Crypto majors sold off 3% to 4% and nearly $1 billion in leveraged positions were wiped out after U.S. airstrikes on an Iranian military site near the Strait of Hormuz reignited the conflict markets had started to price out. Bitcoin fell below $73,000 amid U.S. airstrikes on Iran, triggering a broad sell-off in cryptocurrencies and other risk assets. Nearly $1 billion in leveraged crypto positions were liquidated in 24 hours, with long positions making up 93 percent of the wipeout and bitcoin a…
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