BTC
$103,557.16
–
2.02%
ETH
$2,520.74
–
3.62%
USDT
$1.0003
–
0.01%
XRP
$2.1483
–
2.27%
BNB
$654.18
–
2.24%
SOL
$153.89
–
5.66%
USDC
$0.9997
–
0.01%
DOGE
$0.1876
–
8.38%
TRX
$0.2686
–
1.18%
ADA
$0.6668
–
5.18%
SUI
$3.1436
–
8.72%
HYPE
$30.97
–
6.53%
LINK
$13.77
–
4.99%
AVAX
$20.15
–
6.57%
XLM
$0.2603
–
4.62%
LEO
$8.7288
–
4.86%
BCH
$402.49
–
0.73%
TON
$3.0588
–
6.56%
SHIB
$0.0₄1246
–
6.65%
HBAR
$0.1625
–
7.24%
May 31, 2025, 9:01 a.m.
- Cryptocurrencies experienced significant losses over the weekend, with Dogecoin dropping over 8% and Pepe falling 12%.
- Bitcoin’s price fell over 2%, trading just above $103,600, while the CoinDesk 20 index decreased by 4.2%.
- Analysts link the downturn to renewed U.S.-China trade tensions, with market volatility expected to continue.
Cryptocurrencies started the weekend in red with Dogecoin (DOGE) down over 8% to lead losses among majors and Pepe (PEPE) shedding 12%.
STORY CONTINUES BELOW
Bitcoin fell over 2% to under $104,000 and traded just over $103,600 in Asian afternoon hours Saturday, while the CoinDesk 20 index slumped 4.2% in the past 24 hours.
Ether (ETH) fell nearly 4%, xrp (XRP), BNB Chain (BNB), Cardano’s ADA and Solana’s SOL showed losses between 2-5%. Cronos Network’s CRO was the only gainer in the top 100 tokens with a 12% on no immediate catalyst.
Analysts attributed the downturn to renewed U.S.-China trade tensions.
“Markets went red on Friday on renewed tariff-related apprehensions,” said Alex Kuptsikevich, chief market analyst at FxPro, told CoinDesk in an email. “President Trump accused China on social media of violating the recent trade truce, while Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent admitted in an interview that talks with Beijing had stalled.”
The derivatives market also pointed to increasing investor caution. Open interest in Bitcoin futures is up 51% since April, while options have ballooned by 126%, according to data from Deribit.
Whale wallets, which had been accumulating Bitcoin throughout the year, recently shifted to net selling, sending coins back to exchanges — a classic sign of profit-taking.
“Bitcoin’s local support looks solid around $103K for the coming days,” Kuptsikevich said. However, with tariff headlines rattling markets and whales taking risk off, traders are bracing for more volatility, he added.
Shaurya is the Co-Leader of the CoinDesk tokens and data team in Asia with a focus on crypto derivatives, DeFi, market microstructure, and protocol analysis.
Shaurya holds over $1,000 in BTC, ETH, SOL, AVAX, SUSHI, CRV, NEAR, YFI, YFII, SHIB, DOGE, USDT, USDC, BNB, MANA, MLN, LINK, XMR, ALGO, VET, CAKE, AAVE, COMP, ROOK, TRX, SNX, RUNE, FTM, ZIL, KSM, ENJ, CKB, JOE, GHST, PERP, BTRFLY, OHM, BANANA, ROME, BURGER, SPIRIT, and ORCA.
He provides over $1,000 to liquidity pools on Compound, Curve, SushiSwap, PancakeSwap, BurgerSwap, Orca, AnySwap, SpiritSwap, Rook Protocol, Yearn Finance, Synthetix, Harvest, Redacted Cartel, OlympusDAO, Rome, Trader Joe, and SUN.
