cryptocurrency market As we enter the final plateau of 2025, the performance of the 10 leading cryptocurrencies reveals a sharp divergence for investors. CryptoDifferAccording to data from Bitcoin as of December 16, 2025 
$87,090.14 While Ethereum is trading at $86,114, down 7.7 percent compared to the beginning of the year 
$2,953.05 It is trading at $2,927, down 11.9 percent. BNB made the strongest rise of the year with a 22.9 percent increase. dogecoin 
$0.1315 It became the biggest disappointment of the table with a loss of 59 percent.
BNB Stands Out While Market Leaders Fall
Bitcoin and Ethereum’s weak performance was driven by global interest rate policies and investor caution throughout the year. Despite Bitcoin’s FDV of $1.81 trillion, volatility during the year accelerated profit taking by investors. Ethereum On the front, the decrease in staking returns and the competition of Layer-2 networks increased the pressure on the price.
However BNBWith the impact of the expanding usage areas of the Binance ecosystem and coin burning policies, it rose to $ 861 and gained 22.9 percent in value on an annual basis. Equally resilient is Bitcoin Cash 
$542.52 It also attracted attention with a 22.4 percent increase and partially regained its previous performance.
Harsh Divergence on the Altcoin Front
In the rest of the altcoin market, the picture was more volatile. XRP While it decreased by 9.3 percent, solana It paid the price for the weakness in DeFi protocols with a loss of 14.4 percent. TRON showed a relatively stable outlook with an increase of 9.7 percent. However, the sharpest declines of the year dogecoin And Cardano 
$0.3874It came from. Both altcoins were shaped by the withdrawal of speculative investments, with losses of 59 percent and 54.6 percent, respectively.
Chainlink 
$12.92 Despite its Oracle integrations, it could not escape the 36.1 percent decline. The overall picture shows that 2025 has turned into a selective and defensive strategy year for investors. While projects with strong fundamentals survived, high-risk altcoins quickly melted away.
