The cryptocurrency market has seen a downturn, contrasting with gold prices that have surged to a new all-time high once more. Geopolitical tensions surrounding Greenland and the looming threat of trade tariffs have sparked a surge in safe haven demand, resulting in a notable increase in gold prices. Gold Futures for February delivery are currently valued at $4,736 per troy ounce, reflecting an increase of more than 3 percent in the past 24 hours. Prices hit an all-time high of $4,742.71 earlier in the trading session. The total value of the crypto market is currently $3.08 trillion, showing a decrease of 2.1 percent from the previous night. Bitcoin, with a market cap of $1.8 trillion, ranks 8th worldwide. Ethereum currently holds a market capitalization of $375 billion, placing it at a global ranking of 40. The most recent global asset ranking shows that gold is at the forefront of market capitalization, currently valued at $32.9 trillion after an overnight increase of about 3 percent. Silver ranks second with a market cap of $5.4 trillion, showing an overnight increase of 7.5 percent. The market capitalization of Platinum has experienced a remarkable overnight increase of 3.9 percent, now standing at $603 billion, which places it as the 24th ranked asset worldwide. The differing price trends of the two asset categories arise with a spike in bond yields. Yields on ten-year U.S. treasuries jumped by 1.56 percent overnight, hitting 4.299 percent, indicating a notable increase in borrowing expenses.
Bitcoin has experienced a decline of almost 2 percent, now trading at $91,263.12. The current price is roughly 28 percent below the peak of $126,198.07, achieved on October 7, 2025. The original cryptocurrency has seen a drop of 0.9 percent in the last week. The trading activity varied from $93,358.98 to $90,620.73. Ethereum has seen a drop of 3.7 percent overnight, currently priced at $3,105.40. The leading alternative cryptocurrency is presently valued at an impressive 37 percent lower than its peak of $4,953.73, achieved on August 25, 2025. The trading activity in the last 24 hours varied from $3,232.98 to $3,084.81. Bitcoin presently commands a significant 59.18 percent of the overall cryptocurrency market. Ethereum presently commands a 12.16 percent portion of the cryptocurrency market.
BNB, now in the 4th position, saw a 1.5 percent drop overnight, reducing its price to $913.35. BNB is presently valued at a point that is 33 percent beneath its peak of $1,370.55, achieved on October 13, 2025. XRP, now in the 5th position, saw a drop of 1.9 percent overnight, with its trading price settling at $1.93. This amount is roughly 50 percent beneath its peak of $3.84, attained on January 4, 2018. The 7th ranked Solana experienced a drop of 3.8 percent overnight, reducing its price to $128.85. SOL is now trading around 56 percent below its peak of $294.33, achieved on January 19, 2025. TRON, now sitting at 8th place, saw a drop of 3.6 percent overnight and is currently priced at $0.3040. The current trading price is 31 percent lower than the cryptocurrency’s peak of $0.4407, reached on December 4, 2024.
Dogecoin, currently in 9th place, saw a drop of 1.7 percent overnight and is now trading at $0.1255. DOGE is presently valued at an impressive 83 percent lower than its former high of $0.7376, reached on May 8, 2021. Cardano, now sitting at the 10th position, saw a drop of 3.2 percent overnight, with its trading price at $0.3594. ADA is currently sitting 88 percent below its peak of $3.10, which was achieved on September 2, 2021. Canton, now positioned at 23rd place, topped the overnight performance among the leading 100 cryptocurrencies, marking a remarkable rise of 12.7 percent. MYX Finance, now positioned at the 53rd rank, saw a notable increase of 5.3 percent overnight. 12th ranked Monero stood out as the top performer in bouncing back from overnight losses within the top 100 cryptocurrencies, even though it faced an 11 percent drop. Dash, ranked 69th, Internet Computer at 41st, and SPX6900 in 98th place all saw significant overnight drops of more than 9.5 percent.