Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Dogecoin Bleed As Hot Macro Data Dashes Rate Cut Hopes: Analyst Says ‘90% Of The Correction Is Over’

Leading cryptocurrencies plunged alongside stocks on Thursday, as strong economic data dampened expectations for a rate cut by the Federal Reserve.

Cryptocurrency Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 9:20 p.m. ET)
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) -3.11% $109,768.00
Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH)
               
-4.41% $3,941.99
XRP (CRYPTO: XRP)                          -4.83% $2.77
Solana (CRYPTO: SOL)                          -6.60% $196.94
Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE)                          -5.31% $0.2271

Liquidations Top $1 Billion

Bitcoin dived below $109,000, worsening the downturn. The apex cryptocurrency’s trading volume jumped 55% in the last 24 hours, signaling high selling pressure.

Ethereum sank below $4,000 for the first time in six weeks, with volumes doubling in the 24-hour period.

Nearly $1.20 billion was liquidated from the cryptocurrency market in the last 24 hours, with long liquidations accounting for $1.08 billion

Bitcoin’s open interest fell 2.59% in the last 24 hours, but the number of Binance traders betting on the asset’s price rise rose dramatically, according to the Long/Short ratio.

The “Fear” sentiment intensified in the cryptocurrency market, according to the Crypto Fear & Greed Index.

Top Gainers (24 Hours) 

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