BlockBeats News, February 28th, as the geopolitical tension between the US and Iran escalated, multiple countries globally began urging their citizens to leave Iran as soon as possible, leading to another downturn in both the crypto and US stock markets. According to HTX market data, Bitcoin fell below $65,000 this morning, Ethereum dropped below $1,900, and the total cryptocurrency market cap is now reported at $2.347 trillion, down 2.0% over the past 24 hours. The top-performing tokens in terms of price change are:
SAHARA with a 24-hour increase of 50.2%, currently trading at $0.0225;
ALICE with a 24-hour gain of 38.2%, currently trading at $0.144;
SIGN with a 24-hour increase of 17.8%, currently trading at $0.028;
Binance Life with a 24-hour gain of 14%, currently trading at $0.074;
DENT with a 24-hour decrease of 29.5%, currently trading at $0.00025;
STEEM with a 24-hour decrease of 16.2%, currently trading at $0.058;
ENSO with a 24-hour decrease of 13.7%, currently trading at $1.44;
On the US stock market side, both the Nasdaq and S&P saw their largest monthly declines since March last year. According to Bitget market data, the Nasdaq dropped by 3.38% in February, and the S&P 500 index fell by 0.87% in February. This morning, the Nasdaq fell by 0.92% in a single day, while the S&P 500 index dropped by 0.43%. US cryptocurrency-related stocks saw a general decline, including:
MicroStrategy (MSTR) down by 2.95%;
Coinbase (COIN) down by 2.88%;
Circle (CRCL) down by 4.28%;
Riot Blockchain (RIOT) down by 4.68%;
BitMine Immersion (BMNR) down by 7.05%;
SharpLink Gaming (SBET) down by 5.41%.
