The cryptocurrency markets were shaken by an unexpected technical issue on December 26. A glitch in the Bitcoin dominance chart on the TradingView platform ended the calm trading conditions and caused the price of Bitcoin to drop to around $95,000. TRADINGVIEW CHART ERROR CREATES PANIC IN CRYPTOCURRENCY MARKETThe system error appeared in the dominance chart showing Bitcoin's total dominance in the cryptocurrency market. Investors panicked and began selling when they saw data indicating that Bitcoin's dominance had suddenly dropped to zero. According to CoinGlass data, panic selling resulted in the liquidation of $33 million in Bitcoin long positions within a four-hour period. According to Aqua's analysis, Bitcoin dominance reached the 2021 breakout level and then pulled back. This situation indicates that altcoins may perform better than Bitcoin in the coming months. Michaël van de Poppe highlighted the potential of altcoins, emphasizing that a 20-50x increase could be expected by 2025.
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