Sources & further reading
These are primary sources, established data vendors, or canonical specifications we referenced or cross-checked while writing this page.
- CoinGecko — Open and widely-cited source for crypto prices, market caps, and historical data.
- Messari — Institutional research and on-chain data.
- TradingView — Reference charting and technical data across crypto markets.
- DefiLlama — Reference source for protocol TVL and on-chain DeFi metrics.
Daily Market Recap
April 29, 2026 — Everything that moved the crypto market today.
Top Gainers
Top Losers
Sector Performance
Market Events Timeline
Bitcoin breaks above $88K resistance
Strong institutional buying pressure pushes BTC past key technical level with high volume.
Ethereum Pectra upgrade date confirmed
Core devs finalize the timeline for the next major Ethereum protocol upgrade.
SEC approves new spot ETH ETF applications
Three additional asset managers receive approval for Ethereum spot ETFs.
Solana TVL hits new all-time high of $32B
DeFi activity on Solana surges with new lending protocols and DEX volume records.
Fed signals potential rate hold through Q2
Federal Reserve minutes suggest no rate changes expected until mid-year review.
Major exchange reports record-low BTC reserves
On-chain data shows exchange BTC balances at multi-year lows, indicating accumulation.
Market recap data is simulated for demonstration. In production, data feeds from CoinGecko, CoinMarketCap, and on-chain analytics providers.