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<p>Let’s dive deep, guys. We’re here to chew the fat on why Bitcoin, the king of cryptocurrencies, decided to take a nosedive faster than a skydiver without a parachute. Bitcoin saw a recent plunge to the murky depths of $62,400 on March 19. For those of you keeping score, that’s a 7.2% free fall from grace, crashing down from its high horse at $73,835, which it proudly trotted on March 14.<a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/why-is-bitcoin-price-down-today" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"> </a></p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="the-domino-effect-a-marketwide-sell-off">The Domino Effect: A Marketwide Sell-off</h2>
<p>After Bitcoin took its leap into the abyss, dragging its ego down to below $63,000, it wasn’t just a spectacle for Bitcoin enthusiasts; it was a signal for a marketwide garage sale. The global crypto market cap felt the chill and dropped by a cool 8%, settling at $2.4 trillion, courtesy of CoinMarketCap. And it wasn’t just Bitcoin feeling the blues. The crypto VIP lounge, including <a href="https://www.cryptopolitan.com/sec-delays-decision-on-spot-ether-etfs/" data-type="post" data-id="488535" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Ethereum</a>, Solana, BNB, Cardano, and Dogecoin, saw their values deflate faster than a punctured balloon, each dropping by more than 8% in a 24-hour fiesta of red.</p>
<p>Not to be left out, memecoins had their moment of despair too. After a day of basking in the limelight, they tumbled down the charts. DOGE, Shiba Inu, and Pepe were seen licking their wounds, with drops around the 7% mark. The new kids on the block, Dogwifhat and Book of Meme from Solana’s ecosystem, took the cake with a plummet of more than 14%. Lady of Crypto, a big shot in the crypto investor scene, didn’t miss a beat, pointing out the late investors in Solana-based memecoins were being handed the short end of the stick, serving as exit liquidity.</p>
<p>To add to the drama, Bitcoin decided to pull a Houdini on BitMEX, briefly vanishing to below $9,000, while the rest of the exchanges showed it lounging above $60,000. BitMEX was left scratching their heads, investigating if some traders decided to play dirty in the Bitcoin-USDT spot market.</p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="the-bitcoin-etf-exodus-and-profit-taking">The Bitcoin ETF Exodus and Profit Taking</h2>
<p>Switching gears to the world of spot Bitcoin ETFs, it was a day of exits. Over $640 million in BTC bid adieu to Grayscale’s ETF GBTC on March 18, marking it as a day for the history books. On the other end, Fidelity’s Bitcoin ETF, FBTC, could only muster inflows of $5.9 billion, leading to a net exodus of $154 million from the Bitcoin ETF scene.</p>
<p>This sell-off fiesta wasn’t just for kicks. It was a classic case of profit-taking, with short-term investors running to the bank. On-chain data wranglers at CryptoQuant highlighted that folks who’ve been hoarding BTC for less than a fiery five months were cashing in, adding fuel to the sell-off fire. They shared a chart showing a spike in the short-term holder SOPR ratio for Bitcoin, indicating a profit-taking frenzy akin to the climax of past bull markets. However, CryptoQuant was quick to temper the excitement, noting that such movements are rare but not reliable indicators of a market peak, especially with the growing interest from both institutional and individual investors in Bitcoin.</p>
<p>The fallout wasn’t confined to just spot prices and ETFs; the crypto futures market was also caught in the storm. A surge in crypto liquidations, to the tune of $651 million, with $515 million from long bets, painted a picture of the panic. Specifically, Bitcoin long positions saw a whopping $141 million evaporate into thin air within 24 hours. This phenomenon typically happens when the market does an about-face, leaving bullish traders in the dust and pondering their life choices.</p>

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