Last week was all about a significant downturn that hit the entire crypto market in an instant. However, as every cycle has its ups and downs, this drop is a calculated part of the bigger picture, and is not as negative as many would think. In fact, some assets have already started what seems to be a reversal from the lows, which creates exciting opportunities for all investors—read on to find out all you need to know about the crypto market’s status.

General Market Performance

The market is down from last week’s values, having lost around 20% of its overall valuation. With crypto assets such a drop is not unparalleled, we’ve seen numerous recoveries after even greater dips in the past. Bitcoin (BTC) is trading around the $23,000 level, with many expecting it to be the support line bullish investors can get a hold of. If BTC fails to stop at $23,000, we could see the price decreasing more towards the $20,000 level. Ethereum (ETH) is exchanging around $1,200, which indicates that it lost its important support at $1,800. Still, ETH’s drop seems to be cooling off, as investors start to get in at lower rates. 

On another note, there are some altcoins that have already started to rebound and performed double-digit percentage gains a day after the mass sell-off. For instance Gala (GALA), the popular Play-to-Earn (P2E) blockchain gaming ecosystem, was up around 14% in a day at the time of writing, Chainlink (LINK) reached up to 15% gains the past day, and many other altcoins are around 8-10% up compared to yesterday.

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