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Crypto Markets Rally: DeFi Leads 4.5% Jump as BTC Nears $70K, ETH Retakes $2K

Green across the board. SoSoValue data shows the crypto market rallying, with DeFi stealing the spotlight—up 4.55% in 24 hours. Hyperliquid (HYPE) shot up 11.74%, Uniswap (UNI) gained 5.79%, and Chainlink (LINK) added 4.20%.

Bitcoin climbed 3.84%, knocking on the door of $70,000. Ethereum rose 3.06%, reclaiming the $2,000 level. Sector indices followed: DEFI.ssi jumped 5.86%, MAG7.ssi rose 2.94%, MEME.ssi added 1.52%.

Elsewhere: CeFi up 2.87% (Mantle +3.29%), Layer1 up 2.72% (Zcash +8.86%), NFT up 2.23% (Pudgy Penguins +7.19%), Layer2 up 2.09% (zkSync +6.16%), Meme up 1.63% (PIPPIN +12.38%), PayFi up 1.47% (Dash +6.46%).

Historical sector indices also lit up: ssiDeFi +5.90%, ssiRWA +5.13%, ssiNFT +3.07%.