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The Crypto Fear and Greed Index, which measures market sentiment for Bitcoin and the broader cryptocurrency industry, has reached its lowest score in nearly 18 months.
The index&nbsp;<a href="https://alternative.me/crypto/fear-and-greed-index/" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">fell</a>&nbsp;21 points on June 24, reaching into the “Fear” zone — marking one of the biggest day-to-day drops in recent years.
It was last in the Fear zone (a score between 24 and 50) around seven weeks ago, May 3, but it hasn’t hit a score below 30 since Jan. 11, 2023, when Bitcoin was trading at $17,200 only two months after the collapse of crypto exchange FTX.
This time last week, the score was 74 in the “Greed” zone. 
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 Crypto Fear &amp; Greed Index score. Source: Alternative.me
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Bitcoin is <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/explained/what-determines-the-bitcoin-price">currently trading at $60,300</a> after falling to a seven-week low on June 24. 
<a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-derivatives-turn-bearish-as-traders-anticipate-sub-60k-btc-price">Negative sentiment</a> has come amid outflows from spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds — over $1 billion across the last 10 trading days, news that <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/mt-gox-trustee-start-bitcoin-bitcoin-cash-repayments">Mt. Gox could be preparing</a> to sell $8.5 billion worth of Bitcoin to its creditors, while <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/germany-btc-sell-arkham-wallet">Germany started selling</a> some of its Bitcoin reserves too.
However, an executive at cryptocurrency investment firm Galaxy Digital <a href="https://x.com/intangiblecoins/status/1805244973261914582" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">believes</a> the market may be slightly overreacting to the Mt. Gox concerns.
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Bitcoin miners have been selling off more Bitcoin than usual amid a tumbling network hashrate, which may have also contributed to weakening market sentiment. 
Related: <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/can-60k-btc-price-support-hold-5-things-bitcoin-this-week">Can $60K BTC price support hold? 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week</a>
The <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/explained/what-is-the-crypto-fear-and-greed-index">Crypto Fear and Greed Index</a> factors in market volatility (25%), trading volume (25%), Bitcoin’s dominance (10%) and trends (10%). It used to factor in surveys (15%), however that metric is currently paused. 
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 Change in Crypto Fear &amp; Greed Index score over the last 12 months. Source: Alternative.me
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The score has mostly been trending downward since it notched a score of 90 “Extreme Greed” on March 5, when Bitcoin <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-price-sets-new-record-high-69k">surpassed its previous all-time high</a> price of $69,000 set back in November 2021.
Magazine: <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/bitcoin-layer2-sidechains-not-really-bitcoin-l2s/">‘Bitcoin Layer 2s’ aren’t really L2s at all: Here’s why that matters</a>

Bitcoin sentiment index drops to ‘fear’ — its lowest score in 18 months

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