Crypto Market Holds Volatility After Tariff Verdict Extends and Unemployment Rate Dips

• The US Supreme Court has extended the announcement of its verdict on Trump’s tariffs.
• Unemployment is down to 4.4% in December 2025.
• The crypto market continues to be volatile.

The crypto market worldwide remains volatile following an extension in the US court’s verdict on tariff’s legality and announcement of unemployment data. Top tokens, like BTC & ETH, have lost their value over the past 24 hours. It now remains to be seen if the US Federal Reserve cuts rates again or keeps them steady.

Crypto Market Sees Dips

Top tokens, including but not limited to BTC and ETH, have lost considerable value in a single day. BTC is down by 0.55% and ETH has plummeted by 1% to $90,460.35 and $3,083.36, respectively. Overall, even the market cap has lost 0.67% of its weight to inch closer to the $3 trillion mark as compared to yesterday.

Other tokens that have lost their value are XRP and SOL. They are down by 1.95% and 2.77% during the same time frame, applicable in the same order. XRP is exchanging hands at $2.08 and SOL is trading at $135.70.

US Unemployment Rate

Markets in the US were specifically looking to have data related to unemployment. According to a monthly report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate dipped to 4.4% in December 2025, down from 4.5% in November 2025.

However, the US economy saw only 50,000 jobs in December 2025, sparking concerns as that officially brought just 584,000 jobs last year. This has been tagged as the weakest annual job growth since 2023. A rather more concrete equation would have shed confidence about the Federal Reserve cutting rates in its meeting that is tentatively scheduled for January 27-28, 2026.

Tariff Verdict Extended

US President Donald Trump has actively or aggressively imposed tariffs on countries since assuming office. His move was challenged in the US Supreme Court, and a verdict was expected to be delivered. But, the same has been extended after the Court held its decision. American markets, and global markets too, are currently waiting to hear the next date of ruling.

Trump was last seen approving a bipartisan sanctions bill, allowing it to be presented for the final discussion and implementation. The bill essentially takes a stronger stand by imposing 500% tariffs on countries that buy Russian energy products, including its oil. Some of the countries that are on the edge since this development are Brazil, India, and China.

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