Monthly Market Update (February)
February’s crypto markets were defined by a severe macro-driven deleveraging event on February 5, when Bitcoin plummeted over 14% — one of the steepest single-day declines on record — triggering $2.1 billion in liquidations. Unlike crypto-native shocks, this crash stemmed from Trump’s escalating tariff rhetoric and heightened U.S.-Iran geopolitical tensions, driving capital rotation from risk assets to safe havens as spot gold surged past $5,172/oz.