The cryptocurrency market erased all gains from President Trump’s US Crypto Strategic Reserve announcement, plunging by over 14.7% in seven days to reach $2.7 trillion on March 10.

Top cryptocurrencies and their 24-hour performances. Source: Coin360

Several factors have contributed to the latest drop in crypto prices, including:

Trump’s acknowledgement that his policies will cause short-term pain to the economy.

Investors are risk-off amid the continued outflows from crypto investment products.

TOTAL drops toward the technical target of a descending triangle.

Trump acknowledges short-term pain for economy

President Trump’s recent statements have cast a shadow over the crypto market, tempering the enthusiasm that followed his pro-crypto rhetoric earlier in 2025. 

Key points:

Bitcoin  (BTC) declined 4% in the last 24 hours.

Ether (ETH) is down 3.2% over the last 24 hours to trade just above $2,000.

Solana (SOL) and XRP (XRP)

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