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February 3, 2026
After several days of notable decreases, the crypto market is up today. It increased by 2.5% over the past 24 hours to $2.72 trillion, still unable to return above $3 trillion. Moreover, 95 of the top 100 coins appreciated in this timeframe. Also, the total crypto trading volume stands at $160 billion.
TLDR:
Crypto market cap is up 2.5% on Tuesday morning (UTC);
95 of the top 100 coins and all top 10 coins have increased;
BTC increased by 2.8% to $78,533, and ETH rose 4.3% to $2,318;
Traders are bracing for further downside at $70,000 and $75,000;
$75,000 represents an important support zone for BTC, reflecting the market’s absorption threshold amid ongoing deleveraging;
Delayed nonfarm payrolls data and manufacturing weakness weigh on risk assets;
A combination of thin liquidity, profit-taking, and large-scale liquidations seems to be driving the selloff;
Broader macro concerns are compounding crypto’s weakness;
Markets expect the uncertainty to fade over a 60+ day horizon rather than persist structurally;
White House wants a compromise on stablecoin yields by the end of this month;
ING Deutschland opened retail access to crypto-linked ETNs;
US spot BTC ETFs saw inflows of $561.89 million, spot ETH ETFs posted outflows of $2.86 million;
Crypto market sentiment plunges into the extreme fear zone.
Crypto Winners & Losers.
On Tuesday morning (UTC), all top 10 coins per market capitalisation have seen their prices rise.
Bitcoin (BTC) appreciated by 2.8%, now changing hands at $78,533.
Bitcoin (BTC)$76,319.39-14.49%24h7d30d1yAll time
Ethereum (ETH) is up 4.3%, now trading hands at $2,318. This is the second-highest rise in the category.
The biggest increase is 4.5% by Lido Staked Ether (STETH), currently standing at $2,319.
Dogecoin (DOGE)’s 4% is next, climbing to $0.1068.
The smallest increase among the top 10 is 0.3% by Tron (TRX), changing hands at $0.2833.
Furthermore, of the top 100 coins per market cap, 95 have posted price increases today.
Four of these saw double-digit increases, the highest of which is Hyperliquid (HYPE)’s 22.6% to $37.
It’s followed by Kinetiq Staked HYPE (KHYPE), with a 22.4% rise to $37.
On the other hand, the only two coins that recorded drops above 1% are Monero (XMR) and Zcash (ZEC). They’re down 5.6% and 4.7% to $374 and $288.
Meanwhile, the US crypto market structure legislation failed to pass the US Senate, as there was no agreement on allowing exchanges to offer yield or rewards on stablecoins.
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