Top Reasons Why the Crypto Market is Plunging: Bitcoin Drops Below $90K, Ethereum Below $3000

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As seen in the above chart, the BTC shorts have been heavily squashed a couple of times heavily since the start of 2026, which has pushed the prices higher. After a brief consolidation, the shorts have begun to pile up as the market participants now expect the price to go lower. Moreover, the financial markets also plunged after Trump’s threat by claiming the US dominance of the western hemisphere, which includes a vow to take over Greenland. Besides, in the east, Japanese bonds also took a hit over concerns about the country’s finances.

On the other hand, privacy coins like Monero and Dash tumbled down heavily with over a double-digit margin. The market capitalisation of Layer-1 tokens, which hold over 82% dominance in the markets, dropped over 4%, along with the other sectors like DeFi, Memes, AI, and a few more, also experienced a similar drop.

Currently, the market sentiment has turned extremely bearish with the growing uncertainty persisting due to the rising global tensions. The analyst and the market participants now believe in the continued descending trend, as the leverage has been piled up below $89,500 and extends to $85,690. Therefore, this price range can be considered to be extremely important for the Bitcoin bulls to hold, else a deeper correction below $85,000, dragging the crypto market lower.

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