Can bitcoin break the curse U.S. trading hour selloffs?

Markets Share Share this article Copy link X icon X (Twitter) LinkedIn Facebook Email Can bitcoin break the curse U.S. trading hour selloffs? Bitcoin bulls are putting up a fight on Friday to break this week's choppy action that has capped all advances at around $90,000. By Krisztian Sandor , James Van Straten | Edited by Stephen Alpher Dec 19, 2025, 4:52 p.m. Bitcoin (BTC) price on Dec. 19 (CoinDesk) What to know : Bitcoin bounced above $89,000 overnight, but bulls are once again struggling to maintain gains in the U.S. session. ETH, SOL, SUI lead the altcoin rebound, up over 5% from Thursday's lows. U.S. equities are showing strength, also helping to boost crypto-related stocks like BitMine and Galaxy. Bitcoin BTC $ 87,853.38 bulls are fighting to break on Friday what's been a consistent pattern of sell pressure during U.S. hours. Dipping below $85,000 late on Thursday afternoon, BTC once again climbed after U.S. markets closed, pushing back above $89,000 they opened Friday morning. That level, though, has roughly capped every attempt of a breakout throughout the week, with sellers hammering prices back to square one — sometimes within minutes and sometimes over the course of a few hours. STORY CONTINUES BELOW Don't miss another story. Subscribe to the Crypto Daybook Americas Newsletter today . See all newsletters Sign me up By signing up, you will receive emails about CoinDesk products and you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy . The largest crypto for the moment is holding fairly steady ahead of the pre-holiday weekend, trading at $88,400, up 0.3% over the past 24 hours. Ether ETH $ 2,954.16 bounced to just shy of $3,000, up 1% over the past day, while Solana's SOL SOL $ 124.30 and SUI $ 1.4606 lead the overnight rebound among altcoins. CoinDesk 20 performance from Thursday's U.S. equity market close. (CoinDesk) U.S. equities are having another strong session, led by the Nasdaq's 1% gain, with AI bellwethers Nvidia, Oracle and AMD rising 3%-6%. Read more: Oracle TikTok deal lifts AI mining stocks Digital asset-related stocks followed suit in the rebound. Ethereum treasury firm BitMine (BMNR) advanced almost 8%, while Galaxy Digital (GLXY) and stablecoin issuer Circle (CRCL) were each up around 3%. Strategy (MSTR), the largest corporate BTC holder, also bounced more than 3%, pushing its multiple to net asset value (mNAV) to 1.09. Meanwhile, BitDigital (BTBT) is up 10% following news related to WhiteFibre (WYFI), has signed a 10-year, 40MW colocation agreement with Nscale, valued at approximately $865 million. BitDigial owns roughly 70% of WhiteFibre (itself ahead 11%), amplifying the positive impact on BTBT shares. Bitcoin News Market Wrap market analysis More For You Protocol Research: GoPlus Security By CoinDesk Research Nov 14, 2025 Commissioned by GoPlus What to know : As of October 2025, GoPlus has generated $4.7M in total revenue across its product lines. 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