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Market in Shock: What Happened in the Last 48 Hours?The total market capitalization of cryptocurrencies fell by $100 billion since Trump announced the creation of the "U.S. Cryptocurrency Reserve."
In the last 24 hours, losses reached $500 billion – the biggest turnaround of the year.
➡️ Timeline of EventsOn Sunday, Trump announced the U.S. Cryptocurrency Reserve.
Within a few hours, the market grew from $2.7T to $3.1T – recovering from recent declines.
After 24 hours, the capitalization crashed to $2.6T – lower than before the announcement.
➡️ Ethereum: Unexpected CrashBefore the announcement, $ETH tested the bottom at $2,173 (March 2).
After the news, the price rose to $2,550, but then plummeted to $2,050.
Now Ethereum is 8% lower than before the Reserve announcement.
➡️ Market Manipulation? A Trap for Retail InvestorsThe sharp emotional jump led to significant losses for retail investors.
🟡 Before the announcement, the greed index was 20 (extreme fear).
🟡 After the news, it spiked to 55 (greed).
🟡 Now it has fallen back to 24 – investors are broken.
➡️ Record Capital Outflows
Funds started exiting crypto even before the announcement.
The last week of February saw a record weekly outflow of $2.6 billion.
This is $500 million more than the previous peak in 2024.
➡️ Bitcoin Didn’t HoldBTC is trading 3% lower than before the Reserve announcement.
In the last 12 hours, BTC’s capitalization dropped by $250 billion.
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Why is Capital Leaving Crypto?
The key reason is the shift to risk-free assets.
🟡 Growing economic uncertainty and trade wars.
🟡 Crashes not only in crypto but also in the stock market and oil.
🟡 At the same time, gold and bonds are strengthening their positions.
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Reality: Crypto Is No Longer a "Safe Haven"Since the beginning of the year, gold has risen by 10%, while Bitcoin has dropped by 10%.
Investors are increasingly viewing BTC as a risky asset.
The market has made its choice: safety is more important than risk. Crypto is currently in a knockdown 🥊
Leave a reaction, what do you think will happen next:👍 – Short-term correction before new growth
❤️ – Waiting for a long-term upward reversal
🔥 – Bearish trend will continue
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