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Bitcoin just hit a two-week low and people are asking why is crypto going down right now. Apparently there was a massive $300M in long liquidations that triggered a cascade of selling. When that much leverage gets wiped out, it usually spooks the market and causes more panic selling.
I've been watching the charts and yeah, the pressure is real. You see these kinds of moves happen when there's been too much leverage built up on the long side. Everyone's wondering why crypto is dropping so hard, but honestly it's pretty straightforward - overleveraged positions getting liquidated, stop losses getting hit, then it becomes a snowball effect.
So if you're asking why is the market going down, that's your answer. The liquidations were the spark, and now we're seeing why Bitcoin's down to these levels. Might be worth watching if we get any bounces or if this continues lower.