The crypto market is still attempting to break out of the bearish momentum, while the key assets are going through notable losses. Hence, the total crypto market capitalization has seen a 5.30% drop, reaching the $3.28T mark.
However, the 24-hour crypto volume has jumped by 32.49% to touch $230.12B. At the same time, the crypto Fear & Greed Index is in the “Fear” zone, while standing at 22 points.
Particularly, the flagship cryptocurrency, Bitcoin ($BTC), is changing hands at $97,518.35. This price signifies a 5.10% while the market dominance of the leading crypto asset accounts for 59.2%. In addition to this, Ethereum ($ETH) is trading at $3,194.93. Presenting a 9.33% decrease. In the meantime, the market dominance of the top altcoin is up to 11.7%.
Simultaneously, XenBitcoin ($XBTC), NOT ($CAT), and MAGA ($PEOPLE) are the top on the list of the key crypto gainers of the day. Specifically, $XBTC has jumped by a staggering 643.74%, reaching $229.13 in price.
Following that, a 533.81% increase has pushed $CAT’s price to $0.008094. Subsequently, $PEOPLE is now hovering around $0.002068 as a result of 468.08% rise.
On the other hand, the DeFi TVL has dipped by 2.23%, claiming the $128.684B mark. Additionally, the top DeFi project in terms of TVL, Aave, has plunged by 1.34%, touching $33.634B. Nonetheless, when it comes to 1-day TVL change, pSTAKE Finance occupies the top place, accounting for a stunning 31873734% increase over twenty-four hours.
Meanwhile, the NFT sales volume has surged by 1.67%, attaining the $13,100,941 spot. In the same vein, the top-selling NFT collection, Algebra Positions NFT-V2, has recorded a 0.87% spike, reaching $2,084,752.
Apart from that, many other noteworthy developments have taken place in the global crypto sector over 24 hours. In this respect, Czech National Bank has started a test program for a digital asset portfolio of $1M that contains Bitcoin ($BTC).
Moreover, Travis Hill, the acting Chairman of the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), is planning to release a proposal for guidance concerning tokenized deposit insurance as well as to release an application procedure for stablecoins by 2025’s end.
Furthermore, BTX Capital and Vanessa Cao, its founder, face the allegation of manipulating crypto prices as the on-chain investigation highlights a huge $4.9M loss.

Wormhole’s native token has had a tough time since launch, debuting at $1.66 before dropping significantly despite the general crypto market’s bull cycle. Wormhole, an interoperability protocol facilitating asset transfers between blockchains, announced updated tokenomics to its native Wormhole (W) token, including a token reserve and more yield for stakers. The changes could affect the protocol’s governance, as staked Wormhole tokens allocate voting power to delegates.According to a Wednesday announcement, three main changes are coming to the Wormhole token: a W reserve funded with protocol fees and revenue, a 4% base yield for staking with higher rewards for active ecosystem participants, and a change from bulk unlocks to biweekly unlocks.“The goal of Wormhole Contributors is to significantly expand the asset transfer and messaging volume that Wormhole facilitates over the next 1-2 years,” the protocol said. According to Wormhole, more tokens will be locked as adoption takes place and revenue filters back to the company.Read more
