{"id":630087,"date":"2025-02-25T09:06:38","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T09:06:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/?p=630087"},"modified":"2025-02-25T09:06:38","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T09:06:38","slug":"bitcoin-ethereum-dogecoin-plunge-amid-meme-coin-crash-as-fear-greed-index-hits-lowest-since-september","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/news\/bitcoin-ethereum-dogecoin-plunge-amid-meme-coin-crash-as-fear-greed-index-hits-lowest-since-september","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin Plunge Amid Meme Coin Crash As Fear & Greed Index Hits Lowest Since September"},"content":{"rendered":"
Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Dogecoin tumbled as the meme coin market plunged over 14%, dragging the broader crypto market down more than 5%.<\/p>\n
Bitcoin (BTC) slid 7.4%, Ethereum (ETH) slumped 13.5%, and Dogecoin plummeted 13% in the past 24 hours.<\/p>\n
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The plunge in the crypto market was accompanied by a sharp drop in investor sentiment, with the <\/span>Crypto Fear and Greed Index<\/span><\/a> shedding 24 points to enter an “Extreme Fear” reading of 25, the lowest since September last year.<\/span><\/p>\n After a sharp rally fired by Donald Trump’s election victory, sentiment has soured following a series of risk-off developments. First, the Federal Reserve spooked markets by turning more cautious on the outlook for interest rate cuts.<\/p>\n That was followed by a meme coin scandal around the Libra meme coin that embroiled Argentine President Javier Milei. Things worsened on Friday when crypto exchange Bybit was hit with a $1.5 billion hack, the industry’s biggest ever.<\/p>\n There’s also renewed concern over the potential impact of tariffs after US President Donald Trump reaffirmed yesterday a plan to impose them on Canada and Mexico when a 30-day pause ends early next month.<\/p>\n “We all thought that Trump would be bullish for the market,” said Cas Abbe on X. ”And here we are, just watching red candles.”<\/span><\/p>\n SPX6900 (SPX) suffered the biggest loss in the list of the 10 largest <\/span>meme coins<\/span><\/a> after its price fell more than 17% to stand at $0.5884 as of 1:12 a.m. EST. <\/span><\/p>\n Pudgy Penguins (PENGU) extended its losing streak with a 15% loss, while Solana-based meme coin Dogwifhat (WIF) dropped more than 14%. <\/span><\/p>\n JUST IN: Over $110,000,000,000 was wiped out from the crypto market in the past 24 hours. pic.twitter.com\/nEC0hdiScJ<\/a><\/p>\n — Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) February 24, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\nSPX, PENGU And WIF Drop As Meme Coin Market Bleeds<\/span><\/h2>\n
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