Why Is Crypto Up Today? – November 19, 2025

“The market is trying to determine whether this is a temporary cooling-off phase or the early stages of a more prolonged reset. For now, conviction remains thin, and any renewed macro pressure could easily force prices lower,” says Koinly CEO Robin Singh.

Micheal

Nov 19, 2025 - 18:35

why is crypto up today? – november 19, 2025

The crypto market is up today after several days of notable drops, with the cryptocurrency market capitalisation increasing by 0.9%, now standing at $3.21 trillion. 85 of the top 100 coins have gone up over the past 24 hours. At the same time, the total crypto trading volume is at 181 billion.

TLDR: The crypto market capitalisation is up by 0.9% on Wednesday morning (UTC); 85 of the top 100 coins and all top 10 coins appreciated today; BTC increased by 1.5% to $91,381, and ETH is up by 1.2% to $3,061; This could be a temporary cooling-off phase or the early stages of a more prolonged reset; Composite Index fell to its lowest level since April 2025; Expectations of a December US Federal Reserve rate cut fade; ’A push back toward $95,000 or even a retest of $100,000 isn’t off the table’; ’BTC at $250,000 by the end of this year may seem more aspirational than realistic’; El Salvador bought 1,090 BTC despite their agreement with the IMF; US BTC and ETH spot ETFs continued their read streaks with $372.77 million and $75.22 million in outflows, respectively; Samosa Capital Investment said Michael Saylor’s BTC strategy is ‘hurting Bitcoin’s price action’; Crypto market sentiment has entered the extreme fear territory.

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At the time of writing, all top 10 coins per market capitalization have seen their prices rise over the past 24 hours.

Bitcoin (BTC) has appreciated by 1.5% since this time yesterday, currently trading at $91,381.

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Ethereum (ETH) is up by 1.2%, now changing hands at $3,061.

The highest increase in this category today is 2.2% by Binance Coin (BNB), which currently stands at $930.

It’s followed by Dogecoin (DOGE)’s 2.1% to $0.1582.

Tron (TRX) is up the least, practically not changing over the past day: 0.1% to $0.2877.

When it comes to the top 100 coins, 85 are green at the time of writing. Among these, two saw double-digit gains. WhiteBIT Coin (WBT) is up by 19.5% to $60.63, while Cronos (CRO) appreciated 11.4% to $0.1134.

On the other side, two coins also saw double-digit drops. Monero (XMR) is down 10.4% to $363, while Internet Computer (ICP) fell by 10.3% to the price of $5.

Meanwhile, according to on-chain data shared by analyst GugaOnChain, the market’s Composite Index fell to its lowest level since April 2025, a move which historically precedes sharper pullbacks. It indicates that BTC could revisit the $87,000 zone.

This comes as expectations of a December US Federal Reserve rate cut fade, while risk appetite thins. Moreover, even whales and long-term holders have decided to sell some of their holdings this time around.