The cryptocurrency market is exhibiting mixed signals with overall resilience but persistent fear among participants, according to recent 24-hour data. The total market capitalization has seen modest gains, rising 0.34% to $2.3 trillion in one report and a further 0.20% to $2.31 trillion in another. However, trading volume has contracted significantly, plunging 16.99% to $84.51B and dropping another 17.19% to $44.28B in subsequent data.
The Crypto Fear & Greed Index remains in 'Fear' territory, registering 28 points and later 30 points, indicating cautious sentiment despite the slight market cap growth.
Bitcoin (BTC) showed minor positive momentum, rising 0.50% to $66,896.80 and then 0.24% to $67,059.34, maintaining a dominant market share of approximately 58%. In contrast, Ethereum (ETH) experienced slight declines of 0.18% to $2,053.15 and 0.03% to $2,052.10, with its dominance around 10.7-10.8%.
Meme coins and smaller altcoins saw explosive, albeit volatile, gains. PEPE (ticker referenced as $TRUMP in one report) surged a staggering 1305.81% to $0.02261. Other notable gainers included TRUMP IP ($IP), up 834.94%, and TRUMP MOG ($TRUMP), up 660.72%. A separate report highlighted PI TRUMP ($PI) rising 690.27%, SORA GROK ($GROK) up 552.27%, and Hold BTC ($HBTC) increasing 431.89%.
The DeFi sector showed mixed performance. Total Value Locked (TVL) initially dipped 0.35% to $92.017B but later recovered with a 0.35% increase to $92.245B. Aave remained the top DeFi project. NFT sales volume was also volatile, first dropping 5.18% to $5.52 million before spiking 18.09% to $5.96 million.
A major institutional development emerged as financial giant Charles Schwab announced plans to launch direct spot trading for Bitcoin and Ethereum. The firm has opened a 'Schwab Crypto' waitlist, with the service slated for release in the first half of 2026. In other news, Chainlink unlocked $14.37 million worth of LINK tokens, and the Drift Protocol suffered a 40% loss following a security breach. Moca Network is also set to unlock tokens worth $3.36M on April 11.
