In brief
- Leading altcoins extended losses Wednesday, with analysts attributing the sell-off to low liquidity driven by capital rotation into gold and cascading whale liquidations.
- Sustained Bitcoin ETF outflows and hawkish Federal Reserve signals are compounding liquidity pressures.
- Experts see near-term volatility with Bitcoin range-bound, but a potential rebound in late 2026 hinges on institutional capital returning.
Altcoins continued to extend losses on Wednesday as the February selloff intensified, with Solana, XRP, BNB, and other major tokens shedding between 4% and 6% over 24 hours, according to CoinGecko data.
Zcash is the largest loser among the top 30 altcoins, dropping 6.5% in the past 24 hours, per CoinGecko data. BNB, Sui,…
