Data: The crypto market has declined for two consecutive days, with the Layer2 sector down more than 6%, and BTC dropped below $71,000 during intraday trading.

MarsBitNews · 2026-03-19T02:47:16+00:00

According to SoSoValue data, the crypto market has declined for two consecutive days, with the Layer2 segment experiencing the largest losses. Within 24 hours, Mantle, Optimism, and zkSync declined 7.36%, 7.73%, and 8.19% respectively. Bitcoin and Ethereum also experienced significant declines, while the CeFi and DeFi segments similarly slid downward, with some projects such as Kaspa and River rising against the market trend.

MarsBitNews

2026-03-19 02:47:16

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Mars Finance reports that according to SoSoValue data, the crypto market sectors have declined for two consecutive days, with the Layer2 sector leading the decline, down 6.09% over the past 24 hours. Mantle (MNT) dropped 7.36%, Optimism (OP) and zkSync (ZK) fell 7.73% and 8.19%, respectively. Additionally, Bitcoin (BTC) decreased 4.05%, briefly falling below $71,000; Ethereum (ETH) declined 5.54%, dropping near $2,200.

In other sectors, the CeFi sector fell 2.58% in 24 hours, with Aster (ASTER) down 7.22%. The Layer1 sector decreased 3.22%, but Kaspa (KAS) rose against the trend by 9.07%. The PayFi sector declined 3.6%, with Dash (DASH) down 7.72%. The DeFi sector fell 3.94%, but River (RIVER) surged 15.32 during the session. The Meme sector dropped 4.79%, while Siren (SIREN) remained relatively resilient, soaring 13.64%.

The crypto sector indices reflecting sector historical performance show that ssiLayer2, ssiAI, and ssiMeme indices fell 5.97%, 5.23%, and 4.92%, respectively.

BTC-5.2%

MNT-11.06%

OP-9.1%

ZK-6.51%

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