The main crypto assets fell sharply

The cryptocurrency market started the week with a significant drop. The price of bitcoin BTC $96,424.16 Bitcoin 2.22% Market capitalization $1.92 trillion VOL. 24 hours $1.9 billion dropped below $ 100,000. After a relatively stable weekend, when the price of the flagship cryptocurrency held at $ 105,000, on Monday morning trading in Asia led to a decline to $ 99,700, which is a 5% loss overnight. The market capitalization of the leading digital token fell below the $ 2 trillion mark.

Altcoins suffered even greater losses. Ethereum ETH $1,828.44 Bridged Ether (StarkGate) 1.46% Market capitalization $0.16 billion VOL. 24 hours $0.84 billion dropped by 7% to $ 3,100, and the tokens XRP $2.14 XRP 1.10% Market capitalization $125.15 billion VOL. 24 hours $0.22 billion , ADA $0.68 Cardano 2.47% Market capitalization $24.35 billion VOL. 24 hours $58.66 million , Solana SOL $145.77 Binance-Peg SOL 0.96% Market capitalization $0.16 billion VOL. 24 hours $0.37 billion and Dogecoin DOGE $0.17 Binance-Peg Dogecoin 1.42% Market capitalization $0.44 billion VOL. 24 hours $0.11 billion lost 10% to 15% of their value. Most of the major cryptocurrencies are showing double-digit percentage declines, reflecting the overall market volatility.

CoinGlass data indicates mass liquidations. Over the past day, more than $ 600 million worth of positions were liquidated, of which $ 560 million was lost in the last 12 hours. The largest single liquidated position amounted to $ 98.46 million and was recorded on the HTX platform in the BTC/USDT pair.

The sharp fluctuations in cryptocurrency rates are a reminder of the high risks of investing in the digital asset sector. Analysts recommend that investors take a balanced approach to assessing market dynamics and avoid excessive risks.