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Bitcoin fell as much as 11% below $ 21,000 on Tuesday, to offset some of the subsequent losses amid continuing cryptocurrency sell-offs.
The world’s largest cryptocurrency has fallen 3.17% in the last 24 hours to $ 22,403, according to the Coin Desk. At the same time, Ethereum is down 1.26% and is moving at $ 1,215.60.
“Everything is on fire right now, whether it’s stocks, cryptocurrencies, or whatever,” said Nirmal Ranga, a senior executive at the ZebPay cryptocurrency exchange, according to CNBC.
“What you see in the market is fear, uncertainty and doubt. Technically, the markets seem oversold and there must be some downside to bitcoin in the near future,” he told CNBC.
Cryptocurrencies were pounded on Monday as trading platforms such as Celsius and Binance halted withdrawals and some companies cut jobs.
Celsius said the withdrawals, exchanges and transfers between accounts would be suspended due to “extreme market conditions” and that the move was aimed at “stabilizing liquidity and operations”.
Meanwhile, Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, stopped Bitcoin withdrawals for more than three hours “due to a transaction that stuck and caused an outstanding balance”.
It is noted that the capitalization of the cryptocurrency market fell below 1 trillion. dollars on Monday for the first time since February 2021, according to data from CoinMarketCap. About $ 200 billion has been “wiped out” from the market in recent days.
The sell-off in cryptocurrencies comes as investors widely shy away from risky assets amid fears of a possible global recession as major central banks around the world raise interest rates to curb inflation.
US Federal Reserve (Fed) officials are now considering raising interest rates by 75 basis points later this week, according to CNBC’s Steve Liesman. This is a bigger increase than the 50 basis points that many analysts expected. The Wall Street Journal was the first to break the news.
Bitcoin has fallen almost 70% from its all-time high in November 2021.
Source: Capital

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