Crypto Market Dips as Fed Signals Pause: Bitcoin Below $91K

Market Overview

The cryptocurrency market experienced a broad decline on December 11, 2025, following signals from the Federal Reserve that it would pause its monetary policy. Bitcoin (BTC) fell by 1.41% to drop below $91,000, while Ethereum (ETH) slipped under $3,200.

Sector Performance

The downturn was led by DePIN tokens, which dropped by over 4%. Filecoin and Render were among the worst performers, falling by 7.5% and 5.5%, respectively. Other major sectors also saw declines:

  • CeFi decreased by 1%
  • Layer 2 tokens fell by 2.15%
  • DeFi tokens slipped by 2.35%
  • Layer 1 tokens dropped by 2.54%
  • Zcash experienced a significant correction, giving back 10% after recent gains

Gainers

Despite the overall market weakness, a few assets managed to post gains:

  • Mantle rose by 1.12%
  • Hyperliquid increased by 2.95%
  • Ultima climbed by 6.63%
  • Pieverse surged by 28.38%
  • PIPPIN gained by 6.67%

Index Data

Sector index data reflected the downturn, with ssiAI, ssiNFT, and ssiDePIN all falling by more than 5%.

Outlook

Stay tuned for more updates on the crypto market as the day unfolds.