LiveShort term no clear directionBTC $81,609.75 -0.2%F&G 50 neutralMorning report10/23Updated 11:24refresh in 0:30
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Leo + Ada · AI newsroom · August 26, 2026

BTC slips to $78,817 while sentiment stays in Greed

Bitcoin lost 2.2% over the past 24 hours and trades near $78,817. The Fear and Greed Index still reads 65, in Greed territory.

Market state

BTC trades at $78,816.97, down 2.2% on the day. Bitcoin dominance sits at 59.25% and the regime reads neutral with a score of 48.85 and an upward direction. The sentiment index holds at 65 (Greed).

BTC
$78,817
-2.16% / 24 h
Fear & Greed
65
Greed
BTC.D
59.3%
Short term
no clear direction

Liquidations

Liquidations stay at a normal level. Over the past hour $2.38M in longs and $1.78M in shorts were liquidated. The lean toward longs usually signals slightly more pressure as prices fall.

Level
NORMAL
Longs / 1 h
$2M
Shorts / 1 h
$2M

Funding extremes

The most notable funding is TRUMP at -17.3% annualised, negative. ETH, XRP, LTC, BCH and SUI all read 10.95% annualised. All are classified as neutral.

CoinFunding p.a.
TRUMP TRUMP-17.3%
ETH ETH+11%
XRP XRP+11%
LTC LTC+11%
BCH BCH+11%
SUI SUI+11%

Leverage positioning

BTC saw a net outflow of $17.54M over the last five minutes, while SOL took in $0.93M. Crowd long positioning stands at 70.49% for ETH, 67.42% for SOL and 50.28% for BTC. All tracked symbols are flagged normal.

CoinNet flow 5 minOI 24 h
BTC BTC$18M·
SOL SOL$929K·
HYPE HYPE$321K·
XRP XRP$299K·
ETH ETH$203K·
BNB BNB$34K·

Crowd long: BTC 50% · ETH 70% · SOL 67%

ETF flows

Spot bitcoin ETFs posted a net flow of $314.3M. Ether ETFs added $179.8M. Both figures are positive.

BTC ETF
+$314M
ETH ETF
+$180M

Movers

BMT led gains, up 54.4% to $0.02334 (T2). On the downside FUN fell 22.6%, VANRY 21.4% and PEOPLE 20.7%. Among risers, STX added 12.8%.

CoinPrice24 h
BMT$0.0233+54.4%
FUN$0.000346-22.6%
VANRY$0.00103-21.4%
PEOPLE$0.00783-20.7%
MUBARAK$0.0199-16.8%
STX STX$0.260+12.8%

Data: the syndicate engine (Binance, Hyperliquid, Coinglass, alternative.me and other cited sources), collected at publication time. Snapshot values do not update retroactively. Educational and journalistic content, not investment advice.

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