Bitcoin Drops below $66K After $300M Liquidations and $1B ETF Inflows — Is Geopolitical Risk Repricing Crypto? (March 2, 2026)
According to CoinMarketCap data, the global cryptocurrency market cap now stands at $2.28T, down by 0.28% over the last 24 hours.Bitcoin (BTC) traded between $65,056 and $67,361 over the past 24 hours. As of 09:30 AM (UTC) today, BTC is trading at $65,969, down by 0.63%.Most major cryptocurrencies by market cap are trading mixed. Market outperformers include KAVA, KNC, and ALICE, up by 25%, 20%, and 18%, respectively.Top stories of the day:Federal Reserve Likely to Maintain Interest Rates Amid Geopolitical Tensions U.S. Service Member Deaths Rise Amid Middle East TensionsCrypto Funds See $1B Weekly Inflows, Ending 5-Week $4B Outflow Streak U.S. Short-Term CPI Swaps Surge as One-Year Contract Rises 11 Basis Points to 2.62% Key Economic Data Releases Expected This Week Russia to Lift Temporary Crypto Mining Restrictions in Siberian Regions OpenAI Open to Pentagon Assurances on Anthropic Gold Futures Surge Amid US-Israel-Iran Conflict Iran's Security Official: No Talks with the U.S. X Lifts Ban on Crypto Promotions, Influencers Must Disclose PartnershipsMarket movers:ETH: $1959.04 (-1.62%)BNB: $620.37 (-0.30%)XRP: $1.3562 (-2.05%)SOL: $83.85 (-1.99%)TRX: $0.2818 (+0.14%)DOGE: $0.09253 (-1.72%)WLFI: $0.1065 (-4.05%)U: $0.9999 (-0.01%)ADA: $0.273 (-2.71%)WBTC: $66270.67 (-0.33%)