Quick Read

• XRP fell 6% to $1.14 and Bitcoin dropped 5% after the Fed signaled fewer rate cuts, defying a rising stock market.

• Ethereum also slid, pulling the total crypto market cap to $2.15 trillion as the Fear & Greed Index hit extreme fear at 19.

• Over $200 million in crypto longs liquidated in four hours, cascading into a selloff even while the major U.S. stock market indexes were in the green on Thursday.

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Ripple (CRYPTO:XRP) is down 6% over the past 24 hours, sliding to roughly $1.14 by Thursday afternoon. The drop marks a sharp risk-off turn for…