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Crypto market recap: a second quiet day as Bitcoin idles near $77,000

After yesterday's green exhale, today the market barely moved again — Bitcoin idled near $77,100, the majors slipped a fraction, Solana clung to $100, and the mood gauge eased from 63 to 61. Here is why a second still day matters.

7 minEditorial Team1d ago
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Crypto market recap: the slide pauses as Bitcoin steadies below $78,000

After two red days that pushed Bitcoin under $78,000 and cracked the mood gauge, today the market caught its breath. Bitcoin held roughly flat near $77,300, most of the majors turned green, Solana climbed back above $100, and the fear gauge bounced from 56 to 63. Here is why a quiet day matters after a loud one.

7 minEditorial Team2d ago
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Crypto market recap: Bitcoin slips under $78,000 as the line finally gives way

For a week these recaps waited to see whether the $78,000 level Bitcoin broke would hold as a floor. Today it did not: Bitcoin slid to about $77,200, cleanly below the line, on another broadly red day that dropped the whole market roughly 4%. The fear gauge dropped hard too — from 69 to 56 — the first time the crowd's mood actually flinched. Here is how to read a level breaking.

7 minEditorial Team4d ago
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Crypto market recap: Bitcoin leans right onto $78K as the whole board turns red

Yesterday only the smaller coins were soft while the majors held green. Today the caution spread to everything: Bitcoin slipped to about $78,500, pressing right down onto the $78,000 level it broke this week, and every major coin fell alongside it. The total market dropped about 3.5% in a day. The fear gauge nudged back up a notch to 69. This is the real pressure test — here is how to read it.

7 minEditorial Team5d ago
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Crypto market recap: Bitcoin eases to $78,900 and finally tests the level it broke this week

For three days Bitcoin sat comfortably above the $78,000 level it broke earlier this week. Now it has drifted back down onto it, trading near $78,900 — the real test these recaps kept flagging has quietly arrived. The majors edged green on the day while the broader market slipped, and the fear gauge cooled another notch to 66. Here is how to read a level being pressed.

7 minEditorial Team6d ago
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Crypto market recap: a third quiet day as Bitcoin holds $78K and the whole board drifts gently red

Nothing dramatic happened today, and that is the story. Bitcoin sat near $79,750 for a third day running, still comfortably above the $78,000 level it broke earlier this week. The smaller coins gave back a little — most down between half a percent and under 2% — undoing part of yesterday's bounce without erasing it. The fear gauge eased one notch to 71. This is what a market catching its breath looks like.

7 minEditorial TeamSep 6
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