Crypto News Today (18th March 2025): Fear Grip Market, BTC Dips to $82k?

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The crypto market today has taken a minor dip over the past day, taking its market capitalisation down by 0.39% to $2.7 trillion. The fall in valuation, led to a boost in intraday trading volume, which shot up 7% to $72.6 billion. The reddish numbers called for the Fear & Greed Index bowing down to a bearish score of 25.

Bitcoin has maintained its footing above $82,000, showing its attempt to remain resilient in a fearful market. Despite shedding 0.26% in the past 24 hours, BTC continues to dominate, holding a lion’s share in the market trends, with its valuation standing at $1.73 trillion.

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Ethereum at press time has posted a rather modest uptick of 0.83%, changing hands at $1,899.90. While ETH saw a minor spike, several major altcoins went south. XRP saw a sharper decline of 2.59%, and Solana dipped 2.70%, continuing its recent downtrend.

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Among today’s standout performers, PancakeSwap stole the spotlight with a nearly 20% surge. TRON followed with a 5.17% gain, and OKB rounded out the top three, rising 4.63%.

On the losing side, PI suffered a sharp 15.62% drop, while BERA slipped 12.09%. Sonic also found itself in the red, falling 5.58%.

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At the time of writing, 1 is priced at $82,594.35.

PancakeSwap, TRON, and OKB are the top gainers today, with CAKE jumping 19.80%, TRX up 5.17%, and OKB gaining 4.63%.

ETH has inched up by 0.83% over the last 24 hours, currently trading at $1,899.90.