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Following the "end" of the US-Iran ceasefire, cryptocurrency and stock markets experienced widespread declines.
PANews reported on July 8th that, according to CoinDesk, the US launched airstrikes against Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ships, and Iran subsequently attacked Kuwait and Bahrain. US President Trump announced the "end" of the ceasefire with Iran, calling the negotiations "meaningless," causing a sharp drop in global risk appetite. Bitcoin and Ethereum fell by more than 2%, the CoinDesk 20 index fell by nearly 3%, and Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 futures fell by about 1.5% at one point. In the crypto derivatives market, BTC futures open interest declined slightly, while ETH triggered approximately $90 million in long position liquidations during the price drop. Overall, the 24-hour crypto market saw approximately $450 million in liquidations, of which approximately $350 million came from Altcoin trading pairs. Altcoins generally fell, and Solana erased all gains since July.
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The crypto market fell across the board, with the DeFi sector dropping nearly 9%.
PANews reported on July 8th that, according to SoSoValue data, the crypto market saw a broad decline, with most cryptocurrencies falling by 2% to 9% in the past 24 hours. The DeFi sector led the market decline, falling 8.77%, with LAB (LAB) down 67.70% and Hyperliquid (HYPE) down 4.30%. However, EdgeX (EDGE) and Lido DAO (LDO) bucked the trend, rising 29.12% and 11.01% respectively.
Bitcoin emerged as the "most resilient" asset tonight, while US chip stocks experienced a "stock market crash," and crypto stocks followed suit, with US stocks falling across the board.
According to BlockBeats data, on July 7th, US stocks opened lower and continued to decline on Tuesday. The Nasdaq 100 fell over 2%, the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index fell over 6%, SPCX fell 5.7%, MRVL fell 10.25%, Western Digital fell 11%, SanDisk fell 13.9%, Micron fell 8.8%, and Oracle fell 4%. Bitcoin only fell nearly 1% after the US stock market opened, a drop comparable to gold. However, US cryptocurrency stocks generally fell in tandem with the broader market, with SBET falling 5.2%, GEMI falling 6.12%, CRCL falling 5.35%, MSTR falling 3.3%, and COIN falling 4%.