Today, the digital asset market saw further declines due to recent economic turmoil. Over the past 24 hours, its market capitalization decreased by 1.07% to $2.79 trillion while its transaction volume dropped by 51.72% to $52.79 billion. The fear and greed index decreased to 27 from yesterday’s 28, showing anxiety in the market.
The ongoing downturn is due to an interplay of global economic turmoil, new US tariffs, and bearish investor sentiment. On Friday, March 7, 2025, the market fell and investor sentiment turned bearish after news emerged that the US government won’t actively buy cryptocurrencies to be held in a strategic crypto stockpile announced early this week. The White House stated that the crypto reserve would capitalize on assets forfeited in civil and criminal cases.
How is the market performing today?
Bitcoin and prominent altcoins slumped as hopes of the US crypto strategic stockpile waned, worsened by Trump’s tariff plans.
Today, BTC’s value is standing at $84,450 after seeing a decline of 2.07% over the past 24 hours. Ether declined by 0.96% making its price currently trading at $2,143.
XRP, BNB, and SOL are also down 4.02%, 3.09%, and 1.65% respectively. Similarly, ADA, DOGE, and TRX registered decreases of 3.80%, 5.24%, and 1.82% respectively.
Top performers today
Despite the significant downturn in the wider market, some assets have performed well.
Movement (MOVE) emerged as the top performer in today’s crypto market, with a price surge of 47.18% over the past 24 hours. With the increase in demand for US-based crypto assets following the US crypto strategic stockpile’s announcement, MOVE’s price has garnered huge strength, making it one of the best performers.
Ethena (ENA) became the second-best performer after its value rose by 29.50% over the period. ENA is doing well because investors and traders are increasingly accumulating the asset, as they have confidence in its growth potential.
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) took the third position with a price increase of 28.88%. BCH is currently in a market rally. On-chain data shows the asset is in a bullish trend, with its open interest surging and transaction rate reaching higher levels.
Cronos (CRO) settled on position four with a price jump of 28.38%. CRO has been in an uptrend, with its price growth of 121% recorded over the past month, fuelled by robust investor enthusiasm.
Lastly, Cardano (ADA) made it to this list with a price upsurge of 25.58%. ADA has ben seeing incredible increase after Trump announced that the US crypto strategic stockpile would include ADA, SOL, XRP, ETH, and BTC.
