The S&P 500 fell as much as 2.5% before closing down 0.8%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq-100 also ended lower. A late rebound followed US President Donald Trump’s announcement that the US would insure and escort oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz to ease energy supply fears.
The Stoxx Europe 600 posted its steepest two-day drop since April, with the Euro Stoxx 50 and DAX sharply lower. Hotter euro-area inflation boosted expectations of a European Central Bank rate hike, pushing bond yields higher, while energy stocks outperformed on surging oil prices.
Brent crude briefly topped $85 before settling near $79, gold plunged 3.8%, and the US dollar strengthened, pressuring the euro.
US Spot ETF Flows
Asset
Daily Inflow
Daily Change
Weekly Inflow
Total Assets
Daily Volume
BTC ETFs
$225.2M
-50.9%
$683.3M
$87.6B
$4.0B
ETH ETFs
$-10.8M
-127.8%
$27.9M
$11.3B
$1.2B
SOL ETFs
$1.0M
-94.1%
$18.4M
$802.8M
$52.6M
US BTC Spot ETF Flows
US ETH Spot ETF Flows
US SOL Spot ETF Flows
Crypto Liquidations Summary
Liquidation Type
Value
% of Total
24h Change
Total Liquidations
$331.47M
-
$+16.24M (+5.15%)
Shorts
$130.91M
39.5%
$-64.62M (-33.05%)
Longs
$200.56M
60.5%
$+80.86M (+67.55%)
BTC
$149.05M
45.0%
$+11.49M (+8.35%)
ETH
$79.38M
23.9%
$-6.00M (-7.02%)
More than 31.6 million ETH was withdrawn from major exchanges in February, marking the largest monthly outflow since November. Binance accounted for the biggest share, with around 14.45 million ETH — nearly half of the total. OKX followed with roughly 3.83 million ETH, while Kraken saw about 1.04 million ETH leave its platform according to CryptoQuant data.
BitGo expands MiCA-compliant crypto-as-a-service across the European Economic Area, enabling banks and fintechs in 30 European markets to access licensed custody and payments services.
CFTC Chair Michael Selig announces potential introduction of crypto perpetual futures in the next month or so, according to statements made during a Tuesday event with SEC Chair Paul Atkins.
Indiana governor signs House Bill 1042, allowing crypto in retirement plans and protecting crypto users' rights, according to the bill's provisions.
American Bitcoin, led by Eric Trump, adds 11,298 new mining machines, increasing its hashrate capacity by 3 EH/s in Alberta.