Leading cryptocurrencies slid alongside stock futures and commodities Sunday overnight as the ongoing Middle East conflict kept investors on edge.

Cryptocurrency 24-Hour Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 9:20 p.m. ET)
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) -1.46% $66,289.28
Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH)
               
-0.95% $1,950.44
XRP (CRYPTO: XRP)                          -0.48% $1.34
Solana (CRYPTO: SOL)                          -0.78% $82.48
Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE)              -0.46% $0.08957

Cryptos Sell Off

Bitcoin tumbled below $65,000 in the evening, while trading volume surged 52% in the last 24 hours. Ethereum also encountered strong selling pressure as the second-largest cryptocurrency gave up gains from earlier in the week.

The cryptocurrency market saw over $340 million in liquidations over the past 24 hours, with nearly $175 million wiped out in just the last 4 hours, mostly from long positions, according to Coinglass data 

Open interest in Bitcoin fell 1.14% in the last 24 hours. Even so, whale and retail derivative traders on Binance remained net long on BTC, according to the Long/Short ratio.

“Extreme Fear” sentiment plunged to 8,

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