
Disclaimer: Crypto is a high-risk asset class. This article is provided for informational purposes and does not constitute investment advice. You could lose all of your capital.
The crypto market is largely moving sideways today, with pockets of strength emerging across select sectors. Layer-2 tokens outperformed the broader market, climbing 0.52% in the past 24 hours, driven by sharp gains in Starknet (+17.49%) and zkSync (+15.23%). Bitcoin edged up to reclaim the $92,000 level, while Ethereum slipped 1.93% and continues to hover near $3,000. NFTs and AI tokens also saw modest upticks, led by Zora (+4.82%) and Fetch.ai (+9.45%). Meanwhile, DeFi, Layer-1s, Meme coins, CeFi, and PayFi mostly traded lower, though standouts like Zcash (+12.07%), Hyperliquid (+1.13%), Mantle (+1.18%), and Dash (+5.75%) bucked the trend. Sector indices reflected broader weakness, with ssiDeFi, ssiGameFi, and ssiSocialFi dropping 3.9%, 3.17%, and 3.11%, respectively.
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