Bitcoin tumbled below the $90,000 mark, hitting $88,900 after a sharp 7% drop in the past 24 hours.
The downturn wiped out significant value across the crypto market, bringing the total market cap down to $2.89 trillion, a 7.42% decline within the same period.
Ethereum faced even steeper losses, plunging 11.6% to $2,385, with its market cap now standing at $287.7 billion. Trading activity surged as Bitcoin recorded $64.5 billion in volume, while Ethereum saw $36.3 billion.
The market turbulence led to widespread liquidations, with $1.36 billion erased in the past day. Long positions suffered the most, accounting for $1.26 billion of the total, while short positions saw $98.75 million in losses.
Raydium (RAY) emerged as the worst-performing asset, plunging 20.3% in the past 24 hours and 44% over the past week, currently trading at $2.44.
The sharp downturn has fueled concerns about whether this is the start of a deeper correction or a temporary setback before the market stabilizes. Traders are now closely watching key support levels to gauge the next move.
The 1-day technical analysis from TradingView shows a very bearish sentiment – the summary and oscillators point to “sell” with 14 and 2 signals, respectively, whilte the moving averagas show “strong sell” at 12.
Switzerland’s central bank remains firmly opposed to adding Bitcoin to its reserves, despite growing pressure from crypto advocates.
Bitcoin investment products just recorded one of their strongest weeks in recent memory, as spot BTC ETFs based in the U.S. attracted over $3 billion in new inflows.
Crypto analytics firm Alphractal has released new insights into the altcoin market, highlighting RAY as the token with the highest long-to-short ratio among major altcoins.
Semler Scientific has quietly built up a sizable Bitcoin position, acquiring 111 BTC between mid-February and late April for a total of $10 million.