Stock futures fell on Sunday night as Wall Street begins a new month of trading, with traders keeping an eye on bitcoin after a weekend sell-off. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures lost 143 points, or 0.3%. S&P 500 futures dipped 0.6%, while Nasdaq-100 futures shed nearly 1%.

Despite thousands of alternative tokens and institutional adoption, crypto markets in 2026 still largely move in lockstep with bitcoin, offering little real diversification.

The crypto market crash continued on Monday, with Bitcoin and most altcoins being in the red. Here's why the crash is continuing today

Bitcoin ( BTC-USD) tumbled to a new 2026 low below $85K on Thursday amid a broader market selloff across U.S. equities and metals. The largest digital token by market cap ( BTC-USD) dropped 4.8% in the last 24 hours to $84.8K apiece, marking its lowest level since mid-December.

While no one has fond memories of the 2022 crypto winter — with the price of bitcoin falling 80% — the timeline was relatively brief, roughly one year from the blowoff top to the bottom. From there, bitcoin quickly doubled in price, rose through 2023, and ultimately hit a new record in early 2024.

Bitcoin dropped sharply over the weekend, extending year-to-date losses. But strategists say its too early to call a bottom on the token's latest rout.

CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju says Bitcoin unlikely to crash 70% unless Michael Saylor sells, citing MicroStrategy's $2.2B cash reserves.

According to data from asset managerBlackRock,Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) has produced a higher return compared to every other asset class in eight of 11 years from the start of 2013 through 2023. Bitcoin was then up 119% in 2024. That hot streak is about to end ...

The XRP and BTC prices remained under pressure on Monday as demand waned, liquidations jumped, and the Crypto Fear and Greed moved to the extreme fear

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