Welcome to the US Crypto News Morning Brew-your daily dose of chaos, served with a side of caffeine. 🧋
Grab your ☕️ because Bitcoin, that moody diva of the financial world, has sauntered back to $90K like it owns the place. Technical breakouts, options expiries, and ETF shenanigans are colliding to create a plot twist worthy of a telenovela. Buckle up!
Bitcoin: The Comeback Kid of Cryptoland
Bitcoin’s back above $90K, sparking joy in hodlers and existential dread in bears. The charts? Looking suspiciously bullish. The derivatives market? A ticking time bomb. The ETF crowd? Buying like it’s Black Friday. Let’s unpack this circus.
Analysts are split-half expect a moonlit stroll to six figures, the other half braces for a dumpster fire. Spoiler: Both might be right. 😅
Technically speaking, BTC just shrugged off a “descending triangle” (which sounds like a bad haircut) and morphed into a “descending wedge” (still bad, but trendy). Momentum’s humming a bullish lullaby above $90K. In crypto, triangles mean drama. Wedges mean someone’s lying. 🎢
On-chain metrics whisper, “There’s room to run!” The realized price-aka where Bitcoin last got caught red-handed-sits at $56K. Current price? $88K. So either we’re in a bubble, or grandma’s finally buying dip. 🤷♀️
Realized price: Bitcoin’s guilty conscience.
• BTC price: $88K (living its best life)
• Realized price: $56K (cringe)
• 2× realized: $112K (mid-tier celeb status)
• 4× realized: $225K (full Beyoncé era)– Kyledoops (@kyledoops) December 22, 2025
Historically, BTC hits a wall near $112K. But hey, this time’s different, right? 🙃
Short-term volatility? Oh, it’s coming. Deribit’s options expiry Friday is a $24B plot twist. Calls outnumber puts 2.6x, and “Max Pain” lurks at $96K-a price where dealers gleefully crush dreams. Christmas trading hours? More like Christmas panic hours. 🎁💣
Massive BTC expiry: The gift that keeps on giving.
• $24B expiring (yikes)
• Calls > Puts (2.6x)
• Max Pain at $96K (dealer’s favorite game)
• Low liquidity = fireworks (or a dumpster fire)– Nic (@nicrypto) December 22, 2025
Institutions are playing hot potato with ETFs. Glassnode says ETF buyers averaged $83K. Translation: They’re incentivized to pump it to $100K to look good at the year-end party. 🎉
Ran Neuner, crypto’s eternal optimist, claims BTC’ll close near $100K. Because nothing says “bullish” like wishful thinking and holiday cheer. 🎄
“I expect us to close very close to $100K!”
• ETF buyers paid $83K (now panicking)
• Holiday vibes = irrational exuberance
• FOMO > Logic– Ran Neuner (@cryptomanran) December 22, 2025
Liquidity’s pooling at $90.8K. If BTC rejects it, shorts will feast. If it breaks $94K? Bulls charge the gates. Either way, someone’s getting roasted. 🔥
$BTC liquidity at $90.8K: The trap.
• Reject = shorts grin
• Break $94K = bulls cheer
• Christmas = anything goes– Lennaert Snyder (@LennaertSnyder) December 21, 2025
Michael van de Poppe? He’s calling this a cycle shift. Because nothing says “new era” like a 5% bounce. 🙄
Chart of the Day
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Crypto Equities: The Pre-Party Scorecard
| Company | At the Close of December 19 | Pre-Market Overview |
| Strategy (MSTR) | $164.82 | $168.60 (+2.29%) |
| Coinbase (COIN) | $245.12 | $250.00 (+1.99%) |
| Galaxy Digital Holdings (GLXY) | $24.00 | $24.79 (+3.29%) |
| MARA Holdings (MARA) | $10.18 | $10.41 (+2.26%) |
| Riot Platforms (RIOT) | $14.50 | $14.77 (+1.86%) |
| Core Scientific (CORZ) | $15.60 | $15.90 (+1.92%) |
Crypto’s All-Stars are warming up. Place your bets, folks. 🎲
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