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Why is Crypto Down Today? June 23rd

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Nidhi Kolhapur

The crypto market fell 2.68% over the past 24 hours, reducing total market capitalization to approximately $2.14 trillion. The primary driver is renewed macroeconomic pressure, as investors react to uncertainty around Federal Reserve policy and a stronger U.S. dollar, prompting a broad selloff in risk assets. The decline was intensified by a liquidation cascade, with more than $83 million in long Bitcoin positions forcibly closed, accelerating downward momentum. Market sentiment has also deteriorated, with the Crypto Fear & Greed Index at 19, signaling extreme fear. Investors are now watching whether the market can hold the key $2.1 trillion support level ahead of upcoming Fed signals and ETF flow data.

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Nidhi Kolhapur

Qadir Ak is the founder of Coinpedia. He has over a decade of experience writing about technology and has been covering the blockchain and cryptocurrency space since 2010. He has also interviewed a few prominent experts within the cryptocurrency space.

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