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The crypto market saw extra turbulence after Samourai Wallet’s CEO and chief technology officer (CTO) faced legal action from the U.S. DOJ. 
Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), and major altcoins briefly tumbled amid news of Samourai Wallet CEO and CTO’s arrest by the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) on the backdrop of ongoing Middle East tensions and post-halving volatility.&nbsp; 
On April 24, it was reported that cryptocurrency wallet Samourai Wallet CEO Keonne Rodriguez and chief technology officer William Hill will each face one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering and one count of conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business. 
Within an hour of the DOJ announcement, Bitcoin’s price dropped 3.6%. Its price dipped below key support levels to $63,710, before recovering slightly to $64,546, as per Coinstats <a href="https://coinstats.app/coins/bitcoin/">data</a>. 
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Meanwhile, Ethereum dropped 2.51% within the same time frame but failed to bounce back, declining further to $3,158. 
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The largest altcoins also took a hit, PEPE saw a brief 6.4% drop, Shiba Inu (SHIB) experienced a 2.7% decline, and Dogecoin (DOGE) briefly dipped 3.2% following the announcement. 
The sharp price drops in the top two cryptocurrencies by market capitalization triggered widespread liquidation of long positions. 
In the last 12 hours, Bitcoin saw $33.08 million worth of long positions liquidated, Ethereum had $29.88 million, and approximately $23 million in long positions were liquidated across the rest of the crypto market, as per CoinGlass <a href="https://www.coinglass.com/LiquidationData">data</a>. 
The crypto market decline also comes in the backdrop of geopolitical tension further escalating in the Middle East. 
On April 24, the Israeli military struck approximately 40 locations linked to Hezbollah in Southern Lebanon, according to <a href="https://www.iranintl.com/en/202404244671">local</a> reports. 
The crypto community was already largely anticipating some short-term volatility following the Bitcoin halving event, which happened just days earlier on April 20. 
Pseudonymous crypto trader Rekt Capital told his 456,400 X followers on April 24 that he predicts the next bull market peak not to occur until late 2025, approximately 546 days after the halving. 
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 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BTC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BTC</a> 
 If history repeats… 
 Next Bull Market peak may occur 518-546 days after the Halving 
 That's mid-September or mid-October 2025<a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%24BTC&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">$BTC</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Bitcoin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Bitcoin</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BitcoinHalving?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BitcoinHalving</a> <a href="https://t.co/2pZVFYmnJX">pic.twitter.com/2pZVFYmnJX</a> 
 — Rekt Capital (@rektcapital) <a href="https://twitter.com/rektcapital/status/1783160501184118987?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 24, 2024</a>
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The fluctuations came despite overall positive investor sentiment in the crypto market. 
<a href="https://alternative.me/crypto/fear-and-greed-index/">According</a> to the Fear and Greed Index, which measures crypto market sentiment, the greed score rose to 72 this week, a 15-point increase from last week. 
The crypto community criticized the recent arrests, fearing it could be another attempt by the U.S. government to crack down harshly on crypto. 
“These developers face up to 25 yrs in prison for writing code. The US is sending a message. No transaction will be private,” crypto analyst Ryan Adams stated in an April 24 post. 
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 The developers of Samourai were arrested this morning. 
 One extradited from Portugal. 
 Samourai is a bitcoin wallet that makes bitcoin private. 
 These developers face up to 25 yrs in prison for writing code. 
 The US is sending a message. 
 No transaction will be private. <a href="https://t.co/GupLtMuHD8">pic.twitter.com/GupLtMuHD8</a> 
 — RYAN SΞAN ADAMS – rsa.eth <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/1f984.png" alt="🦄" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;"> (@RyanSAdams) <a href="https://twitter.com/RyanSAdams/status/1783222828361281847?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 24, 2024</a>
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While Fred Krueger claimed on the same day in an X post that the arrest was “not a good look for Bitcoin in general.” 
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 Samourai Wallet Founders Arrested and Charged With Money Laundering. 
 Not a good look for Bitcoin in general. 
 — Fred Krueger (@dotkrueger) <a href="https://twitter.com/dotkrueger/status/1783216505808957770?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 24, 2024</a>
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Crypto commentator Luke Mikic told his 26,800 X followers that this “attack by the US Government on Samourai wallet is bigger than most people think.” 
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 There is 10,868 Bitcoin in Samourai whirlpool.<img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/1f32a.png" alt="🌪" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;"> 
 This attack by the US Government on Samourai wallet is bigger than most people think. <a href="https://t.co/r3Y381cEdd">pic.twitter.com/r3Y381cEdd</a> 
 — Luke Mikic<img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/26a1.png" alt="⚡" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;"><img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/1f1f8-1f1fb.png" alt="🇸🇻" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;"><img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/1f1e6-1f1fa.png" alt="🇦🇺" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;"> 9-5 Escape Artist (@LukeMikic21) <a href="https://twitter.com/LukeMikic21/status/1783246418490040707?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 24, 2024</a>
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