Bitcoin Dips Under $68K as Crypto Market Slips

Bitcoin falls below $68K as the market trends downward; NFT, Layer2, and SocialFi show relative strength amid broader sector declines.

Rich by Coin

2026-02-12

The crypto market continued its correction, with Bitcoin dipping below $68,000 and Ethereum slipping under $2,000. SoSoValue data shows the overall market trending downward, though the NFT, Layer 2, and SocialFi sectors remained relatively resilient, rising 1.40%, 0.53%, and 0.04% respectively in the past 24 hours.

Within the NFT sector, ApeCoin rose 1.30%; within the SocialFi sector, Toncoin rose 0.68%; and within the Layer 2 sector, zkSync rose 4.38%. The gains in these sectors came amid broader market declines.

Elsewhere, the Meme sector fell 0.29% as PIPPIN surged 33.94%. Zcash rose 2.41%; Aster gained 8.90% intraday, while Hyperliquid advanced 4.08% and eCash climbed 4.11% as PayFi declined 1.88%.