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$100B Gone From Crypto Markets as BTC, ETH, XRP Nosedive: Market Watch

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Bitcoin’s latest rejection at $84,000 resulted in another major leg down on Thursday morning, with the asset plummeting to a fresh monthly low of $80,200. This substantial correction didn’t spare the altcoins as well, with many plummeting by over 5% from top to bottom. The total crypto market cap dumped by over $100 billion at one point. BTC Crashed Toward $80K It was precisely a week ago — last Thursday — when the primary cryptocurrency was sliding hard and slumped to a then-multi-week low of $80,400. The bulls finally intervened after this major $6,500 decline in just days and helped the asset recover some ground to $83,000 over the weekend.

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