4E: Technology stocks lead the decline in U.S. stocks, panic in the cryptocurrency market intensifies

ChainCatcher news, on Thursday, U.S. stocks fell sharply again, with all three major indices closing down. The Dow Jones fell 0.43%, the S&P 500 dropped 1.59%, and the Nasdaq declined 2.78%. The technology sector led the decline, with the seven giants collectively plummeting, erasing nearly $550 billion in market value. Among them, Nvidia's latest earnings report was "good but not stunning," causing its stock price to drop from a 2% increase at the open to a decline of over 8% at the close, resulting in a market value loss of over $270 billion.

The cryptocurrency market plummeted again, driven by tech stocks, with Bitcoin falling below $80,000, hitting a new low since November 11 of last year, a 24-hour drop of 4.7%; Ethereum fell to around $2,100, erasing all gains since last August; SOL dropped below $130, marking a five-month low. Currently, from its all-time high, Bitcoin has fallen over 25%, Ethereum over 45%, and SOL over 55%, while many altcoins have also dropped to all-time lows in the past two days. Market sentiment remains in a state of extreme panic, and despite the significant declines, there are still no signs of a bottom.

In the forex commodities sector, with the clarification of Trump's tariff timeline, the dollar rose over 0.7%; the oil market strengthened and closed at a high, with U.S. oil rising over 2.5%; the strengthening dollar put pressure on gold, with spot gold dropping 1.3%, hitting a new low in over two weeks during the session.

As signs of a weakening U.S. economy emerge, recession fears are reigniting, and the uncertainty of Trump's policies is exacerbating market anxiety about the economic outlook, leading to a double blow in both the U.S. stock and cryptocurrency markets, with panic sentiment intensifying.