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This Week’s Summary

• The cryptocurrency market looks set to end the week at a total market capitalization of around $3.27 trillion.
• Bitcoin has stagnated at around $105,000 after a highly volatile week.
• Ethereum has stagnated at around $2,500.
• XRP moved down by 3%, Solana shifted down by 3%, and Dogecoin moved down by 4%.
• Almost all altcoins have been seen trading in the red, with nearly no exceptions.
• The DeFi sector has maintained the total value of protocols (TVL) at around $111 billion.

Crypto Trends for the Week of June 9-15, 2025: Market Analysis and Performance

The cryptocurrency market seems ready to close a tumultuous week that started optimistically but entered a depressing slump. A breakthrough in the US-China financial battle led to a recovery in most financial markets at the beginning of the week. However, escalating tensions between Israel and Iran shut down any potential surge on Friday.

This general instability, political and economic, took its toll on the global financial world, and the cryptocurrency market was no exception. Meanwhile, the market capitalization decreased to around $3.27 trillion.

Bitcoin started the week trading at around $105,000. A positive round of negotiations between the US and China helped BTC increase its value, along with many other assets. As a result, BTC reached around $110,00 in the middle of the week.

Unfortunately, the upward momentum didn’t last long. Two days later, the tension between Iran and Israel reached the boiling point and brought more fear, uncertainty, and doubt into the financial world. As a result, BTC’s value dropped to around $103,000, only to regain $2,000 before the end of the week.

Ethereum also experienced extreme volatility over the past seven days. Similarly to Bitcoin, Ethereum returned to its starting position toward the weekend. The second cryptocurrency in command has been trading at around $2,500, which appears to be its new comfort zone.

Altcoins & DeFi

Most altcoins have been trading in the red, with almost no exceptions. For example, XRP moved down by 3%, Solana moved down by 3%, Cardano moved down by 6%, Avalanche moved down by 7%, Sui moved down by 4%, Chainlink moved down by 5%, TRON moved down by 5%, and Stellar moved down by 4%. Only Hyperliquid has exceeded all expectations, with a 14% increase in value.

The memecoins have not been faring any better, either. For instance, Dogecoin fell down by 4%, Shiba Inu fell by 5%, and Pepecoin fell by 3%.

The Metaverse sector also witnessed some notable movements over the past week. For instance, Axie Infinity moved down by 4%, Stacks moved down by 10%, and Floki moved down by 7%. Meanwhile, Decentraland fell by 6%, Render fell by 11%, and ApeCoin fell by 4%. The Sandbox decreased by 4% and MultiversX by 8%. On the other hand, Virtuals shifted up by 2%.

The DeFi sector has maintained the total value in locked protocols (TVL) at around $111.80 billion.

What’s in the News?

• Circle’s USDC officially launched on Ripple’s layer-1 network, the XRP Ledger.

Next Week’s Crypto Market Forecast

The cryptocurrency market has remained highly sensitive to political and military events. A constant inflow of rumors, fear, uncertainty, and doubt has prevented it from reaching its true potential. Cryptocurrency enthusiasts everywhere will likely have to settle for these seesawing movements for a while. Hopefully, the trend will reverse in the coming weeks.

About the Author

Born and raised in Romania, and currently living in Spain. Iulian discovered a knack for writing from a tender age, and even won some minor awards for fiction that didn't pay much.

Iulian became a content writer in 2011, and he is still doing it to some degree of success today. He is currently specialized in cryptocurrencies, technology, online marketing, and social media. In his free time, Iulian likes reading, traveling, and watching sports. His dream is to see Bitcoin reach $100,000 just so he can tell his friends “I told you so."

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