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Bearish sentiment prevails as BTC price falls below $67,000, ether (ETH) drops: Crypto Markets Today

Bearish sentiment prevails as BTC price falls below $67,000, ether (ETH) drops: Crypto Markets Today

Bitcoin fell 2.4% in the past 24 hours to around $66,900, while ether lost 2.7% to trade back below $2,000. The broader CoinDesk 20 (CD20) index dropped 3.7%.

The declines weighed on crypto-related stocks. Coinbase (COIN) dropped about 4% in pre-market trading, while rival exchange Bullish (BLSH), which owns CoinDesk, fell 2.3%. Bitcoin treasury companies Strategy (MSTR) and Strive (ASST) also lost about 2.3%. Trading platform Robinhood (HOOD) fell 4.7% after saying fourth-quarter crypto earnings fell 38%.

Gold prices, in contrast, added around 0.9% to $5,070 an ounce while silver rose over 5% after weaker-than-expected U.S. retail sales data pointed to slowing consumer demand.

The dollar weakened, and Treasury…

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