The main crypto assets fell sharply

The cryptocurrency market started the week with a significant drop. The price of bitcoin BTC $75,171.80 Mezo Wrapped BTC -0.63% Market capitalization $0.1 billion VOL. 24 hours $0.62 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 $2,328.47 Bridged Ether (StarkGate) -0.88% Market capitalization $42.71 million VOL. 24 hours $0.49 billion dropped by 7% to $ 3,100, and the tokens XRP $1.43 XRP -0.16% Market capitalization $88.3 billion VOL. 24 hours $0.1 billion , ADA $0.25 Binance-Peg Cardano -1.23% Market capitalization $0.11 billion VOL. 24 hours $24.33 million , Solana SOL $85.80 Binance-Peg SOL -0.98% Market capitalization $94.34 million VOL. 24 hours $0.16 billion and Dogecoin DOGE $0.09 Binance-Peg Dogecoin -1.60% Market capitalization $0.24 billion VOL. 24 hours $75.43 million 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.