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This Week’s Summary

• The crypto market ends the week at a total market capitalization of $4.04 trillion.
• Bitcoin maintains its trading value at around $115,000 following a positive week.
• Ethereum lost nearly 3% to trade at around $4,400.
• XRP is down 2%, Solana is down 2%, and Dogecoin is down 5%.
• Almost all altcoins are trading in the red, with very few exceptions.
• The DeFi sector decreased the total value of protocols (TVL) to around $161 billion.

Crypto Trends 15 – 21 September 2025: Market Analysis and Performance

The crypto market closes an uneventful week that saw most cryptocurrencies maintain their status quo. There were very few significant disruptions among the top crypto assets, as many remained within the same value range they had last week. Even the overall market capitalization maintained its value at $4.04 trillion.

Bitcoin started the week trading at around $115,000, but things took an instant turn for the worse as its value dropped below $114k. The king of cryptocurrencies seemed to go on a slippery slope, but the bulls had other plans. In an unexpected turn of events, liquidations decreased and Bitcoin’s value surged to nearly $118,000. The rest of the week continued in the same note, only to leave BTC’s trading price back at $115,000 on Sunday.

Ethereum experienced a similar ride to Bitcoin over the past seven days. The second crypto in command failed to set up an attack for the $5,000 threshold. Nevertheless, it cemented its position well and above the $4,000 mark, which is an achievement considering the coin’s infamous appetite for self-harm.

Altcoins & DeFi

Most altcoins are trading in the red, with some exceptions. For example, XRP is down 2%, despite its ETF going live this week. Meanwhile, BNB set a new ATH at $1,080 following a 14% increase. Elsewhere, Solana is down 2%, Cardano is up 1%, Avalanche is up 13%, Sui is down 1%, Chainlink is down 3%, TRON is down 1%, and Toncoin is down 3%.

The memecoins also saw some interesting trajectories. For instance, Dogecoin is down 5%, Shiba Inu is down 5%, and Pepecoin is down 7%.

The Metaverse sector has also seen notable movements in the past week. For instance, Axie Infinity is down 4%, The Sandbox is down 3%, and Floki is down 4%. Meanwhile, Decentraland is down 8%, Render is up 3%, and ApeCoin is down 1%. Stacks decreased by 2%, Virtuals by 1%, and MultiversX by 1%. On the other hand, Wemix is up by 5%.

The DeFi sector lost nearly $1 billion from the total value locked in protocols (TVL), bringing the total to around $161 billion.

Crypto Market Analysis – What’s in the News?

• Both XRP and DOGE launched their ETFs in the United States this week, setting a historic milestone for the two digital brands.

Next Week’s Crypto Market Forecast 

The crypto market is stagnating, but the news shouldn’t alarm investors. This period of sluggishness is typical for the altcoin season, especially at this stage. Next week should bring more developments, especially considering the historic events that have occurred these days. Hopefully, the trend will return to positive in the coming days.

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