The crypto market is displaying mixed signals as it continues to recover from recent price drops. According to the latest data from CoinMarketCap, the crypto market cap has decreased slightly by 0.17%, bringing the total to $3.10T.
Furthermore, the Fear & Greed Index has also shifted to "neutral" at 56, indicating that market sentiment is still bearish, but less so than in recent months. This change in sentiment may be due to the recent price drops in altcoins, which has led to less fear and more greed among traders.
Among the top cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin (BTC) showed a slight increase in price, rising by 0.09% to $94,951. Its market dominance also saw a small uptick of 0.26%, reaching 60.87%. On the other hand, Ethereum (ETH) experienced a price surge of 0.38%, bringing its price to $1,810, while its market dominance saw a 0.56% increase, reaching 7.06%.
Among the other altcoins, Solana (SOL), Stellar (TRX), XRP, and Binance Coin (BNB) displayed a slight decline in price, with percentages ranging from 0.26% to 1.85%. This signals a modest downturn in the altcoin market.
In terms of the biggest gainers among small and large-cap crypto assets, PASTERNAX and Monero (XMR) took the lead. PASTERNAX showed a remarkable price increase of 214%, pushing its price to $0.0148, while its market cap touched $12.9M.
As for XMR, it experienced a 3.39% price surge, reaching $278, and its market cap reached $5.14B. Among the top performers in the DeFi sector, Butter Network stands out with an incredible 1706802% surge in TVL, securing the highest growth rate.
In the NFT sector, there was a total sales volume increase of 3.99%, reaching $15,024,537. Courtyard emerged as the top NFT collection in terms of sales, with a 41.97% surge in sales and a total sales volume of $3,246,216.
In the realm of institutional crypto activity, Onto, Miden, and Camp Network recently completed noteworthy funding rounds, collecting $14.4M, $25M, and $25M, respectively, for their projects.
