Overall Cryptocurrency News, 2 April 2026: The crypto market posted modest 0.5% gains to $2.44 trillion, with BTC dipping but ETH gaining. Although extreme fear at 11 shows traders' fear and cautiousness. However, the TON mainnet upgrade and Bitget AI trading launch may improve crypto market sentiment.
Source: Forex Factory
The global crypto market today reached a capitalization of $2.43 trillion, noted a 0.5% upward trend in the last 24 hours, whereas Total trading volume was recorded at $106 billion.
Bitcoin’s (BTC) dominance over the industry remains intense, with 56.2%, while Ethereum (ETH) carries 10.7%. The largest gainers in the industry over the past day are Polkadot and XRP Ledger Ecosystem.
Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) Price Analysis:
(Note: BTC and ETH are often viewed as less volatile historically, but still risky. The data recorded from CoinMarketCap)
Bitcoin (BTC) price today reached $68,131, with a slight drop of 0.16% in the last 24 hours, with a trading volume of $36.4 billion and a market cap of $1.36 trillion.
Ethereum (ETH) price today is at $2133.97, surged 1.31% in 24 hours with a trading volume of $19.4 billion and a market cap of $257. 4 billion.
Top Trending Crypto Coins Price in 24 Hours:
(Trending data is based on a combination of 24-hour price movement, trading volume, and CoinMarketCap.com trending metrics.)
StakeStone price (STO): $0.4613, up 114.92%, trading volume (TV): $569.16M.
Chainlink price (LINK): $8.97, up 1.82%, TV: $646.67M.
Drift price (DRIFT): $0.04498, down 33.84%, TV: $33.43M.
Bittensor price (TAO): $314.66, up 2.68%, TV: $493.71M.
Ontology price (ONT): $0.1166, up 46.28%, TV: $296.22M.
Top 3 Crypto Gainers in 24 hours (Ranked by 24-hour percentage gain):
Algorand price today (ALGO): $0.1029, climbed 6.19%, trading activity $166.40M.
MemeCore price today (M): $2.47, gained 5.44%, trading activity $11.72M.
Venice Token price today (VVV): $6.92, rose 5.40%, trading activity $57.05M.
Top 3 Crypto Market Losers in 24 hours (Ranked by 24-hour percentage loss):
Dash price (DASH): $31.78, drops 2.99%, trading activity around $66.23 million.
Flare price (FLR): $0.007643, losses by 2.72%, with trading volume near $5.68 million.
Bitcoin Cash price (BCH): $454.73, down 2.24%, trading activity close to $310.68 million.
Stablecoins and Defi Update:
Stablecoins reflect no change over the past 24 hours, with a capitalization of $309.8 billion and trading volume of $91.4 billion.
The Overall (Defi) Decentralized Finance market escalated 0.6% over the last 24 hours, recording a capitalization of $50.45 billion and trading volume (TV) at $4.64 billion. Defi dominance globally marked 2.1%.
Source: Alternative Me
Today’s index is 12, signaling extreme fear and deep panic. However, yesterday depicts 8, last week 10, and last month 14. This reflects risk-off selling, uncertainty, and liquidations.
(Note: All of these updates affect traders, as they impact liquidity, sentiment, and potential returns, and thus must be monitored closely.)
1. TON Upgrade Goes Live: TON Core started deploying its Sub-Second mainnet upgrade for faster confirmations. Validator updates finish first, consensus activates April 2, with full rollout by April 7.
2. CFTC Settles With FTX Company: The CFTC settled with former FTX engineer Nishad Singh, ordering $3.7 million disgorgement plus trading bans. His cooperation spared extra penalties after testimony against SBF.
3. OpenEden Launches HYBOND: OpenEden launched HYBOND, giving qualified investors tokenized 1:1 exposure to BNY’s short-duration high-yield bond strategy on Ethereum first, with broader access expected by April-end globally.
4. Bitget Adds AI Trading: Bitget introduced GetClaw, letting AI Agents trade spot and futures directly inside Telegram. Independent sub-accounts improve security by isolating orders, transfers, positions, and automation safely.
5. US Jobs Beat Forecast: U.S. private payrolls rose 62,000 in March, beating expectations of 40,000. February’s figure was also revised higher to 66,000, signaling slightly stronger labor momentum ahead.
6. Axios Supply Attack Exposed: Google’s threat team revealed a supply chain attack on Axios, where malicious versions deployed a backdoor linked to North Korean actors, prompting urgent audits worldwide.
Today shows 0.5% increase to 2.44T compared with yesterday’s crypto market, sees 1.5% rise. BTC dips today,y however, up by 1% on 1 April. Other altcoins remain mixed with strong gainers and sharp losers. Despite rising total crypto market cap, the Fear & Greed Index is at 12, better than yesterday’s 8.
For users, this signals a mixed environment: opportunities exist in trending altcoins and ecosystem-driven tokens, but fear remains elevated. Users should monitor liquidity, news catalysts, and security threats like the axios attack before making trades, transfers, or DeFi allocation decisions.
Risk Context: This commentary is not about long-term conditions and is merely informational. It does not point to the price or indicate an action to take on the investment.
Short-term trading opportunities offer benefits, but remain risky for fresh investments due to extreme fear, weak BTC momentum, and macro uncertainty. Daily readers and investors should prefer disciplined entries, avoid FOMO into sudden pumps, and focus on fundamentally strong assets with solid liquidity.
Disclaimer: The information should not be taken as financial or investment advice. Cryptocurrencies are very unstable and dangerous. You should never make an investment decision without doing your research (DYOR) and using a qualified financial advisor. All regions are not able to provide all the services or assets in question.
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