3 wildest theories explaining $500B crypto market crash

3 wildest theories explaining $500B crypto market crash

Crypto proponents point their finger to the Fed interest rate hike, Wall Street and Russia as the prominent reason behind $500 billion crypto market wipe off. The crypto market lost over $500 billion in combined market capitalization earlier Friday. The market bloodbath led to over $700 million in liquidation as top crypto assets bled heavily. Bitcoin (BTC) fell below the critical support level of $40K while Ether (ETH) also lost $3K support.At a time when crypto proponents are debating whether the crypto market has entered a bear phase, many wild theories flooded the internet to make....


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