Bitcoin retakes $64,000, crypto miners rally as AI-related software rout eases

Sellers are taking a breather as bitcoin's Fear & Greed Index plunged to levels never seen before. What to know : Crypto prices were putting in a modest rally on Tuesday, with bitcoin climbing past $64,000. The bitcoin Fear & Greed Index fell to 5, a level not even seen during the 2018 bear market, the 2020 Covid crash, and 2022's crypto winter. AI fears are taking a breather on Wall Street, with the embattled software sector (IGV) gaining 1.7% after a relentless plunge in recent weeks.