The week’s standout figure is a sentiment one: the Fear & Greed Index never once crossed into neutral. From Monday’s 28 through to the close at 30, readings oscillated between Fear and Extreme Fear, even as prices moved higher.
Total market capitalisation stands at $2.31 trillion, up 0.48% over the past 24 hours. Daily volume came in at $38.84 billion. Bitcoin dominance sits at 56.7%, with Ethereum’s share at 10.1%.
Everything below comes from data pulled 2026-08-10 08:01 UTC — see the live market overview, today’s movers, and the Fear & Greed index for where those numbers stand right now.
Bitcoin: $65,151, +4.2% on the week
Bitcoin ended the week at $65,151, a 4.2% gain over seven days. The range was reasonably tight—$62,456 on the low side, $65,249 at the top—meaning the current price sits almost at the week’s ceiling.
Dominance at 56.7% suggests capital continues to favour the largest asset, though that number alone says little about whether fresh money is arriving or simply rotating from altcoins.
Ethereum: $1,923.64, +4.5% on the week
Ethereum closed at $1,923.64, up 4.5% for the week, marginally outpacing Bitcoin in percentage terms. Its weekly range ran from $1,837.66 to $1,928.81, so like BTC it finished near the highs.
ETH’s 10.1% dominance share remains well below historical averages, but the ratio held steady rather than slipping further.
Breadth: 51 up, 42 down
Among the top 100 tokens, 51 advanced over seven days while 42 declined, leaving a handful flat. That slim majority of gainers matches the modest upward drift in overall market cap.
At the extremes, Bitway (BTW) surged 121.1% to $0.201436—an outlier by some distance. Pump.fun (PUMP) added 32.6%, and Lighter (LIT) rose 14.1% to $2.29. On the losing side, Audiera (BEAT) dropped 29.6% to $2.55, Canton (CC) fell 14.0%, and Cronos (CRO) shed 11.8% to $0.04780345.
Sentiment: Fear at 30
The Fear & Greed Index spent the week pinned between 25 and 31. Tuesday and Thursday both dipped to 25 (Extreme Fear), while Saturday and Sunday edged up to 30 and 31 respectively—still classified as Fear. A market can rise while participants remain cautious; this week is a textbook example.
What the data does and doesn’t say
Prices drifted higher, breadth tilted positive, and yet sentiment stayed firmly anxious. The data confirms the moves but offers no explanation for them—gains arrived quietly, without the enthusiasm that typically accompanies a 4% BTC week. What happens next isn’t in the numbers.
Sources
- CoinGecko — market caps, prices, volumes, dominance (fetched 2026-08-10 08:01 UTC)
- Alternative.me — Crypto Fear & Greed index series
