BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP price news: Why is bitcoin down today
By Shaurya Malwa
Published on March 4, 2026.
Bitcoin has dropped from the $70,000 level three times since the Feb. 5 crash, with the market now trading at $67,600. BTC was down 0.7% over the past 24 hours but up 3.4% on the week as the post-strike recovery held. Ether slipped 2.2% to $1,957, but still up 2.6% on a seven-day basis. BNB was an outperformer, up 5.2%. Meanwhile, Dogecoin fell 2.9% in 24 hours and is now down 3.9%. FxPro chief analyst Alex Kuptsikevich warned of a decline to $63K if the upper boundary continues to hold. Asian stocks also fell, with South Korean stocks posting their largest two-day decline since 2008 due to the Iran conflict. The Indian rupee dropped to a record low on the oil price hit.
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