【9.21 Crypto Evening Report】BTC Surges Violently, Breaks Above $84,000 From early morning to afternoon Beijing time today, BTC traded narrowly between $80,580 and $82,110. Starting at 16:00, it suddenly surged with increased volume, rising linearly from around $81,720 to $84,274.89 within one hour—a 3.1% increase—and recording the highest one-hour trading volume in nearly two days. It then pulled back slightly to around $83,680 before reclaiming the $84,000 level, currently trading at $84,387.64, up 5% over 24 hours. Major altcoins followed suit: NEAR led gains with a 21.73% rise over 24 hours, followed by TAO at +9.91% and VIRTUAL at +7.09%. 【Market Sentiment & Liquidity Indicators】 - Fear & Greed Index: Currently at 70, indicating “Greed” (slightly down from yesterday’s 71; last week: 57, last month: 71). - Total Stablecoin Market Cap: Approximately $305.081 billion (down ~$37.12 million over 7 days, -0.01%); USDT dominance at 60.08%. 【Sector Performance】 - Major Coins & Market: BTC at ~$84,387.64 (24h high: $84,475.62 / low: $80,873.59), +5% over 24h; ETH at ~$2,727.25, +5.84%. - Layer1 & Layer2: SOL at ~$115.41 (+6.58%); XRP at ~$1.47 (+6.87%); BNB at ~$783.66 (+4.34%); ARB at ~$0.2216 (+3.47%). - DeFi Sector: UNI at ~$9.15 (+3.89%); HYPE at ~$95.63 (+6.07%); AAVE at ~$148.06 (+8.3%). - Privacy Sector: ZEC at ~$1,510.91 (+4.94%); XMR at ~$585.58 (+11.5%); ZAMA at ~$0.1001 (+19.57%). - AI Sector: NEAR at ~$4.30 (+21.73%); TAO at ~$277.61 (+9.91%); VIRTUAL at ~$0.7026 (+9%).