Outpoll Weekly Recap: Crypto (December 15 – 21, 2025)

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This week, the crypto market reminded everyone where the real signal lies amidst the usual altcoin noise. Bitcoin, the undisputed king, surged past the $90,000 mark, a move that felt less like a speculative pump and more like a fundamental realignment as institutional inflows hit a monthly high.While the usual suspects on Crypto Twitter were busy hyping the latest 'Ethereum-killer' or a memecoin with a dog logo, serious capital was quietly stacking sats, recognizing BTC's hardening role as digital gold in a world of shaky geopolitics and persistent inflation. Over in the prediction markets, the chatter was all about the potential approval of a spot Bitcoin ETF in a major Asian financial hub—a narrative that, if realized, would further cement the separation between the asset class's foundational layer and the carnival of tokens built atop it.Frankly, the altcoin rally that followed felt like a desperate, lagging echo; Ethereum's modest gains and Solana's NFT-driven volatility are just distractions from the core thesis. The real story isn't in the decentralized app that promises to revolutionize some obscure niche.It's in the cold, hard, unyielding mathematics of Bitcoin's scarcity, which continues to attract capital seeking an exit from systemic risk. As regulators in the U.S. fumble with another round of ambiguous guidance, the market's vote is clear: dominance is returning to where it belongs.

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