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Hyperliquid Chases XRP Ledger in $100 Million Stablecoin Sprint: Main Crypto News This Morning

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On Tuesday, October 27, an aggressive buildup of short positions is underway on the cryptocurrency market. While Bitcoin's spot price is declining in a narrow trading corridor around $79,756.00, aggregated Open Interest accelerated its growth toward the $28.18 billion mark. CryptoQuant's Maartunn records a classic bearish divergence — futures contracts are being opened against the spot, which points to a massive entry of short sellers and prepares the market for a sharp forced closure of positions in either direction. The BTC market dominance index holds a firm line at 60.06%, drawing liquidity away from altcoins. Ethereum dipped to $2,311.16, and traders are hastily parking capital in USDT and USDC stablecoins before the opening of U.S. exchanges.

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