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“Time to panic?” » – Sudden $200 Billion Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, XRP and Crypto Price Drop Raises “Critical” Alarm
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fell sharply, crashing towards $60,000 per bitcoin and hitting other major cryptocurrencies including Ethereum, Solana and XRP.
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The price of bitcoin fell to $62,000, its lowest level since early May and down more than 10% from its recent high. Meanwhile, the price of the other top ten coins Ethereum, XRP and Solana fell even more sharply, wiping $200 billion from the combined market over the past week.
Today, traders are looking towards a “critical level” which, if exceeded, could cause the price of bitcoin to drop significantly:even as the market prepares for a massive political earthquake this week.
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The price of Bitcoin collapsed to $60,000 per Bitcoin, reaching the price of Ethereum, Solana, XRP… [+] and the broader crypto market.
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“The critical level to watch is $61,500,” wrote Markus Thielen, Bitcoin and crypto price analyst at 10X Research in a statement. note to customers who asked if it was “time to panic?”
“If bitcoin trades below this level, prices could fall as low as $50,000 or even lower. Technically, bitcoin appears to be in a double top formation, as the support level is being broken. test. This chart formation should be our base case unless it becomes invalidated. This formation could easily drop to $50,000 or even $45,000.
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The fall in the price of Bitcoin has caused the crypto market, including Ethereum, Solana, and XRP, to plummet.
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The bitcoin and crypto market has surged this year as traders bet on a dovish turn from the Federal Reserve as inflation measured by Consumer Price Index (CPI) data declines alongside a radical political change in Washington that could mean a much friendlier attitude towards crypto from US regulators. .
“Yes, the US elections and the CPI are expected to be bullish later this year, but we may still have a steeper correction,” Thielen added.
The price of Bitcoin has also skyrocketed this year, driving up the price of Ethereum, Solana, XRP and the market as a whole, thanks to the long-awaited arrival of a fleet of exchange-traded funds ( ETF) for Bitcoin spot on Wall Street.