Solana (SOL) Crashes 13% as Broader Market Enters a Downturn

The cryptocurrency market faced a brutal downturn on Thursday, April 03, 2025, with Solana (SOL) crashing 13%

The cryptocurrency market faced a brutal downturn on Thursday, April 03, 2025, with Solana (SOL) crashing 13% to below $115 to see bulls risk a dip to the psychological $100 level.

SOL’s sharp decline aligned with the broader market crash that also sees Bitcoin (BTC) hovering near $81k and Ethereum (ETH) trading around $1.7k. A cascading effect across major risk assets, including crypto, has sparked concern as investors recoil from the latest tariff announcements.

With BTC and ETH leading top altcoins down, market sentiment has shifted rapidly over the past 24 hours. Most notably, analysts are saying this is likely a bottoming out, and macroeconomic pressures and on-chain activity could catalyse new upward momentum.

Solana plummets 13%, but is it ripe for a bounce?

Data from CoinGlass shows that Solana’s open interest has dropped by 7% to $4.63 billion. Also, market data shows a sharp price drop of more than 13% that sees SOL range below $115 – the altcoin reached lows of $112 amid the bloodbath that also wiped billions of dollars from the global crypto market.

With OI down, the decline suggests further pain, as a drop often precedes corrections. Should traders eye lower entry points, Solana’s price may yet dip again. However, the daily chart shows SOL in oversold territory, with both RSI and MACD indicators having flipped bearish in recent days.

Broader market outlook

The broader crypto market crash happened as investors reacted to President Donald Trump’s tariffs announcement impacting nearly 200 US trade partners.

As analysts at CryptoQuant pointed out on X, the reaction saw BTC plunge from above $88k to near $81k. Indeed, a single block trade saw 2,500 BTC moved, with significant inflows into Coinbase. CryptoQuant notes the rapid shift in sentiment amid the crash.

Kobeissi Letter pointed to macroeconomic concerns around tariffs as having driven the sell-off. In an X post, the market commentary platform noted the S&P 500 wiped out over $2 trillion in the day on April 3.

“The S&P 500 has now erased over $2 TRILLION today and the Russell 2000 is in bear market territory,” analysts at the platform posted. “The Nasdaq 100 is just 2% away from entering its first bear market since 2022. Truly a historic day in the market.”

Solana’s 13% crash reflects the market-wide deleveraging, with BTC and ETH likely to provide further proof of resilience or imminent collapse.