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Why Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Dogecoin Crashed Today

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) has fallen 5% in the past 24 hours as of 3 p.m. ET, Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) is down 7.7%, and Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) is down 8.5%. Today's market drop is related to DeepSeek, the Chinese AI firm that released a model that competes with the best OpenAI models for a fraction of the cost.

KuCoin Pleads Guilty in Crypto Case, Agrees to Pay $300 Million

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Why Cryptocurrencies Shiba Inu, Solana, and Cardano Are Falling Today

Cryptocurrencies struggled Monday as tech and artificial intelligence (AI) stocks sold off and with the Federal Reserve's January meeting on the docket this week. Bitcoin, the world's largest cryptocurrency and a bellwether for the sector, traded 4% lower since the late afternoon yesterday, hovering around $99,230. The price of Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) traded 6.1% lower as of 12:23 p.m. ET today.