Crypto Markets Brace for Pivotal Week Amid Thin Liquidity
Cryptocurrencies enter 2025 at a crossroads. Bitcoin's stubborn range-bound trading between $41,300-$43,800 contrasts sharply with altcoins bleeding value - a divergence highlighting market uncertainty about imminent Fed policy signals and spot ETF approvals.
Key December 30 catalysts include the FOMC minutes release and KMNO's 5.35% token unlock. These events may spark volatility in thin holiday markets, particularly for mid-cap assets like METIS and MOVR that showed asymmetric reactions to similar unlock events last quarter.
The January 1 market closure creates compressed trading windows around critical macro data. Chicago PMI expectations (39.5 vs prior 36.3) could validate or contradict the 'soft landing' narrative currently supporting crypto valuations.