Crypto Market Sees Rebound while Extreme Fear Persists Amid Institutional Inflows

The crypto sector has witnessed a rebound over the past 24 hours as institutional inflows are returning to the market. Hence, the total crypto market capitalization has surged by 1.18% to reach $2.33T. However, the 24-hour crypto volume is 3.28% down at $79.46B. At the same time, the Crypto Fear & Greed Index remains within the “Extreme Fear” zone while accounting for 12 points.

Bitcoin ($BTC) Sees 1.48% Increase While Ethereum ($ETH) Drops by 0.70%

Particularly, the flagship cryptocurrency, Bitcoin ($BTC), is now changing hands at $67820.60. This price indicates a 1.48% rise while the market dominance of $BTC stands at 58.4%. Nonetheless, the leading altcoin, Ethereum ($ETH), is currently trading at $1,956.01, signifying a 0.70% dip. In the meantime, $ETH’s market dominance accounts for 10.2%.

$TRUMP, $ELEVATE, and $MUBARAK Lead Top Crypto Gainers of Day

Apart from that, the PEPE ($TRUMP), Elevate ($ELEVATE), and Mubarak ($MUBARAK) are the leading names on the list of today’s top crypto gainers. Specifically, $TRUMP has surged by a staggering 1281.22%to hit $0.0002600. Subsequently, a 1002.65% increase has placed $ELEVATE’s price at $0.08754. Following that, $MUBARAK is currently hovering around $0.01329, showing a 628.74% increase.

DeFi TVL Surges by 0.07% While NFT Sales Volume Records 52.07% Plunge

Simultaneously, the DeFi TVL has spiked by 0.07% to attain the $94.906B mark. Contrarily, the top DeFi project in terms of TVL, Aave, has dropped by 0.82%, claiming $26.834B. Nevertheless, when it comes to 1-day TVL change, MistSwap is the top player in the DeFi market, accounting for the stunning 47829% increase over the past twenty-four hours.

Contrarily, the NFT sales volume is 52.07% down at $8,116,152. In addition to this, the top-selling NFT collection, Flying Tulip PUT, has slumped by 73.95% to reach $3,210,917.

Upbit and Bithumb Plan $AZTECH Listing and deBridge Introduces MCP for AI-Led On-Chain Transfers

Concurrently, the crypto industry has also experienced several influential developments over 24 hours. In this respect, South Korean exchanges, Upbit and Bithumb, have unveiled the plans to list Aztech ($AZTECH) for trading against South Korean won ($KRW), $USDT, and $BTC.

Moreover, deBridge is introducing Model Context Protocol (MCP) server, letting developer tools and AI agents execute non-custodial swaps, multi-step on-chain flows, and bridging across Solana and EVM-compatible chains. Furthermore, the White House has signalled a compromise on rewards, saying that they may remain in the Clarity Act.