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Just saw the latest report from CoinGecko on the Q1 2026 market conditions, and the situation is quite serious. Cryptocurrency market capitalization has decreased by 20.4% over the past three months, now at $2.4 trillion. This has nearly halved from the peak in October 2025.
Interestingly, stablecoins remain stable at $309.9 billion, but USDT has started to decline for the first time since Q2 2022. Meanwhile, Bitcoin has fallen 22%, in line with the general stock market movement. Conversely, crude oil has surged 76.9% — the strongest performance in this period.
Data from CoinGecko also shows spot trading volume on centralized exchanges plummeted 39.1%, down to $2.7 trillion, with March being the weakest month at $0.8 trillion. Notably, Solana still dominates DEX volume with a 30.6% share. On Hyperliquid, commodity traders now account for 30% of outstanding futures contracts — a significant change in trader composition.