Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin Dump Before FOMC Wednesday: Here's What They Did After Prior Meetings

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Cryptocurrency markets have sold off prior to the CPI data release on Wednesday, with major meme coins being hit particularly hard.

Prices as of 3.30 p.m. ET:

CryptocurrencyPriceGains +/-
Bitcoin BTC/USD$67,357.84-3%
Ethereum ETH/USD$3,494.13-4.7%
Solana SOL/USD$149.26-6.9%
Dogecoin DOGE/USD$0.1379-4.5%
Shiba Inu SHIB/USD$0.00002173-5.4%

Notable Statistics:

  • Coinglass data shows 104,055 traders liquidated in the past 24 hours, with total liquidations at $270.1 million. Bitcoin's open interest at $36 billion has continued to remain high since April 12.
  • IntoTheBlock data reports a 66.6% surge in large transaction volume, alongside a 9.6% increase in daily active addresses. Transactions greater than $100,000 increased from 5,027 transactions on June 9 to 7,782 transactions on June 10. Total exchange inflows and outflows also increased.
  • Crypto analyst Ali Martinez noted that historically Bitcoin has struggled in Q3, with an average return of 6.49% and a median return of -2.57%.

Notable Developments:

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Top Losers:

CryptocurrencyPriceGains +/–
Notcoin NOT/USD$0.0159  -12.3%
Uniswap UNI/USD$9.03-12.2%
Arweave AR/USD$33.32-10%

Trader Notes: El Crypto Prof sees Bitcoin forming a bullish inverse head & shoulders pattern ahead of the FOMC Meeting, pointing out that previous meetings have been bullish for Bitcoin.
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