Fear deepened, the overall market contracted, and a handful of smaller assets still managed sharp gains. This crypto weekly recap shows Week 45 was shaped by divergence rather than any single clear direction — a pattern worth watching if you're tracking crypto performance across market caps.
What happened
- Total crypto market capitalization fell 2.72%, slipping from roughly $2.70 trillion to $2.63 trillion.
- Bitcoin's week saw a 3.04% decline to $75,856. Ethereum lost 1.72%, closing at $2,233.33, while BNB slipped 2.18%. XRP, Solana and Dogecoin took harder hits, down 7.61%, 5.92% and 6.06% respectively.
- Sentiment deteriorated further. The Fear & Greed Index — a gauge that tracks whether traders are leaning cautious or confident — dropped from 37 to 28, staying in "Fear" territory and averaging 32.6 across the week.
- Janction led the gainers with a 153.81% rise, a standout move against the broader downturn. Pieverse added 40.01%, Cap gained 37.73%, Fluid advanced 20.14%, and Pearl rose 16.02%.
- Losses were just as concentrated on the other side. Akedo dropped 41.30%, Official Trump fell 29.87%, and Plasma declined 25.67%. Among larger assets, Hyperliquid lost 12.99%, while TRON, Zcash and Monero managed modest gains.
What to watch next week
- Whether fear stabilizes or keeps building. A further slide from the current index reading of 28 would point to continued pressure on risk appetite across crypto performance broadly.
- Bitcoin's direction after this week's pullback. How it trades around the $75,856 level should clarify whether the wider weakness is easing or deepening.
- Follow-through in this week's outliers. JCT, PIEVERSE and CAP head into the new week carrying steep gains, while AKE, TRUMP and XPL face the opposite challenge after heavy losses.