Crypto Market Cap Falls 5.63% as Bitcoin Dominance Holds

TLT Market Desk — Total crypto market capitalization stood at $2.41 trillion, down 5.63% over the 24-hour period, according to the market snapshot. The move was broadly negative across the assets reviewed, while Bitcoin retained a dominant share of the market.

Bitcoin traded at $71,390 after a 3.41% decline over 24 hours. Ethereum was $2,014.87, down 2.10% over the same period, a smaller loss than Bitcoin’s.

Beldex led the listed gainers, rising 5.99% over 24 hours and 2.64% over seven days. Celestia gained 5.34% over 24 hours and 5.38% over seven days. No recent project-specific headlines were identified for either token, so the provided evidence does not show a single clear catalyst for their gains.

Provenance Blockchain recorded the largest listed decline, falling 15.13% over 24 hours. Pearl dropped 13.53%, Stacks fell 8.43%, and Monero declined 6.71%; Stacks was also down 16.89% over seven days. The provided evidence did not identify coin-specific catalysts for these declines, which occurred during broad market weakness and fearful sentiment.

Bitcoin dominance was approximately 59.4%, while the Fear & Greed index stood at 28, indicating Fear. Recent headlines included South Korean exchanges considering withdrawal freezes amid hack concerns, an India Enforcement Directorate probe involving CoinDCX and Delta, and a report that Solana treasury company Forward Industries was trading at a 30% discount to its SOL holdings. Other coverage concerned enterprise USDC transfers, a $100 million BlackRock BUIDL liquidity facility involving Securitize and Ethena, and selling in XRP.