According to CoinMarketCap data, the global crypto market cap is $3.41T, a 6.60% increase over the last day.

Bitcoin (BTC) has traded between $92,233 and $99,541 over the past 24 hours. As of 09:30 AM (UTC) today, BTC is trading at $98,448, up by 3.46%.

Most major cryptocurrencies by market cap are trading higher. Market outperformers include DF, ZEN, and COW, up by 98%, 51%, and 49%, respectively.

Top stories of the day:

U.S. November Core PCE Price Index Shows Slight Increase

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce Signals Optimism for Ethereum ETF Staking Under New Leadership

U.S. Avoids Government Shutdown as Senate Passes Budget Deal

MicroStrategy CEO Proposes U.S. Digital Asset Framework and Bitcoin Reserve

Federal Reserve's Shift Impacts Markets, Bitcoin Experiences Decline

Senator Lummis Advocates Strategic Bitcoin Reserve for Debt Repayment

Fed's Goolsbee Predicts Inflation to Reach 2% Amid Temporary Fluctuations 

Quantum BioPharma Invests $1 Million in Cryptocurrency 

Fear And Greed Index Drops To 73 Indicating Continued Greed
Federal Reserve's Williams Indicates Potential for Further Rate Cuts

Market movers:

ETH: $3468.78 (+5.45%)

XRP: $2.3069 (+5.54%)

BNB: $679.71 (+5.58%)

SOL: $195.28 (+6.80%)

DOGE: $0.33627 (+14.01%)

ADA: $0.9582 (+15.72%)

TRX: $0.2514 (+4.97%)

AVAX: $41.07 (+12.67%)

LINK: $23.9 (+11.21%)

TON: $5.533 (+12.62%)