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<p>Ton coin suddenly fell around 90% and displayed $0.30. Don’t panic, this did not happen really but this was just a glitch on coinmarketcap, but this caused the market to move. Let’s explore what actually happened and how it impacted the community.</p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-ton-fell-to-0-31">Ton fell to $0.31</h2>
<p>A few hours ago the price of the Ton coin suddenly plummeted around 94% from $5.28 to $0.31. This caused the crypto community to panic. Due to this sudden price movement, the community got filled with speculations of a rugpull.&nbsp; Amidst the ongoing crypto attacks that caused the community to lose millions of dollars this incident created another shockwave. The was unable to understand what actually happened, until an X post from Ton official account informed about the real cause.</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-coinmarketcap-suffered-a-glitch">Coinmarketcap Suffered a Glitch</h2>
<p>The loss in price of Ton coin was caused due to a pricing glitch on coinmarketcap platform. As soon as the platform became aware of this, they shared a post informing the community that their developers are investigating the issue and will be fixed soon. According to the sources, this issue was caused due to a faulty API from a Russian source that is used to display the price of Ton coin on Coinmarketcap.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>The issue was resolved in a few minutes and the correct price of the token reappeared. However, some damage had already been done. The market witnessed a sell off amidst speculations causing the price of Ton coin to fall by 7.48%. Currently it is trading at $4.904.</p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-amidst-market-turmoil-caution-is-crucial">Amidst Market Turmoil, Caution is Crucial</h2>
<p>The market is already filled with a lot of bearish sentiment. Community has been waiting for a real bull run for a long time, however as September has been a bearish month for Bitcoin in history, people have low hopes. Also in the <a href="https://coinpedia.org/tag/hack/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><strong>last 3 months</strong></a>, the crypto market has seen a number of hacks and exploits, arrest of Telegram founder and such incidents created a sudden panic. Among all these things, it has become very difficult to understand what is real and what is just a fud. Community should practice caution and before they panic, must check with the legit sources for real information.</p>

Ton coin Plummets 94% Due to Glitch, Community in Panic

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