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Crypto market positioning is ‘defensive and thin’ after Fed rate meeting, Marex  analysts say

Crypto market positioning is ‘defensive and thin’ after Fed rate meeting, Marex  analysts say

The crypto market slipped a day after the Federal Reserve raised expectations that U.S. interest rates are headed higher.

Bitcoin , the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, was changing hands near $63,900, down more than 1% over the past 24 hours. Other major tokens, including XRP (XRP), ether (ETH), BNB coin and solana (SOL), posted similar losses.

The CoinDesk 20 Index (CD20) fell more than 1.2% in the same period. The DeFi Select Index (DFX) slid 5%, the largest drop among all the CoinDesk benchmarks.

Still, there were pockets of strength. For instance, Provenance Blockchain’s HASH token surged 15%, alongside a gain of almost 10% gain in Stellar’s lumen (XLM).

“Sentiment is washed out, the fear…

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