Bitcoin price today: BTC slips to $87K after $90K test as year-end flows weigh
NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 17:08 ET — After-hours Bitcoin eased in late New York trade on Monday, slipping about 0.4% to $87,129 after an early jump above $90,000 fizzled. The retreat matters heading into the final three U.S. equity sessions of 2025, when thinner liquidity can amplify moves around big, round-number levels that many traders use as reference points. Reuters Markets are also resetting expectations for 2026 rate cuts, with investors awaiting Federal Reserve meeting minutes due Tuesday and watching whether year-end funding strains spill into risk assets such as crypto. Reuters+1 Bitcoin traded between $86,780 and $90,247 on