Crypto enters “Extreme Fear”! Crypto Falls 3-8%!
Crypto majors continued their decline, dropping another 3–8% as the selloff persisted. Bitcoin (BTC) fell 3% to $104,500, Ethereum (ETH) dropped 5% to $3,520, Binance Coin (BNB) slid 6% to $955, and Solana (SOL) plunged 8% to $162. Meanwhile, Decred (DCR) surged 111%, Dash (DASH) climbed 50%, and Internet Computer (ICP) gained 30%, leading the day’s top movers. Liquidations totaled over $1.2 billion on Monday, with long positions accounting for 90% of the losses, and the Crypto Fear & Greed Index slipped into “Extreme Fear.” Balancer suffered a $128 million exploit following a so-called “vibe-coded” hack, prompting Berachain to halt its chain amid cascading pool drains across Ethereum and linked networks. In industry developments, Hollywood.com announced plans for an entertainment-focused prediction market in partnership with Crypto.com, while Ripple launched prime brokerage services for digital assets in the U.S. Strategy revealed plans to issue 3.5 million shares of its 10% Series A Perpetual Stream Preferred Stock ($STRE), with proceeds earmarked for Bitcoin purchases. Elsewhere, U.S. prosecutors are pursuing the maximum five-year sentence against the founders of Samurai Wallet, and the FTSE Russell announced it will publish its global equity, FX, and digital asset market index data directly on the blockchain via Chainlink.