Ethereum Sell-Off Inspired by Bitcoin, Inflation and High Transaction Fees


    The market valuation of Ethereum (ETH) dipped below $2,000 today. This is the first time this popular cryptocurrency, with a, um, special place in the heart of PC enthusiasts, has dropped below this milestone value since July 2021.

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    On Monday as Bitcoin’s (BTC) price was collapsing. we noted that ETH usually shadows its bigger brother. This is indeed the case — BTC dropped below $26,500 for a short period earlier. Ethereum and Bitcoin were priced at $2,385 and $32,790, respectively, when we covered their prices on Monday. At the time of writing, ETH is down 12.5% in the last 24 hours, while BTC is down 4.1% in the same period.



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