Crypto-related company stocks tumbled in pre-market trading on Monday as bitcoin (BTC) and several altcoins succumbed to unrelenting sell pressure, spurring $1.6 billion in liquidations across derivatives exchanges.

Coinbase (COIN) is down by 3% in pre-market trading while Strategy (MSTR) slid by 2.3%. Mara Holdings (MARA) and Metaplanet (TYO: 3350) also lost more than 3%.

Crypto treasury companies had a rougher morning; with solana treasury company Forward Industries (FORD) selling off by as much as 5% in pre-market trading while ETH-focused BitMine (BMNR) lost 3.9%.

The equities sell-off comes after a grueling weekly open for crypto markets during the Asia morning; BTC and ether (ETH) are down 2.3% and 6.4% respectively while several altcoins were dealt double-digit moves to the downs

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