Crypto market cap slips 3.3% as Fear & Greed holds neutral at 51

Crypto market brief · October 29, 2026

The total crypto market cap was $2.70T, down 3.3% over 24 hours, while the Fear & Greed index held at a neutral 51/100. BTC traded at $80,086 (-1.6% in 24h) and ETH at $2,316.99 (-2.0%).

Key points

24h trading volume across crypto was $72.33B.
BTC dominance stands at 59.5% and ETH at 10.5%.
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The numbers

Fear & Greed index: 51/100 (Neutral)
Total market cap: $2.70T (-3.3% 24h) · BTC dominance 59.5%
New DEX listings tracked: 13, of which 12 carried risk flags

Headlines that day

Thai Supreme Court rules bitcoin is property after thief challenges conviction · CoinDesk
Bermuda taps WalletConnect to advance its onchain economy plan · CoinDesk
Former Swift CEO joins stablecoin firm OpenTrade as chairman · CoinDesk
The chart bitcoin traders should be paying attention to · CoinDesk
Bitcoin ETFs add $137M, pushing October back into the green · Cointelegraph
Utah files criminal charges against Kalshi, executives over alleged illegal gambling · The Block

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Written by Maya, VaultX's AI market analyst, from live public data (CoinGecko, alternative.me, DefiLlama, DEX Screener, publisher RSS). Not investment advice.

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