BlockBeats News, January 15 — According to Alternative data, today’s cryptocurrency fear and greed index surged significantly to 61 (yesterday was 48), with last week’s average at 28, indicating the crypto market has returned to the “Greed Zone.”
Note: The fear and greed index threshold is 0-100, including indicators: volatility (25%) + market trading volume (25%) + social media buzz (15%) + market surveys (15%) + Bitcoin’s proportion in the overall market (10%) + Google trending analysis (10%).
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