The One-Hour Crash That Wiped Out $5 Trillion Across Global Markets
The session opened calmly, with markets showing no clear stress before U.S. trading began. Momentum felt stable across risk assets, and positioning looked balanced. Then Bitcoin —
$BTC , rolled over without warning. Selling accelerated within minutes, pulling liquidity from the market. What followed was not a routine dip, but a violent reset that erased trillions before traders could react. Within one hour, losses cascaded across every major asset class. Screens turned red across desks worldwide, catching both retail and insti