Bitcoin retreated to $80,964 (-0.38%) after its recent rally stalled, while Ethereum slid 1.72% to $2,321. Total crypto market cap sits at $2.76 trillion, with BTC dominance at 58.7% and the Fear & Greed Index reading 47 — firmly in Fear territory. The Altcoin Index stands at 38/100.
The pullback came with teeth: over $520 million in liquidations were recorded in the past 24 hours, split nearly evenly between longs and shorts — a sign of two-way uncertainty rather than a directional flush. Macro context offered a partial offset, with global equities climbing on optimism around a potential U.S.–Iran cease-fire, gold extending gains on rate-cut expectations, and oil easing.
On the funding side, Opentrade closed a $17M strategic round led by Notion Capital, while Elastics raised $2M pre-seed led by Frst. Stockcoinai also completed a seed round backed by Amber Group.
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