Market overview

The crypto market capitalisation has fallen by around 2% over the past 24 hours to $2.62 trillion, amid a renewed flight to safety in global markets. The leaders were Internet Computer (+9%), Zcash (+3.6%) and Tron (+1.4%); the laggards were Doge (-4.7%), Toncoin (-3.7%) and Dash (-3.5%). Since hitting lows at the end of March, the cryptocurrency market has been rising at roughly the same pace as the S&P 500, but at about half the speed of its more familiar bellwether – the Nasdaq 100. Since the start of the year, the Nasdaq 100 has gained 13%, while the crypto market has declined 12%.

Bitcoin has returned to levels below $80K, extending its retreat from the 200-day moving average and after touching the overbought zone…