Bitcoin pushes above $90,000 as traders eye change in pattern

Markets Share Share this article Copy link X icon X (Twitter) LinkedIn Facebook Email Bitcoin pushes above $90,000 as traders eye change in pattern Particularly hard-hit in 2025's final sessions, crypto-related stocks are bouncing in this year's first trading day. By Stephen Alpher Jan 2, 2026, 4:16 p.m. Bitcoin rises above $90,000 (Midjourney/Modified by CoinDesk) What to know : Bitcoin rose above $90,000 during U.S. trading hours on Friday. It's a notable change in trend, as crypto prices late in 2025 were typically on the defensive, while American stocks traded. Strategy, Coinbase, Hut 8 and Galaxy Digital were among the crypto-related stocks seeing strong gains. Last year in crypto will be remembered for many things, but one notable trend — particularly late in the year — was the selloffs that occurred nearly every day during U.S. trading hours. It's not much to go on just yet, but on 2026's first official trading day, a change could be afoot as crypto prices are actually rising while American markets are open. 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 action has pushed bitcoin BTC $ 89,976.43 above $90,000, up 2.5% over the past 24 hours. Ether ETH $ 3,110.65 , solana SOL $ 129.62 and XRP $ 1.9306 are seeing advances closer to 4%. Assets in general are on the rise in the year's first session, with the Nasdaq higher by 0.6%, led by AI-related chipmakers like Nvidia, Broadcom, Micron and Intel posting 3%-6% gains. Favored commodity play of late, silver has added 3%. Gold and copper are each modestly higher. Bitcoin miners turned AI infrastructure firms are sharply higher across the board, with Hut 8 (HUT), CleanSpark (CLSK), TeraWulf (WULF) sporting 10% gains, and Cipher Mining (CIFR) and IREN (IREN) each higher by 8%. Strategy (MSTR) and Coinbase (COIN) are each ahead more than 3%, Galaxy Digital (GLXY) by 7% and Circle Financial (CRCL) by 4.5%. Bitcoin News Market Wrap Breaking News More For You KuCoin Hits Record Market Share as 2025 Volumes Outpace Crypto Market By CoinDesk Research Dec 22, 2025 Commissioned by KuCoin KuCoin captured a record share of centralised exchange volume in 2025, with more than $1.25tn traded as its volumes grew faster than the wider crypto market. What to know : KuCoin recorded over $1.25 trillion in total trading volume in 2025 , equivalent to an average of roughly $114 billion per month , marking its strongest year on record. This performance translated into an all-time high share of centralised exchange volume , as KuCoin’s activity expanded faster than aggregate CEX volumes , which slowed during periods of lower market volatility. Spot and derivatives volumes were evenly split , each exceeding $500 billion for the year, signalling broad-based usage rather than reliance on a single product line. Altcoins accounted for the majority of trading activity , reinforcing KuCoin’s role as a primary liquidity venue beyond BTC and ETH at a time when majors saw more muted turnover. Even as overall crypto volumes softened mid-year, KuCoin maintained elevated baseline activity , indicating structurally higher user engagement rather than short-lived volume spikes. 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