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Bitcoin Holds $77K as Crypto Market Dips 3.6% in 24 Hours
Bitcoin trades at $77,058 with modest hourly gains offsetting weekly losses. Altcoins mixed as fear-greed index sits at 61.
Bitcoin held steady at $77,058 at 07:00 UTC on 13 September, gaining 0.10% in the past hour despite a 0.25% slide over 24 hours and a 3.20% weekly decline. The world's largest cryptocurrency remains 38.88% below its all-time high of $126,080. The broader crypto market contracted 3.64% in the past day, with total capitalisation at $2.63 trillion. Bitcoin's dominance stood at 58.77%. Global 24-hour trading volume reached $45.21 billion. ## Top Movers Ethereum traded at $2,509.99, down 0.34% daily but up 0.70% weekly. Zcash gained 0.26% to $1,133.72. Among notable moves, Cronos climbed 2.87% in 24 hours while Mantle fell 3.16%. Derivatives showed modest leverage positioning. On OKX's BTC-USDT-SWAP, open interest stood at $2.13 billion with a funding rate of 0.000084. Bitcoin network fees remained minimal at 1 satoshi per byte for most timeframes. The fear-greed index registered 61—"Greed"—down from 63 the previous day. Ethereum held the largest share of decentralised finance liquidity at $50.14 billion across $88.38 billion total TVL.
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