Why Is Crypto Down Today? – August 25, 2025

The crypto market is down today again, with the vast majority of the top 100 coins turning red over the past 24 hours. Overall, the cryptocurrency market capitalization has decreased by 2.4%, now standing at $3.96 ￰1￱ the same time, the total crypto trading volume is at $187 billion. TLDR: About five of the top 100 coins are up today, the rest have dropped; All top 10 coins are red today; BTC and ETH saw drops of around 3% each, trading at to $111,806 and $4,625, respectively; ETH continues to outperform BTC and may see a recovery sooner; The market surged following the US Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s speech on Friday, falling on Monday morning (UTC); While US BTC recorded outflows of $23.15 million, ETH ETFs saw inflows of $341.16 million; Some analysts warn that rate cuts in September are not guaranteed; ’Tariff-driven price pressures could offset some of the easing impact’; ’The market has proven its resilience, digesting multiple disappointments over the past two years while still achieving new highs’; Investors remain very cautious, awaiting further ￰2￱ Winners & Losers At the time of writing, all top 10 coins per market capitalization have decreased over the past 24 ￰3￱ (BTC) fell 2.8% and below $112,000, now standing at $111,806.

At the same time, Ethereum (ETH) is down by 3.2%, now trading at $4,625. Dogecoin (DOGE) decreased the most today. It’s down by 4.9% to the price of $0.2219. The smallest fall in this category is BNB ’s 1.2%, now changing hands at $862.

As for the top 100 coins, three coins appreciated above 1%: Provenance Blockchain (HASH) , VeChain (VET) , and Monero (XMR) . They’re each up between 2% and 3%. On the other hand, Mantle (MNT) is down 11% to $1.14. It’s followed by Pudgy Penguins (PENGU) , which decreased by 9.6% to the price of $0.0322.

The markets recorded a jump on Friday following the speech by the US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, in which he indicated incoming rate ￰4￱ “shifting balance of risks may warrant adjusting our policy stance,” he ￰5￱ speech reignited investors’ risk appetite, and with the ongoing bull market, many turned to cryptocurrencies. However, some analysts had noted before the speech that the event had already been priced in. Meanwhile, a Bitcoin whale sold 24,000 BTC on Sunday, worth $2.7 ￰6￱ sparked significant liquidations and BTC’s move to a key support zone near $113,000. Some argued, however, that whales selling is healthy for the market in the long ￰7￱ paper BTC conspiracies are ￰8￱ price has stalled because a number of whales have hit their magic number and are ￰9￱ is healthy – their supply is finite and their selling is required for the full monetization of ￰10￱ blocks of supply, with… ￰0￱ — Vijay Boyapati (@real_vijay) August 25, 2025 Is a Rate Cut Really Coming?

In an email to Cryptonews , Bitunix analysts noted that historically, rate cuts after long pauses supported equities. However, “tariff-driven price pressures could offset some of the easing impact.” They argued that the US is “entering a phase of policy tug-of-war between ‘rate-cut tailwinds’ and ‘tariff-driven inflation risks’.” If food prices in that country continue rising, “the Fed’s room for easing may be constrained.” “Investors should closely track upcoming PCE and nonfarm payroll ￰11￱ short-term sentiment remains bullish, the medium-term risk is that inflation erodes the benefits of rate cuts,” the analysts said. Moreover, Katalin Tischhauser, Head of Research at Sygnum Bank , said that for crypto markets, the reaction to the speech was “swift and positive,” with investors being “eager to seize any dovish hint to fuel the uptrend.” Even if a September rate cut doesn’t happen, she said, the market has already proven resilience, “digesting multiple disappointments over the past two years while still achieving new highs.” Therefore, “the prevailing optimism means momentum could continue regardless of near-term policy outcomes, although at higher market volatility.” Notably, Tischhauser argued that Powell’s speech could be seen as contradictory, possibly leaving markets “debating his true intentions.” While he indicated September rate cuts, “he stressed that for now the labour market is still “in good shape,” the economy remains “resilient,” and that tax, trade, and immigration changes carry risks of higher inflation.” Hence, she said, “this mixed messaging might leave observers unsure whether he was seriously considering a cut or simply bowing to external pressures.” Levels & Events to Watch Next At the time of writing on Thursday morning, BTC trades at $111,806.

The coin saw a plunge from $114,666 to $112,174, and then further below the $112,00 ￰12￱ intraday low was $111,473 while the day’s highest point was $114,927. Looking at the weekly level, the highest price was $117,016. BTC is down 3.3% in a week and 5% in a month, while it’s up 74% in a ￰13￱ is now 10.2% away from its previous all-time high of $124,128. The price may continue to fall further towards the $109,000 level, which could be an indicator of additional ￰14￱ Price Chart.) saw more outflows on Friday of $23.15 ￰15￱ weren’t able to maintain positive flows.

Notably, six funds did see inflows, with Ark&21Shares and Fidelity at the top, taking in $65.74 million and $50.88 million. However, BlackRock noted outflows of $198.81 ￰16￱ the other hand, the US ETH ETFs saw more inflows on Friday of $341.16 ￰17￱ this, it has started another green ￰18￱ of the nine funds saw ￰19￱ and BlackRock took in $117.9 million and $109.37 million, respectively. Meanwhile, Tokyo-listed Metaplanet bought more BTC , acquiring 103 coins for about $11.8 ￰20￱ comes just a week after the company added 775 BTC to its balance sheet. *Metaplanet Acquires Additional 103 $BTC , Total Holdings Reach 18,991 BTC* ￰21￱ — Metaplanet Inc.

(@Metaplanet_JP) August 25, 2025 Quick FAQ Why did crypto move against stocks today? The crypto market fell over the past day, but we still don’t have Monday data for the stock ￰22￱ its last trading day, the stocks were ￰23￱ Friday’s closing time, the S&P 500 was up by 1.52%, the Nasdaq-100 increased by 1.54%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by 1.89%. The markets jumped on Friday after the US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell suggested that an interest rate cut is ￰24￱ this dip sustainable? Dips may still continue.

Overall, analysts argue that there’s room for the crypto market to rally some more, but the prices could decrease further in the short ￰25￱ may also like: (LIVE) Crypto News Today: Latest Updates for August 25, 2025 The crypto market is down today again, with the vast majority of the top 100 coins turning red over the past 24 hours. Overall, the cryptocurrency market capitalization has decreased by 2.4%, now standing at $3.96 ￰26￱ the same time, the total crypto trading volume is at $187 ￰27￱ Winners & LosersAt the time of writing, all top 10 coins per market capitalization have decreased over the past 24 ￰28￱ (BTC) fell 2.8% and below $112,000, now standing at...