Crypto market records cautious optimism as Bitcoin ($BTC) and Ethereum ($ETH) post mild gains, DeFi TVL rises, NFTs surge, and daily altcoin gainers dominate.Crypto market records cautious optimism as Bitcoin ($BTC) and Ethereum ($ETH) post mild gains, DeFi TVL rises, NFTs surge, and daily altcoin gainers dominate.

Crypto Market Shows Cautious Optimism as Bitcoin and Ethereum Hold Gains

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The crypto landscape has witnessed steady movement over the past 24 hours, as the overall outlook presents cautious optimism. Hence, the total crypto market capitalization has gone through a $0.53% increase, reaching $2.96T. However, the 24-hour crypto volume stands at $69.97B, highlighting a 30.89% drop. At the same time, the Crypto Fear & Greed Index accounts for 28 points, showing “Fear” in the market.

Bitcoin Sees Slight 0.56% Increase, and Ethereum Jumps by 0.05% Rise

Particularly, the flagship crypto asset, Bitcoin ($BTC), is now changing hands at $87,733.72. This price level indicates a 0.56% rise while $BTC’s market dominance sits at 59.1%. Additionally, the leading altcoin, Ethereum ($ETH), is trading at $2,942.19, denoting a 0.05% surge. In the meantime, the market dominance of $ETH is up to 12.0%.

$IRIS, $BABYPEPE, and $DOGS Dominate Daily Crypto Gainers

Apart from that, IRISnet ($IRIS), Baby Pepe ($BABYPEPE), and HARRIS DOGS ($DOGS) are the top crypto gainers of the day. Specifically, $IRIS has jumped by 773.90%, hitting $0.003994. Subsequently, $BABYPEPE’s price has reached $0.000005240 after a 745.43% increase. Following that, a 555.72% jump has placed $DOGS’ price at $0.008739.

DeFi TVL Rises by 0.28% and NFT Sales Volume Records 33.10% Spike

Simultaneously, the DeFi TVL has climbed by 0.28% to touch the $118.363B mark. Additionally, the top DeFi project, Aave, presents a 0.57% increase, reaching $33.339B. However, when it comes to 1-day TVL change, Credix Finance enjoys the leading position in the DeFi market with a 1090654% rise at $40,610 over the past twenty-four hours.

Similarly, the NFT sales volume has surged by 33.10% to reach $9,721,768. Concurrently, the top-selling NFT collection, DMarket, has touched the $1,256,907 spot.

Kyrgyzstan Launches $KGST Stablecoin on Binance, Polymarket Faces Account Authentication Concerns

Moving on, the crypto industry has recorded many other notable developments across the globe. In this respect, Sadyr Japarov, the President of Kyrgyzstan, has confirmed the launch of the crypt-backed $KGST stablecoin on Binance. Moreover, Polymarket has linked consumer account infringements to a 3rd-party authrentiction provider’s flaw. Furthermore, India has introduced economic reforms amid leaders’ push for key overhauls.

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