At 5.00 PM Eastern time, Bitcoin (BTC 2.17%) had slipped 1.6% to $76,978.87 while Ethereum (ETH 3.23%) was down 3.2% to $2,290.06 and Solana (SOL 3.05%) declined 2.9% to $84.19.

Crypto market movers

Most of the top cryptocurrencies by market cap fell today on broader geopolitical concerns. Bitcoin continues to consolidate, but has struggled to retake the $80,000 mark as profit-taking and uncertainty weigh on prices. Bitcoin treasury company, Strategy  added another $255 million of Bitcoin to its balance sheet last week.

Meanwhile, Aave , a popular decentralized finance and lending platform, edged higher. Key players in crypto have contributed to a fund aimed at making investors whole after criminals stole around $200 million in a major…