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Bitcoin Ricochets Around $93K at Pivotal Point; Circle, Gemini Lead Crypto Stock Rebound
Bitcoin shot up 10% in two days, but it's stalling at around the 2025 yearly open.
Updated Dec 3, 2025, 8:00 p.m. Published Dec 3, 2025, 2:39 p.m.
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What to know:
- Bitcoin's rally paused around $93,000 on Wednesday, while Ethereum reclaimed $3,100.
- Crypto-related stocks continued their momentum, with stablecoin issuer Circle and exchange Gemini gaining 8%-10%.
- Bitcoin's rebound from $84,000 in less than 48 hours is facing resistance at the 2025 yearly opening price, a key technical level.
Bitcoin erased its dip to $91,800 on Wednesday morning and climbed back to near $93,000 in the afternoon hours, but its rapid 10% run in two days is now facing a key test.
The largest crypto's ascent from the $84,000 lows on Monday appears to be stalling near a key technical level: the 2025 yearly open at $93,400. That price zone is now acting as resistance that bulls will need to convincingly reclaim for the rally to continue higher.
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Ethereum's ether reclaimed the $3,100 level, hitting its strongest price in two weeks and up 3.5% over the past 24 hours, outpacing bitcoin's 1% gain during the same period.
Markets were rattled in the morning after The Information reported Microsoft (MSFT) was lowering AI software sales quotas due to slower-than-expected adoption. The report triggered a nearly 3% intraday dip in Microsoft shares and dragged the Nasdaq into negative territory. However, the tech giant later pushed back on the report, denying any change in sales quotas.
The Nasdaq reversed its losses to trade modestly in the green by afternoon, while MSFT trimmed its losses to 1.5%.
Crypto stocks gaining
Meanwhile, crypto-related stocks extended their advance. USDC issuer Circle (CRCL) and crypto exchange Gemini (GEMI) both surged nearly 10%, although both still remain well below their public market debut valuations earlier this year. Coinbase (COIN), Galaxy Digital (GLXY) and Robinhood (HOOD) each gained about 5% during the session. Most of the bitcoin miners also moved higher across the board, led by IREN with a 6% gain.
UPDATE (Dec 3, 16:01 UTC): Adds comment from Microsoft.
UPDATE (Dec 3, 19:15 UTC): Updates prices throughout the story.
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KuCoin captured a record share of centralised exchange volume in 2025, with more than $1.25tn traded as its volumes grew faster than the wider crypto market.
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- KuCoin recorded over $1.25 trillion in total trading volume in 2025, equivalent to an average of roughly $114 billion per month, marking its strongest year on record.
- This performance translated into an all-time high share of centralised exchange volume, as KuCoin’s activity expanded faster than aggregate CEX volumes, which slowed during periods of lower market volatility.
- Spot and derivatives volumes were evenly split, each exceeding $500 billion for the year, signalling broad-based usage rather than reliance on a single product line.
- Altcoins accounted for the majority of trading activity, reinforcing KuCoin’s role as a primary liquidity venue beyond BTC and ETH at a time when majors saw more muted turnover.
- Even as overall crypto volumes softened mid-year, KuCoin maintained elevated baseline activity, indicating structurally higher user engagement rather than short-lived volume spikes.
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