Leading cryptocurrencies fell sharply overnight on Monday after the military said it carried out “defensive” strikes in southern Iran.

Cryptocurrency 24-Hour Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 9:25 p.m. EDT)
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) -0.49% $76,752.41
Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH)
               
-0.38% $2,096.41
XRP (CRYPTO: XRP)                          -0.75% $1.34
Solana (CRYPTO: SOL)                          -1.22% $84.38
Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE)              -1.35% $0.1010

Major Cryptos Sink

Bitcoin dived sharply to $76.500 overnight, triggering similar declines in Ethereum and the broader cryptocurrency market.

Nearly $200 million was liquidated in the past 24 hours, with long position traders suffering more losses, according to Coinglass data.

Bitcoin’s open interest dipped 0.47% over the last 24 hours, broadly aligning with the drop in spot price. Retail and whale derivatives traders on Binance, meanwhile, remained “Neutral” on the leading cryptocurrency.

“Fear” sentiment persisted in the market, according to the Crypto Fear & Greed Index.

Top Gainers (24 Hours) 

Cryptocurrency (Market Cap>$100 M) Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 9:25 p.m. EDT)
SUPERFORTUNE (GUA)       +24.65%     $1.61
Keeta (KTA)                    +20.86%     $0.2038
Unibase (UB)               +16.03%     $0.1857

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