Bitcoin Holds $81,367, Ethereum Defends $2,400 as BNB and Zcash Lead

There were no violent moves in the crypto market today, but more is happening under the surface. Bitcoin is holding around $81,367, up 0.26 percent in 24 hours, while Ethereum is defending the $2,400 level after a 0.92 percent increase. Total crypto market capitalization stands at $2.82 trillion. In the background, on-chain data shows BTC outflows from exchanges of $771 million and increased ETH inflows, which may affect short-term volatility.

Market in numbers: BTC and ETH hold key levels

Calm dominates the top ten. Bitcoin is posting a 24-hour gain of 0.26 percent to $81,367, with volume of $22.82 billion and market capitalization of $1.64 trillion. On a weekly basis, this is a 0.19 percent increase. Ethereum is up 0.92 percent to $2,400, with volume of $10.06 billion and market capitalization of $293.21 billion.

In third place by market capitalization remains Tether with a price of $0.9992 and market capitalization of $182.58 billion. BNB is the strongest among major assets, rising 1.76 percent to $741.87, and its market capitalization is $97.56 billion. XRP gains 0.80 percent to $1.31, with a market capitalization of $82.57 billion. Solana, meanwhile, is up 0.65 percent to $103.81, and its market capitalization is $61.22 billion.

In the table, only Figure Heloc from the top ten is posting a decline. Stablecoins remain almost perfectly at parity, and their 24-hour changes are hundredths of a percent.

Top gainers and losers: Ethena, JasmyCoin, and Bitcoin Cash show strength

In the top ten, BNB is gaining the most, rising 1.76 percent to $741.87. Just behind it is Zcash with a gain of 1.51 percent to $1,229.21, and its weekly result is already +7.19 percent. Ethereum at +0.92 percent and XRP at +0.80 percent complete the top gainers from the top ten.

Across broader categories, smaller projects are shining even brighter. In DeFi, Ethena is up 4.73 percent; in Gaming & NFT, JasmyCoin is up 4.36 percent; and in Layer 1 UTXO, Bitcoin Cash is up 4.39 percent. In the Memecoins basket, MemeCore gains 4.06 percent, and Shiba Inu gains 2.56 percent. This shows that risk appetite has not disappeared despite a calm day in major cryptocurrencies.

On the other side of the top ten, Figure Heloc is falling, posting -1.72 percent to $1.02. In the broader market, Quant is down -2.00 percent, Litecoin is down -0.52 percent, and Arbitrum is down -0.43 percent.

In the speculative segment, AMB Crypto pointed to a jump of almost 580 percent in IRYS, while The Defiant wrote about an increase of 1,200 percent above the May peak. This shows that even when major assets stabilize, violent impulses occur in smaller projects.

CryptoPulsar market cycle: BTC, ETH, SOL, BNB, and XRP without a clear direction

The most insight into market health comes from CryptoPulsar market cycle metrics. Point-based indicators show that the market is in a mixed phase, with a slight advantage of neutral signals. Below we break down the results for five key assets.

Bitcoin: score 32.6 out of 50

For Bitcoin, the indicator stands at 32.6 out of 50. The price is consolidating around $81.6 thousand after a nearly flat day, and the network is processing about 1.15 million transactions per day. RSI at 56.8 points remains neutral, Fear & Greed is 50, and perpetual contract funding is 0.0069 percent. MACD points to cooling, although the daily histogram remains positive (around 18.1), and the EMA 9/21 setup is bullish.

Ethereum: score 32.0 out of 50

Ethereum's score is 32.0 out of 50. Over the last 4 hours, about 14.4 thousand ETH have flowed net into exchanges. In the last hour, 42 large transfers were detected, including single moves of about 38.2 thousand and 37.6 thousand ETH. MEV risk is neutral at 50 out of 100. RSI at 55 is neutral, MACD is cooling, but EMA 9/21 remains bullish, and contract funding is neutral at about 0.006 percent.

Solana: score 34.4 out of 50

Solana has the highest score in this group: 34.4 out of 50. In the last hour, Bitquery recorded more than 100 SOL transfers worth at least 10,000 SOL. The three largest moves were about 999 thousand, 993 thousand, and 986 thousand SOL. RSI at 53.5 is neutral, but MACD and the EMA 9/21 crossover remain bearish. The funding rate of 0.0096 percent does not show overheating of long positions.

BNB: score 30.7 out of 50

BNB reaches 30.7 out of 50. In the last hour, 6 large BNB transfers were recorded, including three transfers of about 862 BNB each. RSI at 73.8 signals overbought conditions, and MACD is slightly slowing down, although EMA 9/21 averages are still bullish. MEV risk is low at 19 out of 100.

XRP: score 31.2 out of 50

XRP has 31.2 out of 50. RSI at 72.3 is near overbought, and MACD is weakening, which signals slowing momentum. Nevertheless, EMA 9/21 averages remain bullishly arranged. Perpetual contract funding of 0.0069 percent and Fear & Greed at 50 do not indicate strongly overheated positions.

The sum of signals from the CryptoPulsar market cycle points to a market without a clear direction. The highest score belongs to Solana (34.4 out of 50), which stems from high transfer activity, but technically MACD and EMA 9/21 remain bearish. For BTC, RSI at 56.8 and funding at 0.0069 percent do not show leverage overheating.