Bitcoin's Brutal Plunge: Market Reels as BTC Dips Below $62K, Sparks FTX Crash Echoes

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David Isong
David Isong
Bitcoin's Brutal Plunge: Market Reels as BTC Dips Below $62K, Sparks FTX Crash Echoes

Bitcoin's price recently plunged to levels not seen since the FTX exchange collapse in November 2022, sliding below the critical “Fire Sale!” band on the Bitcoin Rainbow Chart. This significant downturn occurred as the Fear and Greed Index registered a deeply unsettling reading of 12 out of 100, firmly placing the market in “Extreme Fear” territory. After opening near $63,500, Bitcoin dipped below $62,000 overnight, and even as low as $61,400, before trimming losses slightly to $62,400 on Thursday. The cryptocurrency experienced a 7% decline over 24 hours and more than 14% over the past week, signifying a technical bear market with a 22.7% drop from its four-week high and wiping out over $600 billion in total crypto market value.

The Bitcoin Rainbow Chart, a logarithmic growth curve overlaid with color-coded sentiment bands, designates the

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