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The total crypto market capitalization has fallen to an eight-month low, erasing much of this year’s gains, as analysts remain bearish in the short term. Total market capitalization fell to $2.93 trillion in late trading on Thursday, its lowest level since April, according to CoinGecko. The total market value of crypto has declined by around 33% since its all-time high of around $4.4 trillion in early October and is down almost 14% since the beginning of this year, prompting many analysts and observers to claim the bear market is underway. It fell to a 2025 low of $2.5 trillion on April 9 before recovering to all-time highs six months later. The crypto market cap has been largely range-bound since March 2024, and it has now returned to the middle of that range. Bank of Japan hikes rates MN Fund co-founder Michaël van de Poppe predicted on Friday that more short-term pain is likely and the trend will continue downward until the Bank of Japan makes its decision on interest rates.  Japan’s central bank raised rates to 0.75% Friday morning, and while some analysts have said this will be bad news for crypto, Bitcoin (BTC) climbed by 2.3%. Source: Michaël van de Poppe “Wouldn’t be surprised if BTC continues to cascade and gets itself into a form of capitulation in the next 24 hours, as the trend clearly is down,” van de Poppe said. “That would mean -10/20% move on altcoins, which then should be bouncing quite quickly.” Pullback presents buying opportunities The recent decline in total market capitalization “reflects a broader correction driven by macroeconomic pressures and reduced risk appetite among investors,” Nick Ruck, director of LVRG Research, told Cointelegraph.  “While short-term volatility persists, this pullback presents potential accumulation opportunities in fundamentally strong projects as the sector continues to mature and…

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