It was a bearish session for the crypto market, which tracked the NASDAQ 100 through the US session. Recession fears continued to grip riskier assets.
It was a bearish end to the month for the crypto market. Bitcoin (BTC) extended its losing streak to five sessions, with Ethereum (ETH) and Dogecoin (DOGE) seeing heavy losses.
Through the US session, the NASDAQ 100 led the broader crypto market into the deep red.
The NASDAQ 100 fell by 1.33% to end June with an 8.7% loss. Bitcoin ended June down by 37%.
Recession fears and market sentiment towards Fed monetary policy continued to weigh on riskier assets.
US economic data added to the market angst, with inflation pressures showing no signs of abating and personal spending lackluster.
A bearish session saw the total crypto market cap slide from an early high of $878.9 billion to a low of $816.2 billion before a late rally.
$9 billion came off the table, leaving the market cap down $428 billion for June.
The total market cap was down by more than $40 billion before a final hour rally reduced the deficit.
On Thursday, DOGE and ETH led the way down, with losses of 4.62% and 2.64%, respectively.
BTC (-0.93%), ADA (-1.29%), and SOL (-0.83%) also saw red, while BNB (+0.14%) and XRP (+0.97%) saw modest gains.
From the CoinMarketCap top 100, Algorand (ALGO), AMP (AMP), and The Sandbox (SAND) were other notables on the rise.
AMP led the way, surging by 20%.
24-hour liquidations reflected investor sentiment on Thursday.
This morning, 24-hour liquidations stood at $248 million, up from Thursday morning, when liquidations had stood at $154 million.
Liquidated traders over the last 24 hours also rose. At the time of writing, liquidated traders stood at 83,723 versus 58,096 on Thursday morning.
However, One-hour liquidations eased in the final hour, aligned with a late crypto rally.
According to Coinglass, one-hour liquidations stood at $3.14 million. On Thursday, one-hour liquidations had stood at $13 million. A further decline to sub-$1 million would support a bullish session.
With over 28 years of experience in the financial industry, Bob has worked with various global rating agencies and multinational banks. Currently he is covering currencies, commodities, alternative asset classes and global equities, focusing mostly on European and Asian markets.