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    Useless Coin Lost 15% as Traders Dump Speculative Asset

    Ogooluwa AremuBy Ogooluwa AremuMarch 18, 2026Updated:March 18, 2026 Cryptocurrency No Comments2 Mins Read
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    Useless Coin Lost 15% as Traders Dump Speculative Asset

    With a market cap of about $38 million, Useless Coin (USELESS) is down 14.72% to $0.0381 over the past 24h, underperforming the broader market amid high-beta selling pressure as risk appetite wanes.

    Amplified sell-off versus Bitcoin, typical of high-volatility meme coins during market-wide pullbacks. Useless Coin fell over 6 times more than Bitcoin’s 2.27% drop, reflecting its status as a high-volatility meme asset.

    During market-wide risk-off moves, these tokens often experience amplified selling as traders reduce exposure to speculative positions.

    The move appears driven by macro-sensitive portfolio rebalancing, not a project-specific failure. The provided social and news context shows general meme-coin chatter but no verifiable negative catalysts, such as an exploit, regulatory action, or a major token unlock, for USELESS.

    The immediate trigger is the Federal Reserve’s policy decision and guidance on March 18. A hawkish tone could prolong pressure on speculative assets like USELESS, while a neutral/dovish stance might support a relief bounce.

    Direction is tightly linked to broader crypto market sentiment, which is awaiting macro clarity.  The drop highlights USELESS’s sensitivity to broader market risk dynamics, with no internal catalyst to counter the sell-off. Tether Gold Climbs to $4,980 as Physical Gold Rally

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    Ogooluwa Aremu is a business journalist at MarketForces Africa covering Nigeria's energy sector, macroeconomic policy, African continental affairs, cryptocurrency markets, and foreign exchange developments.His reporting spans Nigeria's oil and gas regulatory landscape, including coverage of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Nigeria International Energy Summit, and the downstream deregulation reforms reshaping Nigeria's petroleum sector. He also reports general market, Nigeria's fiscal reforms, World Bank and IMF engagements with Nigeria, and President Tinubu's economic policy initiatives.Ogooluwa covers Africa-wide developments through MarketForces Africa's Inside Africa desk, reporting on the African Union summits, continental economic policy, and cross-border developments affecting investment and trade across Sub-Saharan Africa.His cryptocurrency and forex market coverage tracks major digital assets, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Ripple, alongside. Nigeria's interbank FX market movements. He has covered major stories, including the African Union's 39th Ordinary Session in Addis Ababa, Nigeria's N6 trillion fuel import savings from deregulation, and the World Bank's assessment of Nigeria's economic reform programme. Ogooluwa Aremu is based in Lagos, Nigeria.

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