Cryptocurrency market wipes out $130 billion in 24 hours
The cryptocurrency market faced heavy selling pressure in recent hours as traders reacted to large whale movements and rising outflows from spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs). As of press time, the global crypto market capitalization stood at $3.88 trillion, down from $4.01 trillion just 24 hours earlier, a $130 billion loss. Total global crypto market cap. Source: CoinMarketCap The sharp decline was led by Bitcoin (BTC), which slipped 2.61% in the past day to trade at $111,891 as of press time. On the weekly chart, the leading cryptocurrency has fallen 1.6%. Bitcoin seven-day price chart. Source: Finbold Bitcoin whale transaction shed $4,000 from BTC The sell-off, which fueled broader investor skepticism, was sparked by a notable whale transaction. In this case, an unidentified whale sold 24,000 BTC worth more than $2.7 billion on Sunday. Consequently, this massive sale triggered an immediate $4,000 drop in Bitcoin’s price within minutes. Despite t...