Crypto market today: Bitcoin slips to $73,480 as fear persists

Editor’s take (Keshav Aggarwal): I’d wait before buying more Bitcoin, until the Federal Reserve raises rates and we see how crypto reacts. The Ethereum fear is just ordinary news for holders, and rather than watching XRP alone, I’d focus on the entire crypto market.

Crypto market today, November 12, 2026: total crypto market capitalization stood at $2.554 trillion at 05:20 UTC, down 0.58% over 24 hours, according to CoinPaprika. Trading volume reached $95.12 billion, and Bitcoin dominance was 57.87%.

The daily figure understates the wider move. Bitcoin is down 8.71% over seven days and 11.98% over 30 days; Ethereum has lost 15.84% and 18.46% over the same periods. The Crypto Fear & Greed Index from Alternative.me read 28, in Fear territory, against 29 a day earlier.

Crypto market today: Bitcoin holds $73,480 after an 8.7% weekly slide

Bitcoin traded at $73,480.10, down 0.43% over 24 hours and 0.28% over the past hour. Its market capitalization was $1.478 trillion on 24-hour volume of $15.31 billion.

The largest cryptocurrency sits 41.76% below its all-time high of $126,173.18. Wrapped Bitcoin traded at $73,447.00, down 0.35% in 24 hours and 8.72% over seven days; Coinbase Wrapped BTC was at $73,546.56, down 0.34% and 8.64%. The tight tracking across the three instruments points to a spot repricing rather than a product-specific dislocation.

Bitcoin’s 30-day loss of 11.98% compares with a 0.58% decline in total market capitalization over the latest 24 hours, a reminder that a single-day snapshot captures only a fraction of the recent trend.

Ethereum falls 1.25% as staked ether products follow

Ethereum changed hands at $2,041.15, down 1.25% in 24 hours and 0.55% in the past hour. It has lost 15.84% over seven days and 18.46% over 30 days. Market capitalization was $249.45 billion on volume of $6.01 billion, and ether is 58.70% below its record high of $4,946.23.

Liquid staking and wrapped ether products mirrored the move. Lido Staked Ether traded at $2,039.29, down 1.35% in 24 hours and 15.80% over seven days. Wrapped Liquid Staked Ether 2.0 was at $2,549.28, down 1.18% and 15.79%, while Wrapped Beacon ETH traded at $2,265.66, down 1.17% and 15.71%. Their 30-day declines of 18.27% to 18.70% closely matched ETH’s 18.46% drop.

Movers: XRP and Zcash lead declines, Stellar is the lone large-cap gainer

XRP posted the steepest 24-hour fall among the top ten by market capitalization, dropping 2.01% to $1.039. It is down 20.58% over seven days and 24.08% over 30 days, with a market capitalization of $65.99 billion on $1.11 billion of volume.

Zcash fell 3.00% to $978.86 and has lost 25.69% over seven days, the sharpest weekly decline in the dataset. Chainlink dropped 3.22% to $10.06, NEAR Protocol fell 2.74% to $3.533, Dogecoin slipped 1.79% to $0.06695 and Cardano lost 1.78% to $0.1722. Cardano’s 30-day decline reached 27.17%.

Gains were scarce. Stellar was the only non-stablecoin in the reviewed group to rise over 24 hours, adding 0.69% to $0.1462, though it remains down 12.52% over seven days and 23.12% over 30 days. Tether traded at $0.99931, USDC at $1.00036, Dai at $1.00028 and USDS at $1.00027, all effectively flat.

Two assets bucked the monthly trend: Monero was up 2.28% over 30 days at $566.33 despite a 0.23% 24-hour decline, and LEO Token was up 2.43% over 30 days at $9.2369. TRON proved relatively resilient in the short term, slipping 0.10% in 24 hours and 0.65% over seven days to $0.3173.

Market breadth: 20 of 25 tracked assets fell in 24 hours

The crypto market today remained broadly negative beneath the headline index. Of the 25 assets in the CoinPaprika dataset reviewed, 20 fell over 24 hours, three rose and two were flat. Every asset in the group was flat or lower over seven days.

Solana traded at $82.73, down 0.51% in 24 hours, 13.92% over seven days and 23.05% over 30 days, with a market capitalization of $48.93 billion. BNB slipped 0.96% to $674.03 and is down 5.53% on the week. Hyperliquid fell 0.37% to $71.73 and 14.01% over seven days, leaving it 26.76% below its record high of $97.93.

BNB remains 50.82% below its all-time high of $1,370.98, Solana 71.88% below $294.16 and XRP 72.97% below $3.84194. Dogecoin sits 91.11% below its high and Cardano 94.44% below $3.095.

Fear & Greed holds at 28 as stablecoin turnover dominates

The Crypto Fear & Greed Index read 28 on November 12, in Fear territory, compared with 29 a day earlier. The index is published by Alternative.me.

Stablecoin turnover far outpaced bitcoin trading. Tether recorded $40.92 billion in 24-hour volume, more than double Bitcoin’s $15.31 billion, while USDC posted $8.85 billion. The data shows the mix of activity but does not identify the motive behind individual trades.

Top 10 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization

Prices, 24-hour and seven-day changes for the ten largest assets, per CoinPaprika data at 05:20 UTC:

Across the crypto market today, Bitcoin and Ethereum together accounted for $1.727 trillion of the $2.554 trillion total, about 67.6%, based on CoinPaprika figures. Bitcoin dominance stood at 57.87% at the snapshot.

The dataset reviewed does not identify a single catalyst for the move. What it does show is a market where weekly and monthly losses are far larger than the 24-hour change, and where the Fear & Greed Index has printed below 30 on each of the two most recent daily readings.

Frequently asked questions

What was the total crypto market capitalization on November 12, 2026?

It was $2.554 trillion at 05:20 UTC, down 0.58% over 24 hours, with 24-hour volume of $95.12 billion and Bitcoin dominance of 57.87%, according to CoinPaprika.

What did the Crypto Fear & Greed Index show?

The index read 28, classified as Fear, compared with 29 a day earlier, according to Alternative.me.

How far is Bitcoin below its all-time high?

Bitcoin traded at $73,480.10, which is 41.76% below its all-time high of $126,173.18, per CoinPaprika data.

Sources: CoinPaprika, Alternative.me Fear & Greed Index