Bitcoin Plummets Below $108K! Aster’s 12% Drop Sparks Panic 🚨

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The cryptocurrency market, ever the melodramatic diva, took a dramatic nosedive today (October 21), with numerous digital assets staging a most ungracious exit from the stage of prosperity.

BTC, that paragon of volatility, slithered to approximately $107,500, while altcoins like ASTER, the market’s most recent tragic hero, suffered losses so steep they might make a stockbroker weep into their tea.

Red Day for BTC

The primary cryptocurrency, ever the optimist, began the week with a valiant climb to $111,500. But alas, the bears, those relentless ghouls of the market, reclaimed their throne with the swiftness of a cat pouncing on a moth.

Over the past few hours, BTC charted a substantial red candle, a spectacle so dire it could make a seasoned trader clutch their pearls. The price dipped to roughly $107,500, a 3% daily plunge and a 13% two-week crash that would make even the most stoic investor sigh dramatically.

Analysts, ever the alarmists, now envision doomsday scenarios as if they were drafting a sequel to “The Day After Tomorrow.” One X user, Dr Profit, ominously posited that a drop below $101,700 might signal the end of the bull run. Yet, the reduced amount of BTC on exchanges offers a glimmer of hope, like a flickering candle in a haunted house.

With BTC’s retreat, its market capitalization has shrunk to a mere $2.14 trillion, while its dominance over altcoins stands at a proud 58%-though one might argue it’s more of a reluctant monarchy.

The Alts Head South, too

The leading alternative coins, ever the followers, have joined BTC in its descent, with Ethereum (ETH) plunging by 4.5% to $3,860. Ripple’s XRP, that once-proud warrior, now dangles below $2.50, while Solana (SOL) tumbles by 5% to $184, as if it’s trying to escape a particularly unkind joke.

Aster (ASTER), the market’s most recent victim, is the biggest loser from crypto’s top 100 club, collapsing by 12% on a 24-hour scale. Mantle (MNT) and Hyperliquid (HYPE) follow, their drops of 10% and 8% as dramatic as a Shakespearean tragedy.

Among the few altcoins in green territory today are ChainOpera AI (COAI), Provenance Blockchain (HASH), and Zcash (ZEC), who seem to be the only ones enjoying the party. The total cryptocurrency market capitalization has slipped to roughly $3.73 trillion, a 3.2% decrease for the day-though one might call it a “modest adjustment.”

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2025-10-21 13:05