Cryptocurrencies have been volatile lately.
- Value carrier Bitcoin(CRYPTO: BTC) rose 76% from September to December before falling back 21% from that peak.
- Smart contracts enabler Ethereum(CRYPTO: ETH) gained 72% in the same upswing but also dropped back even faster, sitting at a 52% discount from the mid-December peak.
- And then there’s the Dogecoin(CRYPTO: DOGE) jokester, always less stable than its peers. The coin soared 361% higher in the fall but then ran into a brick wall. As of March 18, Dogecoin has lost 63% of its market value since December.
That’s the unpredictable backdrop to any serious analysis of cryptocurrencies in March 2025. The election drove many coins sky-high, as investors hoped for dramatically more crypto-friendly policies under the Trump administration. But the new team hasn’t actually offered much support to crypto owners so far, which explains the swooning price charts in recent weeks.
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