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The crypto market has largely pulled back from the 2024-2025 rally that began after the 2024 US presidential elections and lost about 40% of its value from the October 2025 peak. Total3 Market Cap, the total market value excluding ETH and BTC, rose 91% after the November 5, 2024 election results, reaching 1.16 trillion dollars in December 2024. It was at 600 billion dollars before the election. The market rose to 1.13 trillion dollars in January 2025 and traded sideways, then peaked at 1.19 trillion dollars in October 2025 before collapsing. At the time of publication (February 21, 2026), Total3 Market Cap is around 713 billion dollars, at early November 2024 levels, and shows no signs of recovery. Total3 Market Cap from September 2024 to February 2026. Source: TradingView Main Reasons for the Total3 Market Cap Collapse BTC fell 50% from the peak, bottomed at 60 thousand dollars, then recovered limitedly to 68 thousand dollars. ETH eroded 60% from its approximately 5 thousand dollar peak in August 2025. Macro pressures, interest rate hikes, and the bursting of the altcoin bubble triggered this decline. Total3, being altcoin-heavy, was the fastest rising in the rally and the hardest falling in the crash. Ether price collapse from August 2025 peak. Source: TradingView Fear Index at Historical Low for BTC Investors Investor sentiment at multi-year lows; CoinMarketCap Fear and Greed Index at 14 (extreme fear) at time of publication, fell to historical low of 5 on February 5. This level resembles the 2022 bear market bottom. Despite peak Google searches for ‘Will Bitcoin go to zero?’, BTC detailed analysis shows institutional buying. Spot BTC ETFs: Institutional Buying Continues Despite Fear The 12 spot Bitcoin ETFs in the US recorded net inflows in the shortened week of February 20 due to Presidents’ Day holiday. Institutional…

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