TL;DR

• The crypto market shed a cool $190B in value overnight, but 5, 10, 20, even 40 percent corrections like this are typical in the lead up to the Bitcoin halving.

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Ah the irony…

Yesterday, as the crypto market traded sideways and volatility tapered off, we wrote an article telling you to:

“This is the calm before the storm (enjoy it while you can)”…

Since we hit publish on that article — the crypto market shed a cool $190B in total market value, wiping out hundreds of millions of dollars worth of leverage along the way.

(Leverage = loans that folks take out in order to buy more crypto — as prices drop, buyers are forced to sell their crypto to pay back their loans).

Waking up to see all of the top 30 cryptocurrencies in the red is a pretty jarring site…but we’re still bullish!

Here’s why:

• Bitcoin dipped below $65k, a price we haven’t seen since…last week (not so scary when you put it like that).
  

• 5-10% drops like this are normal in a bull run (in fact, in past bull markets, these dips were often closer to 20-40%).
  

• Dips, corrections, n’ crashes are a staple leading into Bitcoin halving events (so this is right on cue).
  

• Bitcoin has been in the green for the past 7 months straight — which is a new record! (And also means we’re about due for a red month).

The takeaway:

While gut-wrenching, this latest crypto market correction is right on cue (and light compared to previous bull cycles).