BREAKING: Lombard (BARD) Crashes 21% to $0.85 in Sharp Selloff
Lombard Protocol (BARD) is experiencing a severe price decline, dropping 21.02% in the past 24 hours to trade at $0.850411 as of 1:59 PM UTC on March 18, 2026.
The Bitcoin staking protocol’s native token has shed over $50 million in market capitalization, falling from approximately $242 million to $192 million. The selloff accelerated in the past hour alone, with BARD declining an additional 20.88%.
Price Action and Trading Activity
BARD reached a 24-hour high of $1.15 before plummeting to its current level near $0.85, representing a 26% intraday decline. The token briefly touched $0.845679, dangerously close to testing key support levels.
Trading volume has surged to $75.7 million, indicating heightened market activity as investors react to the sharp price movement. This represents significant turnover relative to the token’s $192 million market cap.
Market Context
Lombard Protocol, which enables Bitcoin staking through wrapped Bitcoin derivatives, has seen volatile price action since its launch. The token reached an all-time high of $1.70 on March 5, 2026, just two weeks ago. Today’s price represents a 50% decline from that peak.
Despite the recent selloff, BARD remains up 171% from its all-time low of $0.32573 recorded on October 10, 2025. The token has also gained 7.3% over the past 30 days, though weekly performance shows a 22.4% decline.
Token Metrics
BARD currently ranks #185 by market capitalization across all cryptocurrencies. The token has a circulating supply of 225 million tokens out of a maximum supply of 1 billion, representing 22.5% of total supply currently in circulation.
The fully diluted valuation stands at $853.8 million, suggesting significant dilution risk as additional tokens enter circulation over time.
At press time, no official statement has been released by Lombard Protocol regarding the price decline. Market participants are closely monitoring for any protocol updates, security issues, or broader market developments that may be driving the selloff.
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
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