Crypto Market Crash: Why Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin, & XRP Price Are Dropping Today

Another crypto market crash has occurred, with Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin and the XRP price dropping significantly today. This development is due to several factors, including the CME gap which the flagship crypto needs to fill below $90,000.

Crypto Market Crash: Why BTC, ETH, DOGE & The XRP Price Are Down

CoinMarketCap data shows that another crypto market crash has occurred with Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin and the XRP price dropping significantly. Crypto analyst Hardy revealed that this price decline is happening due to the CME gaps.

The analyst stated that the Bitcoin price already filled one at today’s open between $93,500 and $92,700. He added that the flagship crypto needs to drop to $85,000 to fill another. Meanwhile, he noted that there is another CME gap at $77,900 that BTC hasn’t quite filled.

Hardy also remarked that the Bitcoin bears will fight to ensure that BTC fills all these CME gaps. As such, he stated that the quicker the flagship crypto fills them up, the quicker it can begin another upward trend.

Crypto analyst Titan of Crypto also highlighted the CME futures gap between $92,900 and $85,700. He noted that traditionally, BTC tends to fill these gaps. As such, the analyst had raised the possibility of a pullback before the next leg up, which is already happening.

Altcoins like Ethereum, Dogecoin and the XRP price are dropping because they share a strong positive correlation with the flagship crypto and experience significant drops whenever BTC declines.

Coinglass data shows that the latest crypto market crash has led to the liquidation of over $213 million in long positions in the last four hours. Meanwhile, short positions have taken a lesser hit, with just over $18 million in liquidations during this timeframe.

Mixed Sentiments Over The Strategic Reserve

US President Donald Trump announced yesterday that the crypto strategic reserve would include altcoins such as Solana, Cardano, and XRP. This has sparked mixed sentiments over this crypto reserve as market participants believed that the reserve would only include Bitcoin.

Although the crypto market rebounded following Trump’s announcement, the mixed sentiment in the crypto market at the moment also looks to be contributing to the crypto market crash as market participants question the seriousness of the strategic reserve if it would include altcoins.

Meanwhile, stakeholders such as BitMEX’s co-founder Arthur Hayes have downplayed Trump’s announcement. Hayes stated that there was nothing new in the announcement. He highlighted the role the US Congress has to play before the crypto reserve can become effective.

It is also worth mentioning that Trump contributed to this crypto market crash by announcing that the 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada would begin tomorrow. The president also reiterated plans to double the tariffs on China from 10% to 20%.

Canada has retaliated by imposing tariffs on US goods, a move that has contributed to the market decline amid concerns of a trade war. China has also announced that it will increase tariffs on certain US goods to 15%. Meanwhile, Mexico is weighing tariffs and other countermeasures it could take on the US.