Crypto Market Slumps, ETH and Bitcoin Drop Despite Investor Confidence

The cryptocurrency market experienced a downturn today, with major cryptocurrencies falling in value. While the overall market valuation decreased by 2.3% from the previous day, Bitcoin shed 2.44%, trading at $109,393 after starting its session above $112,000 during the Asian hours. The decline is attributed to reduced market activity, down 15% today with a $55.69 billion trading volume. Ethereum, second largest cryptocurrency, also saw a drop of 3.45%, with prices remaining above $4,000 despite a decrease from its intraday high of $4,481 during the Asian session. Trading activity for Ethereum is also down by 1.45% today, but still with $35.45 billion in trading volume, according to CoinMarketCap.