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​Bitcoin, Ethereum Rally Back After Breaking Crucial Levels, USD 225M Liquidated.

On Monday, the most popular cryptocurrency, bitcoin (BTC), dropped below the USD 40,000 level for the first time since August 2021, while ethereum (ETH) dived below USD 3,000 for the first time since October. However, the dip was short-lived as both top cryptoassets rebounded sharply soon after.

BTC slipped below USD 39,700, before moving back above USD 41,700, while ETH tested USD 2,920 and rallied above the USD 3,075 level again.

At 16:30 UTC, BTC is almost unchanged in a day, while ETH lost 1.5% of its value.

As the selloff in the market accelerated, over USD 225m worth of crypto derivative positions were liquidated in the past four hours, or 69% of total liquidations in the past 24 hours, per Coinglass data.

Other major cryptoassets from the top 10 club are down up to 3% in a day.

"Despite the crypto market being in oversold territory, it is widely impacted by global markets and economic conditions. Plans declared by the Federal Reserve for rate hikes in 2022, as well as reducing the rate of monthly bond purchases, have contributed to bitcoin’s selloff so far," Marcus Sotiriou, Analyst at the UK based digital asset broker GlobalBlock, wrote in an emailed note.

Meanwhile, on Wednesday, US inflation data will be released.