The cryptocurrency market has experienced a significant increase change, mainly drawn by Altcoin activity. In the past 24 hours, the total market capitalization of cryptocurrencies increased by 2.01%, reaching 3.97 billions of dollars. The volume of negotiation in the sector also increased, increasing 9.37% to 169.09 billion dollars. This growth is reflected in the Crypto Fear & Greed index, which has climbed to 59, signaling a progressive transition to the territory of “greed” (1).
Bitcoin (BTC) recorded an increase of 0.95% in the last 24 hours, trading at $ 118,083.91. Although the main cryptocurrency remains a dominant force, its market share increased to 59.3%, indicating a change of preference for investors to alternative assets. Ethereum (ETH), meanwhile, posted a stronger performance, with an increase of 1.43% pushing its price to $ 4,230.86. Its domination of the market increased to 12.9%, highlighting the broader trend in the reallocation of capital in cryptographic space (1).
Altcoins were at the center of this rally, with several emerging projects experiencing extraordinary gains. Among the most efficient, Snowy OWL ($ Swol) jumped from 3438.85% to 0.00006547, while Auto ($ Auto) increased by $ 117.36. Sora Grok ($ Grok) also experienced a spectacular increase of 621.54%, bringing its price to $ 2.66. These gains highlight the growing momentum behind speculative tokens and innovation focused (1).
The increase in Altcoin activity is also obvious in the DEFI and NFT sectors. The total Locked DEFI value (TVL) increased by 2.81% to 150.089 billion dollars, the main protocols like Aave experienced a 3.05% TVL to 38.467 billion dollars. Meanwhile, NFT sales volume jumped 45.74% in the last 24 hours, reaching $ 33.24 million. The first NFT collection, cryptopunks, experienced a 77.16% increase in sales to $ 5.80 million, reflecting renewed interest in digital collectibles (1).
In addition to market dynamics, regulatory and institutional developments have shaped the trajectory of the sector. The Ukrainian Parliament has proposed a 10% tax on cryptography assets to align with EU regulations, which has an impact on investors’ behavior. On the institutional level, Coinbase has introduced exclusive decentralized (DEX) functionalities for American users, including expenses at the expense and self-cire options. Meanwhile, Bo hines, the chief of the White House cryptography council under Donald Trump, announced his resignation (1).
The current momentum of the market is supported by the growing adoption of ETF based on Ethereum and institutional entries. Analysts noted a tendency of the capital moving to altcoins, in particular those with clear use cases and regulatory clarity. While some market observers warn against potential heights, they remain speculative and are not yet reflected in concrete market behavior. The continuous increase in the domination of Altcoin, associated with high performance in DEFI and NFTS, suggests that a wider upward trend emerges in cryptographic space (1).
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(1) Coinmarketcap, (
