Crypto Market Cap Falls 2.25% as Fear Index Holds at 28

Token Times Market Desk — Total crypto market capitalization fell 2.25% over 24 hours to $2.47T, although the overall market direction was classified as flat in the supplied snapshot. The decline indicates broad weakness at the aggregate level despite positive moves in Bitcoin and Ethereum.

Bitcoin traded at $73,995 after rising 0.86% over 24 hours, while Ethereum reached $2,059.63 following a 0.75% gain. Bitcoin dominance stood at approximately 59.9% during the reporting period.

Quantix Finance was the largest reported gainer, rising 86,114.76% over 24 hours despite the absence of a clear catalyst in the available evidence. Provenance Blockchain advanced 14.47% and was also up 22.65% over seven days, while Midnight gained 12.63%; no project-specific catalyst was identified for either move.

Pepe led the reported losers with a 14.92% decline over 24 hours. Bitway fell 11.91%, Pieverse dropped 11.85% despite remaining up 36.16% over seven days, and Quant declined 8.23% and was down 18.09% over seven days. The provided evidence did not identify a single catalyst for these declines.

The Fear & Greed Index stood at 28, placing sentiment in the Fear category. Recent headlines covered an XRP quantum-security plan, a proposed Aave on Arc deployment, CoinShares Bitcoin ETP wallets holding $1.53B in BTC, calls for regulatory clarity, and BitGo’s launch of global markets, but the available coverage did not establish a clear catalyst for the aggregate market move.