui is down 31%, Chainlink is down 23%, and TRON is down 8%. On the other hand, BNB is up 8%.

The memecoins also saw some interesting trajectories. For instance, Dogecoin is down 24%, Shiba Inu is down 21%, and Pepecoin is down 31%.

The Metaverse sector has also seen notable movements in the past week. For instance, Axie Infinity is down 29%, The Sandbox is down 29%, and Floki is down 33%. Meanwhile, Decentraland is down 29%, Render is down 33%, and ApeCoin is down 32%. Stacks decreased by 30%, Virtuals by 37%, and MultiversX by 27%.

The DeFi sector lost nearly $20 billion from the total value locked in protocols (TVL), reaching around $149.81 billion.

Crypto Market Analysis – What’s in the News?

The CEO of Crypto.com, Kris Marszalek, has urged regulators to investigate the sudden market crash, which led to massive losses for investors, exchanges, and traders everywhere.

Next Week’s Crypto Market Forecast

The crypto market is bleeding as we speak. The overall sentiment remains negative, with more losses waiting to be recorded. On the other hand, some assets, such as Bitcoin and BNB, recovered quickly than usual. This shows that the market has matured and can take heavy punches with more resilience than before. Hopefully, the trend will reverse starting next week.

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Filed under: Bitcoin - @ October 12, 2025 12:27 pm