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Crypto market drops $90.3B in an hour as inflation data kills rate-cut hopes, Bitcoin falls to $77,678

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16 May 2026
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The crypto market lost $90.3 billion in value within an hour on May 16, driven by U.S. inflation data that exceeded forecasts and ended expectations for Federal Reserve rate cuts. Bitcoin dropped to $77,678, while major altcoins like Ethereum, XRP, Solana, and Dogecoin fell between 3.5% and 6%. Institutional selling, including $290 million outflows from U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs and significant Bitcoin miner sales, compounded the decline. This triggered mass liquidations, wiping out $696 million in derivatives and pushing Bitcoin below key technical support, raising the risk of further downside toward $70,000–$68,000.

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