The cryptocurrency market lost $186 billion in a single day, with the total market capitalization dropping from $3.29 trillion to $3.21 trillion.
Bitcoin is trading at $103,741, down nearly 2% in 24 hours, while altcoins experienced more significant losses collectively.
Factors contributing to the drop include increased tensions between the U.S. and China, a large options expiration, anticipation of low rate cuts, and profit-taking by large holders.
Altcoins like Solana, Ethereum, and XRP saw losses of around 6%, with meme coins like TRUMP and Pepe experiencing even larger declines of over 11%.