Ah, Bitcoin, that capricious creature of the digital realm, has once again retreated to the somber shores of $85,000, as if it were a wayward child, erasing the exuberant gains birthed from last weekend’s U.S. crypto reserve hype, a spectacle ignited by none other than President Donald Trump. 🎩
In a twist worthy of a Dostoevskian plot, the crypto markets, once buoyed by a staggering $330 billion influx into Bitcoin (BTC) and its digital brethren on that fateful Sunday, March 2, have now reversed course, marking one of the most dramatic daily declines ever recorded in the annals of cryptocurrency history. 📉
With a theatrical flourish, the total crypto market capitalization plummeted more than 10%, cascading down to a mere $2.9 trillion after a brief dalliance with the dizzying heights of $3.2 trillion. Bitcoin, in a fit of existential crisis, fell 8% below $85,500, wiping away all the Trump-fueled gains like a magician’s vanishing act. 🎩✨
Our illustrious U.S. President had, in a moment of grandiosity, announced plans for a multi-asset national crypto reserve, a proclamation that briefly uplifted the spirits of digital asset prices, only to have them dashed against the rocks of reality.
As the sun rose on Monday, March 3, the crypto market rally faded like a mirage in the desert, with altcoin prices sliding back to their pre-weekend levels, as if they were retreating from a bad date. Major coins like Ethereum (ETH), XRP, Solana (SOL), and Cardano (ADA) suffered double-digit losses in a mere 24 hours, a veritable bloodbath of digital despair. 😱
Meanwhile, the stock markets, not to be outdone, also took a hit as President Trump reaffirmed tariffs on our friendly neighbors, Canada and Mexico, set for enforcement on March 4. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 indices shed 1.48% and 1.76%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq index lost a staggering 2.64%. 📉
Crypto-related stocks faced a veritable onslaught of selling pressure. The crypto broker Coinbase Global (NASDAQ: COIN) lost 4.58%, while its rival Robinhood (NASDAQ: HOOD) was down 6.41%. MicroStrategy (NASDAQ: MSTR), however, managed to fare slightly better, down only 1.77%. A true tale of survival amidst the chaos! 🦸♂️
As the market flush continued, it also closed on-chain leveraged positions, with crypto liquidations crossing the ominous threshold of $800 million in just one day, inching ever closer to the $1 billion mark. Previously, whispers in the wind suggested that Bitcoin’s price might tumble below $86,000 due to a gap in the CME BTC futures and a tepid demand indicated by lackluster open interest. Alas, the gap has now closed, according to the ever-watchful TradingView charts. 📊
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2025-03-04 00:52