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Crypto market recap: a green Monday as the weekday desks return

The professional traders came back from the weekend and nudged prices a touch higher — Bitcoin near $63,400, up 0.7% — yet the fear gauge slipped from 34 to 31. Here is what changes when Monday's crowd shows up.

7 minEditorial Team1d ago
MACRO

Crypto market recap: a dead-flat Sunday, and what a 24/7 market does on the weekend

Bitcoin barely moved — down a hundredth of a percent near $63,000 — and the fear gauge held at 34 for a second day. Here is why weekends in crypto are quieter, even though the market never actually closes.

7 minEditorial Team2d ago
MACRO

Crypto market recap: the mood moved more than the market did today

Prices barely budged — Bitcoin near $63,000 and most majors down a fraction — yet the fear gauge jumped from 29 to 34, its sharpest lift in a while. Here is why sentiment can move on a day when almost nothing else does.

7 minEditorial Team3d ago
MACRO

Crypto market recap: a quiet red day where everything moved together

Bitcoin eased to about $63,300 and nearly every major coin drifted down a fraction of a percent in near-lockstep. Here is why crypto so often moves as one block — and why the fear gauge can tick up on a red day.

7 minEditorial Team4d ago
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Crypto market recap: Bitcoin slips back under $65K while smaller coins catch a bid

Bitcoin eased to around $63,700 and gave back the round number it reclaimed earlier in the week, while Dogecoin and BNB ran a little green. Here is why money sometimes rotates into riskier coins.

7 minEditorial Team6d ago
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Crypto market recap: Bitcoin reclaims $65K to open the week — why a round number matters

Bitcoin nudged back above $65,000 as the market added a little green to start a new week. The fear gauge slipped a point but stayed in 'fear.' Here is why traders fuss over round numbers.

7 minEditorial TeamAug 9
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