Bitcoin slides toward $81,000 as Fear and Greed Index drops to 28 and Ethereum weakens

Bitcoin traded around $82,700 after briefly moving toward $81,000, extending a pullback from highs near the $95,000–$100,000 range as market sentiment cooled into fear territory. The Crypto Fear and Greed Index fell to 28 while Ethereum dropped to about $2,720, with both assets showing weakening momentum but not yet entering extreme oversold or panic conditions.