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Understanding the Reasons Behind Today’s Cryptocurrency Market Decline
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Understanding the Reasons Behind Today’s Cryptocurrency Market Decline

The crypto market has just experienced a sharp correction of $120 billion in 24 hours, pushing Bitcoin below $91,000 and causing altcoins to face massive sell-offs. With the total market cap nearing $3 trillion, traders are closely monitoring critical support levels to predict future outcomes. This drop is attributed to significant outflows from Bitcoin spot ETFs and widespread selling pressure across the sector.

Written by Charles Ledoux

Translated on November 18, 2025 at 10:18 by Simon Dumoulin

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Bitcoin Tests Major Support at $89,800

Bitcoin is currently trading around $90,098, showing a 4.4% decline over the past 24 hours. This crypto market correction doesn’t surprise analysts who had identified this price zone as a likely technical target two weeks ago. The $89,800 level now represents a crucial psychological and technical support for the next move.

Price action analysis reveals that Bitcoin maintains a relatively healthy technical structure despite the violent correction. Trading volumes exploded during the drop, signaling potential capitulation from leveraged positions. This market purge could paradoxically create conditions for a technical bounce toward $95,000 in the coming days.

Crypto: Bitcoin price chart over 1 week with Order Blocks

Should this support break, the next areas of interest lie at $86,822 and then $84,000. A confirmed break of these levels would invalidate the short-term bullish scenario and open the door to a deeper correction toward $76,000. Traders are also monitoring whale behavior and exchange flows to detect early signs of reversal.

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Total Market Capitalization Approaches Critical Threshold

With a market cap dropping to $3.04 trillion, the crypto market as a whole is going through an intense stress phase. Breaking below the $3 trillion threshold could trigger a new wave of liquidations and amplify the bearish movement. This zone represents a major inflection point for investor sentiment.

Altcoins are experiencing even stronger pressure than Bitcoin, with declines sometimes exceeding 30% in a single day. SOON perfectly illustrates this extreme volatility with a 34% drop, becoming the worst performer of the day. The token now trades at $1.27, trapped between support at $1.04 and resistance at $1.39.

Correlation between crypto assets remains high, indicating that the current movement stems more from macro dynamics than issues specific to certain projects. Net outflows from spot Bitcoin ETFs have amplified selling pressure, creating a domino effect across the entire ecosystem. A return above $3.05 trillion could nevertheless stabilize the situation and pave the way for a technical bounce toward $3.16 trillion.

Sector Developments Continue Despite Volatility

While prices plummet, blockchain innovation doesn’t stop. The 1inch platform has just launched Aqua, a revolutionary liquidity protocol that addresses capital fragmentation in DeFi. This solution allows multiple strategies to share the same liquidity without compromising self-custody, representing one of the most significant architectural evolutions in the sector.

On a less cheerful note, DappRadar, the analytics platform launched in 2018, announces its definitive closure after encountering insurmountable financial difficulties. This disappearance reminds us of the harsh reality of the crypto market where even established players can vanish when facing economic challenges. Questions regarding its DAO and RADAR token will be addressed separately.

Furthermore, Mt Gox has just moved over $900 million worth of BTC to exchanges, which could amplify panic in the coming days.

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Charles Ledoux

Charles Ledoux

Charles Ledoux is a Bitcoin and blockchain technology specialist. A graduate of the Crypto Academy, he has been a Bitcoin miner for over a year. He has written numerous masterclasses to educate newcomers to the industry and has authored over 2,000 articles on cryptocurrency. Now, he aims to share his passion for crypto through his articles for InvestX.

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