Crypto Meltdown? Fate, Tariffs & Tumbles – The Market’s Bitter Punchline 😅

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What to know:

  • Bitcoin, that once proud sovereign of the digital realm, has been humbled below $75,000, dragging major tokens into a melancholy descent of nearly 20%.
  • XRP, Solana, and even Dogecoin—yes, the very jester of crypto—witnessed a tragic plunge, tumbling over 20% and shattering once-hallowed support levels.
  • A fatal cocktail of macroeconomic uncertainties, relentless liquidations, and bold tariffs has spurred investors to seek refuge in more dignified domains.

On a dour Monday morning in Europe, as if scripted by fate itself, the crypto market embarked on its sorrowful journey. Bitcoin, like an embittered noble, slipped below its lofty summit of $75,000, extending losses on its comrades by nearly 20%—a spectacle both absurd and tragic. 😏

In the grim hours before the European sun had fully risen, XRP, Solana (SOL), and even the ever-mischievous Dogecoin plummeted over 5%. Their fall erased tens of billions in market hopes, as if destiny had unleashed a cascade of economic misfortunes and near-billion-dollar liquidations just for a twisted bit of humor.

The once-proud CoinDesk 20 index, monitoring the grandest of tokens, sank 12%, a silent testament to the pervasive dread that had seized the market like a cold wind over a bleak Russian steppe.

In this somber ballet, XRP and SOL led the forlorn dance, each nosediving more than 20% in the past day. XRP, now a modest $1.70, has shunned its cherished 200-day moving average, hinting ominously at further decline to $1.75—an irony as frosty as a Siberian winter. ❄️

Meanwhile, SOL stumbled beneath the ill-fated $100 mark, breaching its 50-day illusion and retreating a heartbreaking 64% from its once-glorious high. Even Dogecoin, the market’s perennial jester, could not escape its fate, tumbling 20% to an almost laughable $0.13, as chronicled by a rather bemused analyst.

In a twist befitting a dark comedy, President Trump’s 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports—and a doubled 20% on Chinese goods—added extra spice to this bitter recipe, sparking a cascade of retaliatory threats. One might almost smile at the sheer absurdity! 😅

From distant corridors of power, China now ponders a front-loaded stimulus to counter these measures, further unsettling the already jittery souls of investors, who now flee to the reassuring embrace of gold, the Japanese yen, and the steadfast Australian dollar.

As the Asian day unfolds, traders, with a resigned air reminiscent of doomed literary heroes, predict that this tragic decline shall persist until the U.S. stage awakens.

In a quiet Telegram confession, Jeff Mei of BTSE noted that crypto markets, ever the rebellious spirits, tend to signal their misfortune ahead of stock markets. With a wry smile, he forecast that once the U.S. opens its curtains, the descent will continue its relentless course.

He further mused that any hope for recovery now rests on the shoulders of great nations. While Vietnam, Cambodia, and Taiwan have already bowed to the pressure by promising tariff relief or increased investments, only a grand gesture from Japan or China could possibly restore confidence to this tragic farce.

Augustine Fan, the somber sage of SignalPlus, remarked that the present price action unmistakably mirrors the behavior of a bear market—a scene as desolate as the abandoned estates in a Chekhov tale.

His parting words, delivered with the dry humor of one who has seen many a storm in a teacup, warned that rallies are mere fleeting dreams in a realm governed by uncertainty. Until global chaos is finally subdued, the market’s melancholy orchestration shall persist, shaking investor confidence like leaves in a relentless autumn wind. 😂

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2025-04-07 10:37