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Crypto Market Signals Short-Term Dip as Key Assets Turn Red

Crypto Market Signals Short-Term Dip as Key Assets Turn Red

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2025-08-22 12:00:00
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Crypto bloodbath hits major tokens—red dominates the board as short-term indicators flash warning signals.

Market Mechanics Under Pressure

Key assets across the board are bleeding out, with no immediate catalyst in sight. The dip isn't catastrophic—yet—but it's enough to make leveraged traders sweat. Volume spikes suggest either panic selling or smart money accumulating at lower levels. Typical crypto volatility doing what it does best: separating diamond hands from paper portfolios.

Timing the Bounce

History shows these dips often create prime buying opportunities. Remember—the same 'experts' calling doom today will be chasing pumps tomorrow. Retail sentiment swings from greedy to fearful faster than a meme coin rug pull.

Just another day in digital asset markets—where fundamentals take a backseat to whale movements and Twitter sentiment. At least the traditional finance guys get weekends off.

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The crypto landscape is experiencing a provisional decline, with notable assets showing price plunges over the past 24 hours. As per the latest market statistics, the cumulative crypto market capitalization has dropped by 1.07% to reach $3.83T.

In addition to this, the 24-hour crypto volume has also seen a 20.20% decrease, reaching $144.14B. At the same time, the Crypto Fear & Greed Index is also standing within the neutral zone while accounting for 46 points.

Bitcoin Drops by 0.84% and Ethereum Sees 0.43% Decline

Particularly, the flagship crypto asset, Bitcoin ($BTC), has seen a slight 0.84% slump that has placed its price at $112,857.91. Additionally, the market dominance of the leading crypto asset is nearly 58.6%. Along with that, ethereum ($ETH) has also witnessed a minor 0.43% decrease, after which its price has touched $4,276.81. Concurrently, its market dominance is almost 13.5%.

$PENGU, $TRUMP, and $ANI Dominate Crypto Gainers of Day

Concurrently, PENGU AI ($PENGU), Mubarak TRUMP ($TRUMP), and Ani Grok Companion ($ANI) are the leading among key crypto gainers. Specifically, $PENGU has witnessed a stunning 684.74% increase, with its price reaching $0.000006164. Additionally, $TRUMP’s price accounts for $0.0004547 after a 460.31% increase. Subsequently, $ANI has seen a 281.21% rise to claim the $0.0003156 mark.

DeFi TVL Plunges by 0.37% While NFT Sales Volume Rises by 8.31%

Just like the bearish crypto momentum, the DeFi TVL has also dropped by 0.37%, attaining $149.061B spot.  Additionally, the top DeFi project in the case of TVL, Lido, has recorded a 0.39% dip, touching $37.796B. Nonetheless, when it comes to a 1-day TVL upsurge, Saros dominates the market, accounting for a 894% increase over twenty-four hours.

Contrary to the plunging DeFi sector, the NFT sales volume has recorded an 8.31% rise to reach $19,808,396. However, the top-selling NFT collection, Alice Keys of Power, remains neutral with its sales reaching $3,019,689.

MetaMask Releases $mUSD and Gemini Gets MiCA License to Run Regulated Operations in the EU

Overall, the crypto industry has also witnessed several crucial developments over the past twenty-four hours. In this respect, MetaMask has unveiled MetaMask ($mUSD) as its native stablecoin for Linea and Ethereum.

Moreover, OKX has introduced the $PI/$USDC token pair to drive liquidity as well as trading opportunities. Furthermore, Gemini has obtained MiCA license from Malta to run regulated operations in EU.

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