Bitcoin Holds Steady Above $95k as Crypto Market Pulls Back

Crypto Market Today (Feb 19th, 2025): Bitcoin Price Holds Above $95k | Altcoins Trade Sideways

The crypto market today experienced a slight pullback, with the global market cap decreasing by 1.26% to $3.13 trillion. Despite this drop, trading volume surged by 20.99% to $110.17 billion, indicating increased activity as investors reacted to the market shift. The Fear & Greed Index dropped to 37, suggesting growing caution among traders.

Bitcoin price saw a minor dip of 0.22% in the past 24 hours, settling at $95,260.65. Despite the fall, BTC remained resilient above the crucial $95k support level. With a market cap of $1.88 trillion and a 50.06% jump in intraday trading volume to $39.87 billion, Bitcoin’s dominance in the market rose to 60.25%. This further highlights that traders are still relying on BTC as a safe haven amid market volatility.

Ethereum managed to defy the broader market trend, climbing 1.20% in the past 24 hours to $2,690.93. However, Solana and XRP faced downward pressure, with SOL slipping 0.57% to $167.28 and XRP dropping 1.76% to $2.53. The mixed sentiment in the altcoin market reflects uncertainty as investors await further catalysts.

Berachain was at the forefront, skyrocketing 10.70% to $6.52. Maker came second with a 10.05% gain to $1,182.55, while Litecoin rallied 9.82% to $132.28. On the losing side, VIRTUAL suffered the biggest loss, plunging 12.24% to $0.9789. HYPE followed with an 11.94% drop to $23.14, while FTT slipped 8.93% to $1.97. The sell-offs indicate profit-taking in recently pumped assets.