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Crypto Market Records Steady Performance Amid Persistent ‘Fear’

The crypto sector has witnessed a slight growth over the past 24 hours. Hence, the total crypto market capitalization has reached $2.97T after a 0.54% rise. However, the 24-hour crypto volume has dropped by 40.32%, touching $47.88B. Concurrently, the Crypto Fear & Greed Index shows “Fear” while standing at 29 points.

Bitcoin Rises by 0.24%, and Ethereum Sees 0.27% Increase

Particularly, the flagship cryptocurrency, Bitcoin ($BTC), has jumped by 0.24%, reaching $87,641.65. In addition to this, the market dominance of Bitcoin accounts for 59.0%. Along with that, the leading altcoin, Ethereum ($ETH) is changing hands at 2,935.83. This denotes a 0.27% increase while $ETH’s market dominance sits at 11.9%.

$POCHITA, $RIF and $DOGS Dominate Today’s Top Crypto Gainers

Apart from that, the top top among the key crypto gainers of the day include POCHITA ($POCHITA), Rifampicin ($RIF), and HARRIS DOGS ($DOGS). Specifically, $POCHITA has gone through a staggering 1533.69% spike, hitting $0.0000615. Subsequently, $RIF’s 583.77% increase has placed its price at $0.01312. Following that, with a 516.10% surge, $DOGS has touched $0.01094 in price.

DeFi TVL Surges by 0.51% and NFT Sales Volume Witness 0.45% Spike

Simultaneously, the DeFi TVL has seen a 0.51% increase, attaining the $118.29B mark. Additionally, the top DeFi project in terms of TVL, Aave, has touched $33.305B after 0.69% jump. Nonetheless, in the case of 1-day TVL change, zkFox has undergone a stunning 1480252000 rise over the past twenty-four hours.

Similarly, the NFT sales volume has also risen by 0.45%, reaching the $7,381,707 spot. Even then, the top-selling NFT collection, Courtyard, has plunged by 17.32% to claim $515,791.

TON Unveils Kraken-backed xStocks for Telegram-Based Trading, OKX CEO Offers 10 $BTC in Reward for Disclosing Security Vulnerability

Moving on, the crypto industry has also experienced several other notable developments over 24 hours. In this respect, TON has launched Kraken-backed xStocks on its blockchain to enable trading within Telegram via TON Wallet.

Moreover, the U.S. President Donald Trump has praised tariffs for wealth creation as speculation for Fed rate-cut slump to 14%. Furthermore, Star Xu, the CEO of OKX, has announced a 10 $BTC reward for those who find evidence of any vulnerability, to address security allegations.

Source: https://blockchainreporter.net/crypto-market-records-steady-performance-amid-persistent-fear/

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