Summary
- Total crypto market capitalization fell 3.03% in 24 hours to $2.61 trillion.
- Bitcoin traded at $77,953, up 0.65%, while Ethereum rose 0.82% to $2,269.
- Lighter (LIT) surged 18% to $3.25 amid heavy trending search activity.
The global cryptocurrency market capitalization stood at $2.61 trillion as of Sunday, down 3.03% over the prior 24 hours, with trading volume of roughly $79 billion. Bitcoin's dominance held at 59.9% of the total market, while Ethereum accounted for 10.6%. The broader pullback came as Binance continued processing withdrawals following a $6.3 billion hack that the FBI has attributed to North Korean state actors, with the exchange reporting it had replenished 90% of stolen assets and targeting a full restoration of withdrawal access.
Despite the exchange turmoil, Bitcoin itself held relatively firm, trading at $77,953.26, up 0.65% on the day. Ethereum also edged higher, gaining 0.82% to reach $2,268.62. The resilience in the two largest cryptocurrencies by market capitalization suggests the hack's fallout has been concentrated in exchange liquidity and smaller-cap tokens rather than triggering a broad flight from the asset class.
Lighter (LIT), ranked 82nd by market capitalization, was the standout trending token, climbing 17.99% to $3.25. LayerZero (ZRO) also drew attention with an 8.53% gain to $1.90, while Kinetiq (KNTQ) rose 7.28% to $0.56. At the other end of the trending list, Super Inu (SI) tumbled 24.7% to $0.0186, the sharpest move of any token tracked in the data.
Among coins ranked by market capitalization, Uniswap (UNI) led gainers with a 4.66% rise to $7.33, followed by Figure Heloc, up 4.69% to $1.076. Aave (AAVE) gained 2.88% to $138.87, also appearing among trending searches with a 2.45% move on a separate data snapshot. Avalanche (AVAX) rose 2.82% to $8.74, and OKB added 2.74% to reach $113.78.
On the losing side, MemeCore (M) fell 7.11% to $0.8505, the steepest decline among major-cap tokens, followed by Ethena (ENA), down 3.32% to $0.1857, and Zcash (ZEC), which slid 3.01% to $1,242.74. Stablecoin-adjacent assets BUIDL and USYC were unchanged at $1.00 and $1.14, respectively. The mixed performance across large-cap tokens, set against a broader market decline, points to investors differentiating between assets directly exposed to exchange-related risk and those seen as insulated from it. Bitcoin's steadiness, even as the market cap contracted by tens of billions of dollars, has been cited by some market participants as evidence that confidence in the asset's long-term trajectory remains intact despite the scale of the hack.