Crypto market moves sideways with slight declines in Bitcoin ($BTC) and Ethereum ($ETH) as gainers surge, DeFi TVL rises, and industry developments unfold.Crypto market moves sideways with slight declines in Bitcoin ($BTC) and Ethereum ($ETH) as gainers surge, DeFi TVL rises, and industry developments unfold.

Crypto Market Sees Sideways Movements Amid Mixed Signals

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The crypto sector is witnessing caution among investors are the prices are moving sideways. Thus, the crypto market capitalization has dipped by 1.10% over the past 24 hours, reaching $3.06T. However, the 24-hour crypto volume stands at $120.76B after a 5.84% increase. Concurrently, the Crypto Fear & Greed Index shows “Fear” at 25 points.

Bitcoin Drops by 1.59% and Ethereum Witnesses 0.90% Dip

Specifically, the flagship crypto asset, Bitcoin ($BTC), has touched $89,860.74 in terms of price. This indicates a 1.59% decrease, while the market dominance of Bitcoin accounts for 58.5%. Additionally, the leading altcoin, Ethereum ($ETH), is changing hands at $3,105.60, presenting a 0.90% drop in price. In the meantime, its market dominance is 12.2%.

$MICHI, $BEAST, and $GROK Dominate Crypto Gainers of Day

Simultaneously, the list of top crypto gainers of the day includes Michi ($MICHI), MrBeast ($BEAST), and SORA GROK ($GROK). Particularly, $MICHI has seen a staggering 1517.60% increase, hitting $0.005816. Following that, $BEAST’s price has reached $0.08261, showing a 1053.28% increase. Subsequently, a 748.08% rise has placed $GROK’s price at $0.1596.

DeFi TVL Surges by 0.09% and NFT Sales Volume Records 48.77% Rise

Apart from that, the DeFi TVL has jumped by 0.09%, attaining the $120.979 mark. However, the top DeFi project, Aave, has dipped by 3.22%, touching $32.858B. Nonetheless, when it comes to 1-day TVL change, Brise Swap has become the top DeFi player, claiming a massive 3322897558047853568% increase over 24 hours.

In the same vein, the NFT sales volume has spiked by 48.77%, reaching $9,503,050. Additionally, the top-selling NFT collection, fwogs, has touched $1,064,307 following a 1325.66% increase.

Tether Puts $81.6M into Generative Bionics, HashKey Unveils Hong Kong IPO

Moving on, the crypto industry has also gone through several other important developments over 24 hours. In this respect, Tether has invested $81.6M in Generative Bionics, an Italy-based humanoid robotics entity amid growing demand for AI.

Moreover, HashKey is looking for $214.7M in its Hong Kong-based IPO. Furthermore, a Californian person, Evan Tangeman, has become another to plead guilty to the crypto theft allegations against Social Engineering Enterprise.

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