Just been watching the charts and man, February was brutal for crypto. Bitcoin took a serious hit right at month-end, dropping hard as multiple pressures hit the market at once. That's the kind of thing that makes you wonder why is crypto crashing so fast sometimes.

From what I've been tracking, it started with geopolitical news. Israel announced strikes on Iran, and that kind of headline always spooks risk markets. When you've got that kind of uncertainty, money flows out of crypto into dollars and bonds. It's instant too—crypto doesn't sleep, so the selling happened immediately. But honestly, that was just the spark. The real issue was already brewing underneath.

Inflation data came in hotter than expected on the 27th, which basically killed hopes for quick rate cuts. The Fed's probably staying higher for longer, and that crushes rate-sensitive assets like crypto. At the same time, spot Bitcoin ETF inflows dried up completely. We saw like $24 billion in AUM leave the space over the month. Without that institutional buying pressure, the market got exposed.

Then the liquidations kicked in. Margin traders got wiped out—over $88 million in Bitcoin longs got liquidated in hours. That kind of cascade selling accelerates everything downward. Ethereum got hit even harder because leverage was stacked in that market. Bitcoin was fighting to hold above $60K, but once all three factors hit at once, that support just cracked. The market needed stability, and instead it got a perfect storm. These days Bitcoin's recovered somewhat, but that period showed how fragile things can get when macro pressure and geopolitical risk align.