Why is crypto market going down today?
Crypto prices fell on Wednesday as a rapid sell-off in bitcoin liquidated more than $400 million in leveraged long positions. The move came alongside a broader drop in several major tokens, including ether, XRP, and Dogecoin.
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Crypto traders with leveraged long positions noticed the move first, because more than $400 million of those positions were wiped out in a short window. Prices for bitcoin, ether, XRP, and Dogecoin were lower by Wednesday morning UTC, so users and market participants saw a broad downdraft rather than a change in just one coin.
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Where this sits in the Bitcoin series
| When | What happened | Figure |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0 years ago | BTC a 1.152e+05 $ high | today it sits -29.1 % from there |
| 4 months ago | BTC a 5.857e+04 $ low | today it sits +39.5 % from there |
From what we have stored, starting 1.0 years ago.
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