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Bitcoin and Ethereum retreat alongside broader markets as liquidations spike.<\/p>\n
The crypto market edged lower on Tuesday, Sept. 30, giving back some of yesterday\u2019s gains <\/a>as investors weighed macro headwinds, including the risk of a potential U.S. government shutdown.<\/p>\n Bitcoin (BTC<\/a>) is trading around $113,101, down roughly 0.7% on the day. Ethereum (ETH<\/a>) is hovering near $4,120, declining about 1.1% over the past 24 hours, according to data from The Defiant\u2019s price page.<\/p>\n Among major altcoins, Solana slipped 2.2% to $205 and XRP eased 2.3% to $2.83. BNB is down 1.3% to $998, while TRON fell 0.8% to $0.33.<\/p>\n Elsewhere, Monero\u2019s XMR jumped 2.3% to $292, while Plasma\u2019s XPL dropped nearly 22% to $0.90. <\/p>\n Overall, the total crypto market capitalization decreased by 1% over the past day to $3.96 trillion, with Bitcoin dominance at 57% and Ethereum at 12.6%.<\/p>\n In the past 24 hours, nearly $354 million in crypto positions were liquidated, per Coinglass data, with longs accounting for around $227 million and shorts making up around $127 million.<\/p>\n Ethereum led with nearly $79 million in liquidations, followed by XPL at around $50 million, while BTC accounted for approximately $43 million.<\/p>\n Spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded nearly $522 million in inflows on Sept. 29, following two straight days of withdrawals. Meanwhile, spot Ethereum ETFs attracted around $547 million, breaking a five-day streak of outflows that totaled $796 million, according to SoSoValue<\/a>.<\/p>\nLiquidations, ETFs, and Investment Products<\/h2>\n
Government Shutdown Uncertainty<\/h2>\n