Tuesday brought no respite to the markets as assets continued to extend losses on Feb. 24.
Gold's price fell 1.42% today to drop to $5,132 per ounce. The bullion had surpassed the price mark of $5,500 per oz a few weeks ago to hit a new all-time high (ATH).
Silver, however, gained 0.30% to hit $87.06 per ounce. The metal had also surpassed the price mark of $100 per oz a few weeks ago to hit a new ATH.
All the leading crypto stocks extended their declines in pre-market hours today.
The shares of Strategy (Nasdaq: MSTR), the leading Bitcoin (BTC) treasury company, fell more than 5.5% to close at $123.71 yesterday. The shares fell 1% to exchange hands at $122.16 at press time.
The shares of Bitmine Immersion Technologies (NYSE: BMNR), the leading Ethereum (ETH) treasury company, also fell 4.5% and closed at $19.22 yesterday. The shares slid 1.3% to trade at $18.99 at press time.
Coinbase Global (Nasdaq: COIN), the largest crypto trading exchange in the United States, also slid on the charts. The stock fell nearly 6.5% to close at $160.24 yesterday and was exchanging hands at $155.15 at the time of writing, down more than 3% in a day.
However, Circle Internet Group (Nasdaq: CRCL), the crypto firm popular for its USDC stablecoin, gained a modest 0.5% today after falling 2.94% to close at $61.17 yesterday.
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Bitcoin fell around 3.6% over the last 24 hours and was trading at $63,372.23 at press time.
BTC hit its all time high of $126,080 in early October 2025 and is now trading 50% lower, thanks to the shocking liquidation event on Oct. 10.
In fact, the cryptocurrency has lost 20% of its value this month, its worst monthly performance since June 2022.
Ethereum (ETH) also fell 4% in a day to trade at $1,830.39.
XRP lost 3.7% to trade at $1.33, BNB 4.3% to $582.24, and Solana (SOL) around 4.3% to $76.71.
As per the onchain analytics platform CoinGlass, the Crypto Fear & Greed Index is currently at 9 points, indicating "extreme fear" among crypto investors.
This story was originally published by TheStreet on Feb 24, 2026, where it first appeared in the MARKETS section. Add TheStreet as a Preferred Source by clicking here.