Crypto prices today (Dec. 24): BTC, ETH, BNB, TRX remain muted ahead of US Jobless data and $28B options expiry

According to data from CoinGecko, the total crypto market cap fell slightly, by 0.7% to $3.02 trillion last check on Wednesday, Dec. 24, Asian time. Bitcoin btc0.48%Bitcoin, the world’s largest crypto asset by market cap, seesawed between $86,800 and $88,100 before stabilizing near $87,000 when writing, down by 0.5% in the past 24 hours.

Ethereum eth-0.04%Ethereum slid 0.8% to $2,940 while other large-cap cryptocurrencies such as BNB bnb0.3%BNB, XRP xrp0.43%XRP, Solana sol-0.01%Solana, and Tron trx-1.1%TRON recorded losses between 1-2%. Some of the smaller-cap crypto assets, such as Midnight (NIGHT), Pump.fun pump2.92%Pump.fun and Uniswap uni1.34%Uniswap stood as the top laggards, posting losses of 14%, 8%, and 7%, respectively.

Investors are maintaining a cautious stance and reducing exposure to risky assets ahead of the Christmas holiday period, which is typically characterized by lower trading volumes as traders realize profits.