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As the CLARITY Act negotiations progress, Bessent cautioned that crypto "nihilists" oppose oversight and framed regulation as essential to U.S. financial leadership.

In a post on X, Kiyosaki described the U.S. national debt and long-term liabilities as the biggest risk facing investors.

MSTR’s stock was also weighed down after the company reported a 1,640% increase in operating loss during its fourth quarter earnings.

The $2.6 billion in liquidations placed this selloff among the top 10 largest crypto liquidation events ever recorded.

Coinbase is expected to post a 50% drop in its fourth quarter profit, as per data from fiscal.ai at a time when bitcoin prices have been weighing on crypto linked stocks.

Dow Jones futures were down by 0.27%, the S&P 500 futures fell 0.45%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100’s futures declined 0.68%.

XRP’s price fell more than 12% in the last 24 hours, making it the worst-performing major cryptocurrency during the session.

Shares of Strategy are on pace to finish lower for an eighth consecutive month, marking the longest losing streak in the company’s trading history.

Analysts say the drop in Bitcoin’s price is because of capital reallocation rather than retail panic selling.

Bitcoin’s price fell for a third consecutive session, dipping below $71,000 to mark a new low for the year.

According to a report by the Financial Times, advisers involved in Tether’s fund raise discussions floated a much smaller raise of around $5 billion.

In a Substack post, Burry said another 10% drop in Bitcoin’s price could leave Strategy billions underwater and restrict its access to capital markets.

According to him, Bitcoin’s price is closer to the bottom than it was at the beginning of a bear market.

The move comes after SRx Health announced in December that it would be acquiring EMJ Capital, alongside a pivot to an active “Gen2” digital asset treasury strategy under activist investor Eric Jackson.

The total cryptocurrency market fell 2.4% to approximately $2.67 trillion.

The bitcoin slump is weighing companies that offer services in cryptocurrency. Webull allows users to buy, sell, and hold bitcoin and other digital assets.

Analysts warned that a data-heavy macro calendar, weak risk appetite, and lingering technical pressures continue to raise volatility risks for crypto markets.

CME Group is set to report earnings on Wednesday, with analysts watching for signs of market volatility and institutional demand for crypto-linked derivatives.

According to an ongoing poll on Stocktwits, nearly 50% of crypto traders said they were buying the dip.