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Bitcoin Drops Below $62,000 as $1.5 Billion in Longs Get Wiped Out

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This aligns with a series of hawkish Fed commentary and sticky inflation data, pushing expectations for the first rate cut further into 2025 or 2026. In a high-BTC-dominance environment, this macro headwind disproportionately hurts altcoins, as capital rotates to safety within crypto (BTC) or exits the space entirely.

Bill Dudley, former New York Fed President, stated that the Federal Reserve's case for cutting interest rates is 'very, very weak' in a Bloomberg Opinion column.

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