The cryptocurrency market shook off recent hesitation on early Monday, climbing nearly 2% in the past 24 hours to push total capitalization to $2.65 trillion. The combined trading volume in crypto markets exploded by more than 60% to $130 billion, signaling fresh conviction among buyers after a weekend of consolidation. 

Market overview 

The renewed interest put Bitcoin in charge, as the largest cryptocurrency reclaimed the psychologically important $80,000 level before settling around $79,700–$79,800 as of 12:30 PM IST. The move marks the first sustained push above that threshold in recent months and comes amid accelerating spot ETF inflows and easing geopolitical tensions. 

Bitcoin dominance held steady near 60.4%,…