BlockBeats News, March 4 — According to Alternative data, today’s cryptocurrency Fear and Greed Index is 10 (yesterday was 14), and the market remains in a state of “Extreme Fear” for nearly a month.
Note: The Fear and Greed Index threshold is 0-100, including indicators: volatility (25%), market trading volume (25%), social media activity (15%), market surveys (15%), Bitcoin’s proportion in the overall market (10%), and Google trending searches analysis (10%).
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