With total crypto market cap at $2.53 trillion and Fear & Greed at 36, SEI, KITE, RENDER, BGB, and NIGHT posted gains. Drivers ranged from SEIEVM migration support and dip buying to stronger on-chain activity and mainnet-related catalysts.
Bitcoin fell to $65,565.97 as the crypto market turned lower, with Ethereum, XRP, BNB and Solana posting notable losses. A handful of smaller tokens rose sharply, highlighting intense volatility across digital assets.
Crypto market cap rose 1.7% to $2.68T, with BTC at $77,974 and ETH at $2,143. Fear index at 29. Altcoins ZEC and HYPE gain ~17-19%. SpaceX disclosed 18,712 BTC worth $1.29B. TON bridge lost $2.86M, 90% recovered. Coinbase lists Nexus.
The crypto market slipped 1.4% in 24 hours to $2.34 trillion. Bitcoin fell 2.32%, Ethereum lost 1.34%, and the Fear & Greed Index rose to 9, keeping sentiment in extreme fear.
The crypto market cap fell to $2.38T on Feb 23 as Trump hiked global tariffs to 15%. BTC dropped 0.76% to $67,355, ETH slipped 1.28% to $1,944.5. The Fear & Greed Index plunged to 5 (Extreme Fear). Pippin surged 25%, while LayerZero lost 6.43%.
CoinMarketCap data showed mixed action among the top 100 crypto tokens by market cap. Midnight (NIGHT) led gainers with an 11.84% rise, while River (RIVER) posted the biggest decline of the day, falling 4.62%.
Despite the crypto Fear and Greed Index dropping to 23 (Extreme Fear), AI infrastructure tokens like KITE, ICP, NEAR, and RENDER posted significant gains, with KITE surging 20% in the past week. Analysts attribute this to capital rotation toward AI-blockchain ecosystems.
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