Opinion: The recent downturn in the cryptocurrency market may be related to panic selling triggered by Mt.Gox's debt repayment and transfer of BTC

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Exness financial market strategist Inky Cho suggests the recent downturn in the cryptocurrency market may be related to panic selling triggered by Mt.Gox's debt repayment transfer of BTC. Additionally, Trump's comments about an impending economic recession have also impacted both stock and cryptocurrency markets.

From a macro perspective, Bitcoin currently maintains around 40% correlation with Nasdaq. However, Bitcoin is polarizing from ETH and other altcoins. It seems more like a hedge against economic uncertainty and current US tariffs, while altcoins including Ethereum are still tied to tech industries and tech stocks dominating the Nasdaq market. Furthermore, in the long run, Bitcoin's role as a tariff hedging tool might strengthen especially when tariffs cause economic instability.