Crypto Investors Double Down Despite Market Turbulence—Here’s Why
Fear and greed are playing tug-of-war in crypto markets—and greed just yanked the rope harder.
## Whales, Retail, and the FOMO Surge
While regulators waffle and Bitcoin dances around key support levels, on-chain data shows wallets with 100+ BTC hit a 3-month high. Retail isn’t far behind—Coinbase app downloads spiked 40% last week.
## The Contrarian Playbook
‘Buy when there’s blood in the streets’ works until it doesn’t. This time, the ‘blood’ is 15% corrections in altcoins and Wall Street analysts upgrading MicroStrategy stock (because nothing says ‘hedge’ like levered BTC bets).
## The Cynic’s Corner
Meanwhile, hedge funds quietly rotate into ETH staking yields—proving once again that in crypto, ‘uncertainty’ is just institutional code for ‘discount entry’.
August 2025 has begun a volatility wave in the crypto market, with mixed performance being seen throughout this sector. In this respect, the overall crypto market capitalization has plunged by 1.45%, attaining the $3.69T mark.
However, the 24-hour crypto volume has reached $143.25B following a 4.44% rise. Concurrently, the Crypto Fear & Greed Index stands at 52 points, displaying a neutral position.
Bitcoin Dips by 0.79% and Ethereum Sees 1.99% Decrease
Likewise, the top crypto asset, Bitcoin ($BTC), has gone through a minor 0.79% dip. As a result of this, its present price has attained the $113,446.07 mark. Additionally, the market dominance of Bitcoin ($BTC) accounts for 61.2%. Apart from that, the flagship altcoin, ethereum ($ETH), is now changing hands at $3,575.44, indicating a 1.99% decrease.
At the same time, Ethereum’s market dominance has touched 11.7%. However, Litecoin ($LTC) has been showing considerable volatility as its price surged to $128.78% with a 10% increase, while it is currently trading at $118.06, expressing a 3.72% dip.
$SWOL, $TSLA, and $TRUMP Dominate Crypto Gainers
Along with that, Snowy Owl ($SWOL), Tesla ($TSLA), and Mubarak TRUMP ($TRUMP) are the leading crypto gainers. Particularly, $SWOL has noted a staggering 3420.97% increase to reach $0.00008808.
Subsequently, $TSLA is now changing hands at $71.10 after a 460.03%. Following that, $TRUMP is trading at $0.0003574, underscoring a 409.28% upsurge. These massive gains get attention of active investors as well as market “trolls” focused on leveraging the unpredictable swings.
DeFi TVL Records 1.23% Drop, While NFT Sales Volume Surges by 22.85%
Simultaneously, the DeFi TVL has experienced a 1.23% drop to attain the $135.903B mark. Additionally, the top DeFi platform in terms of TVL, AAVE, has also recorded a 0.76% slump to touch $34.246B.
However, in the case of 1-day TVL change, Tangible displays the “yes” signal while standing atop with a 125727% increase over twenty-four hours. Similarly, the NFT sales volume has increased by 22.85% spike to reach $21,916,158. In the same vein, the top-selling NFT collection, CryptoPunks, has increased by 399.02% to gain $3,860,574.
China Alleges Data Exploits via Crypto and Coinbase Supports Web3 Devs with $USDC Rewards
Overall, the many significant developments have taken place during the past twenty-four hours in the crypto industry. In this respect, Chinese Ministry of Security has accused foreign agents of leveraging crypto schemes to get sensitive biometric data, such as iris scans, to threaten national security and personal privacy.
Moreover, Coinbase is supporting Web3 developers with rapid wallets as well as passive rewards in $USDC. Furthermore, the Enforcement Directorate of India has seized $4.8M in assets from a citizen who is imprisoned in the United States for defrauding cryptocurrency investors of up to $20M through fraudulent Coinbase web portals.
