Bitcoin Price Today: BTC at $71,137 — Morning Crypto Market Update (2026-03-18)

📉 Bearish

Morning Crypto Market Update — 2026-03-18

🌍 Global Market Overview

Total Market Cap: $2.52T  |  24h Volume: $114.9B  |  BTC Dominance: 56.4%

📝 Market Analysis

The cryptocurrency market is strongly bearish today. Bitcoin dropped 4.2% in a significant sell-off, with broad weakness across the crypto market.

Ethereum followed Bitcoin's lead, moving -5.8% to $2,193.7.

The total crypto market capitalization stands at $2.52 trillion, with Bitcoin dominance at 56.4%. Most tracked assets (6 out of 6) are trading lower, indicating widespread selling pressure.

🔍 Key Levels to Watch

• BTC: Testing support at $71000. A break below could see $69000.
• ETH: Watching $2100 support.

This analysis is generated using real-time market data and algorithmic assessment. It is not financial advice.

🪙 Top Coins Performance

BTC — $71,137 ▼ -4.23%

📊 7d: 0.68%  |  💰 MCap: $1422.3B  |  📈 Vol: $47.04B

ETH — $2,193.7 ▼ -5.83%

📊 7d: 6.01%  |  💰 MCap: $264.6B  |  📈 Vol: $24.19B

XRP — $1.46 ▼ -4.36%

📊 7d: 5.02%  |  💰 MCap: $89.5B  |  📈 Vol: $2.90B

SOL — $90 ▼ -5.51%

📊 7d: 3.06%  |  💰 MCap: $51.4B  |  📈 Vol: $4.13B

DOGE — $0.0950 ▼ -5.83%

📊 7d: 1.28%  |  💰 MCap: $14.6B  |  📈 Vol: $1.50B

ADA — $0.2736 ▼ -6.03%

📊 7d: 3.71%  |  💰 MCap: $10.1B  |  📈 Vol: $0.56B

📊 Market Sentiment: 0 gainers vs 6 losers (out of 6 tracked)

📌 What to Know

This is an automated daily crypto market briefing published twice daily at 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM KST. We track the top cryptocurrencies by market cap including Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), XRP, Cardano (ADA), and Dogecoin (DOGE). All data is sourced from CoinGecko and updated in real-time.

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Published by The Crypto Brief — Automated daily crypto market intelligence.

Data: CoinGecko | Not financial advice | Wed, 18 Mar 2026 23:00:04 GMT