Crypto Market Cap Falls 2.71% as Fear Persists

TLT Market Desk — Total crypto market cap stood at $2.57T, down 2.71% over 24 hours, although the market snapshot classified the overall direction as flat. The decline occurred against a backdrop of Fear & Greed readings at 28, which places sentiment in the Fear category.

Bitcoin traded at $75,649 and was nearly unchanged over 24 hours, down 0.03%. Ethereum stood at $2,222.38, marking a 0.94% decline over the same period.

Ether.fi led the biggest gainers, rising 12.73% over 24 hours. TLT said no clear company- or project-specific catalyst was identified and attributed the move cautiously to broader sentiment or trading positioning. Raydium gained 10.27% and Pieverse rose 9.91%, with TLT likewise finding no clear project-specific catalysts for either move. Zcash increased 9.23%, with the NU7 mainnet upgrade identified as its clearest project-specific catalyst.

Stable was the only reported biggest loser, falling 8.31% over 24 hours on $6.59M in trading volume. TLT noted that the broader market was nearly flat and sentiment remained in Fear.

Bitcoin dominance was approximately 59.2%. The Fear & Greed index stood at 28, indicating that sentiment toward crypto assets remained fearful during the period covered by the snapshot.

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