Crypto Market Update Today: EU Digital Euro Roadmap, Trump Tariff News

The global cryptocurrency market cap reached $4.07 trillion, with a dip of 1.8% in the last 24 hours. Total trading volume in the past day stands at $109B. Bitcoin leads at 56.1% dominance, followed by Ethereum at 12.9%, while 18,857 cryptocurrencies are tracked now, showcasing the industry’s massive scale.

Major Crypto Market Events Today

Source: Forex Factory

24 Hour Crypto Market Update

Bitcoin price is currently at $114,430, down 1.1% in the last 24 hours. The market cap stood at $2.28 trillion, and the trading volume was $21.43 billion, dominating 56.1% of the overall cryptocurrency market.

Top 5 trending crypto coins:

• Aster crypto (ASTER) is the top trending coin with a 16.5% loss to $1.34 with $2.04 billion in trading volume.

• Avantis (AVNT) gained 39.5% to $2.33, supported by a strong $6.6 billion trading activity in the last 24 hours.

• Hyperliquid (HYPE) down 7.3% to $49.97 on a $604 million volume.

• Linea's (LINEA) current price is $0.03128, rose by 0.2% with TV $609M.

• Merlin Chain (MERL) price $0.2771 up by 40.8% with trading activity $182M.

Top 3 gainers  in the last 24 hours:

• PumpBTC (PUMP) surged 111.2% to $0.196 with a $290M trading volume.

• Hemi (HEMI)  jumped 65.1% to $0.09777 on a $107 million trading volume.

• Merlin Chain (MERL) climbed 40.2% to $0.2755, backed by a $181 million trading volume.

Top 3 Losers in the last 24 hours:

• Creditlink Token (CDL) declined 34.5% to $0.05962 with a trading volume of $29.25 million.

• PYTHIA (PYTHIA) dropped 22.7% to $0.05481 with $2M traded.

• OpenVPP (OVPP) down 22.1% to $0.07756 with TV of $1.9M

The Decentralized Finance (DeFi) market cap currently stands at $168 billion, representing a 4% loss over the past 24 hours. With a trading volume of $19 billion, DeFi continues to hold a 4.1% dominance over the global crypto market.

The market capitalization of Stablecoin today is $296 billion, showing no change over the last 24 hours, with $72.24 billion in trading volume.

Fear and Greed Index Today

Source: Alternative Me

The Bitcoin fear and greed index today stood at Fear (45). However, yesterday and last week were Neutral, and last month was at Greed. As investors' sentiments are changing from being greedy to fearful, it shows users are getting cautious and more optimistic with the flow and fluctuations in the crypto market.

Latest Market News Today

Michael Saylor Predicts 29% Annual BTC Growth: MicroStrategy Michael Saylor said in a recent podcast that Bitcoin is in a consolidation phase, with early investors cashing out and institutions waiting for reduced volatility. He predicted Bitcoin could rise nearly 29% annually over the next 20 years, fueling the growth of new credit and equity products tied to the cryptocurrency.

Trump Tariff Revenue Collection: The U.S. collected a record $31 billion in tariff revenue in August 2025, the highest monthly intake in history, according to The Kobeissi Letter. Yet, the government ran a $345 billion deficit the same month, 11 times higher than tariff collections. Analysts warn that while tariffs are surging, ballooning federal spending remains the real fiscal crisis.

EU Digital Euro Roadmap: EU finance ministers have agreed on a roadmap for the digital euro, giving them a say on its launch and holding limits, Reuters reported. While framed as a strategic alternative to U.S.-dominated payment systems, issuance could take years. The ECB hopes to have legislation in place by 2026, yet the issue of privacy, stability, and political opposition remains high.

Arther Hayes HYPE Token Sale: Selling 96,600 HYPE tokens at $5.1M, Arthur Hayes, co-founder of BitMEX , sold them three weeks after he forecasted a 126x price increase at the WebX Summit in Tokyo. Statistics indicate that he made a 19.2% net profit even though the outlook was rosy. He tweeted, this action is caused by a Ferrari Testarossa deposit, which provoked doubt, particularly in the context of increasing competition with Changpeng Zhao $ASTER token .

DAT Funds: Digital asset treasury (DAT) companies have increased by over $20B in 2025, with nearly half of that in July. Investors declare that the fundraising boom could have reached its peak because premiums are compressing and consolidation is looming. Although mega-raises are uncommon, the second stage will revolve around implementation, scaling, and selective expansion opportunities in DeFi, stablecoins, and RWAs.

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