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The crypto market witnessed a broader selloff suddenly in Asia hours on Tuesday, causing the global crypto market cap to fall another 1% to $1.65 trillion. Bitcoin price slips 2% within hours from $43,400 to $42,500, making a 24-hour fall to almost 3%. Top altcoins ETH, SOL, BNB, XRP, and others also witnessed a 2-4% drop within hours. Here’s Why Crypto Market Is Falling Suddenly Investors expected a Santa Claus rally, but the high funding rates are causing panic among traders. The market needs to cool down in order to continue moving upwards. Coinglass derivatives exchange data platform reported that “Funding Rates going crazy. Expect huge volatility.” This caused traders to move away from their long positions, causing a broader crypto market selloff. The crypto market saw $40 million longs liquidated within just an hour. In the past 24 hours, 70,611 traders were liquidated and the total liquidations is at $170 million. Among this, over $90 million of longs and $79 million of shorts were liquidated. BTC, ETH, SOL, ORDI, XRP, SATS, AXS, and 1000SATS are most liquidated in the last 24 hours, with ETH leading the liquidation in the last 1 hour. Meanwhile, Mt. Gox creditors have reportedly started receiving their Bitcoin payments. It will cause some to sell their Bitcoin gains, with miners looking closely at the event. Also Read: Analysts Predict BTC Rally To Continue As Bitcoin Funding Rates Reset BTC, ETH, And Other Crypto Prices Tumble CoinGape reported that the coming Friday’s annual options delivery will be a key event, with nearly half of Bitcoin and Ethereum options positions facing delivery. With high funding rates, traders could be looking to shift their positions, considering various factors including an anticipated spot Bitcoin ETF approval, Bitcoin halving, and technical charts. BTC price fell from a 24-hour high of $43,765,…

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