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Bitcoin closed the week near the mid-$77,000s after a roughly 23–24% climb from the low $63k region, its strongest weekly performance in years. Total crypto market capitalization expanded into the $2.66–2.72 trillion range. Bitcoin dominance hovered around 57–58.5%, giving alts some room to breathe. The Fear & Greed Index flipped hard from the mid-20s/30s (fear) last week into the low-to-mid 70s (greed), with some readings touching extreme…
Bitcoin is hovering near the $63,000 level on August 15, 2026, after a roughly 3% decline over the past seven days from the mid-$64,000s–$65,000 area. Dominance sits around 56%, total crypto market capitalization is approximately $2.25 trillion after a mild weekly pullback, and the Fear & Greed Index is reading in the mid-30s (Fear). Macro remains a headwind with ongoing rate and regulatory uncertainty, yet certain narratives refuse to die…
What is Berachain?
Berachain
is a high-performance, EVM-compatible Layer-1 blockchain built on a novel consensus mechanism called Proof-of-Liquidity (PoL). Unlike traditional Proof-of-Stake (PoS) blockchains that freeze user capital in validator lockups, Berachain turns block rewards from a network expense into growth capital for on-chain applications.
The ecosystem operates around an integrated native DeFi stack:
BeraHub: The cent…
Bitcoin spent the final day of July sliding, trading near $63,870 (down roughly 1.3% on the day in some snapshots) and settling in the low-to-mid $64,000 range across major trackers, with 7-day performance roughly flat to slightly negative around –0.7%. Dominance held firm near 56.5%. Total crypto market capitalization hovered around $2.26–$2.3 trillion. The Fear & Greed Index sat at 24–25, firmly in Extreme Fear territory, reflecting persi…
It’s July 17, 2026 and the crypto market is giving off mixed signals. Bitcoin is hovering around $63,800–$64,100, dominance sitting near 56.3–56.5%, and the total crypto market cap is roughly $2.25–2.26 trillion with mild weekly pressure. The Fear & Greed Index is parked at 27 (Fear) — the clearest sign that broad risk appetite remains subdued even as some macro hopes (rate-cut chatter, ETF flows) flicker.
Yet beneath the cautious surfac…
