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On the morning of August 25, Bitcoin ($BTC) is trading above $80.5K, and Ethereum ($ETH) is above $2.5K. Over the past 24 hours, the price of $BTC has risen by almost 5%, and $ETH by 3%. At one point, the price of the leading cryptocurrency exceeded $81.3K, setting a new high since early May.
Cryptocurrency Prices
In the catalogs of major online exchanger aggregators, offers to sell the stablecoin $USDT on the TRC20 standard for cash rubles or via SBP transfers start from 86.7 rubles per 1 $USDT.
The total market capitalization of the crypto market is above $2.71 trillion. The Crypto Fear & Greed Index stands at 74 points (in the "Greed" zone) out of a possible 100 — this indicates that investors have become inclined to buy cryptocurrencies. At the beginning of last week, the index was at 31 points. The indicator has updated its high since the end of last year.
Among the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization over the past 24 hours, the token of the leading decentralized exchange on the Base blockchain network — Aerodrome Finance (AERO) — showed the largest gain, rising by 18%. The token of the largest lending protocol — Aave (AAVE) — lost the most value during this time, falling by 8%.
Capital inflows into Bitcoin-based ($BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on the trading session of August 24 amounted to over $337 million. Ethereum ($ETH)-based funds recorded inflows of nearly $115 million.
Bitcoin News
The main event in the crypto market remains the price surge of the largest crypto assets. Following last week's rally, experts have largely switched to positive forecasts. The next crypto market cycle is already being called "the most powerful in history."
Amid the ongoing stress in the US government bond market, experts are once again discussing Bitcoin as an asset with hedging properties against economic stress.
Although the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin — Michael Saylor's company MicroStrategy — has not resumed purchases of the leading cryptocurrency, its competitors have increased their reserves amid rising prices. The mining company Lonic Digital increased its reserves by 21 $BTC — it now holds a total of 2,882 $BTC. The fintech company Strive acquired 1,110 $BTC, bringing its total balance to 21,356 $BTC.
Cryptocurrency News
Against the backdrop of the rise in major cryptocurrencies, trader interest has also returned to less liquid crypto assets. Growth is noticeable in the more speculative market segments, where memecoin prices showed some of the best performance.
On the list of top gainers on Coindesk was the largest memecoin in the ecosystem on the network of US broker Robinhood — CASHCAT, which rose by 50% in 24 hours. The largest memecoins also showed significant gains: Dogecoin (DOGE) is up about 32% over the past seven days, and Shiba Inu is up about 30%.
Interest in altcoins is also being observed from institutional investors. Asset management firm Bitwise stated that its Solana-based exchange-traded funds set a record trading volume for a single session — $108 million.
Analytics firm Glassnode is tracking other exchange indicators of interest in altcoins. They noted that the share of cryptocurrencies other than Bitcoin with positive funding rates on perpetual futures markets has reached 85%.
This means that market interest in opening long positions on assets has increased. Experts note that this was last observed in October 2025, when Bitcoin was hitting all-time highs of $126.2K.
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