Why Is The Dogecoin And Shiba Inu Price Swimming In Red Today?

The entirety of the crypto market is experiencing a bloodbath right now after the Bitcoin price dumped below $70,000 and Dogecoin and Shiba Inu are not left out. Both meme coins have seen their values tumble by at least 5% in the last day alone, leaving investors to wonder what could be behind this price decline.

Dogecoin And Shiba Inu Fall 5%

A consequence of the crypto market closely trailing the Bitcoin price is the fact that when the premier cryptocurrency does begin falling, it takes the market down with it. It is also no surprise that during these times, meme coins have suffered some of the biggest losses, as they are infamous for their high volatility and wild price fluctuations.

Given this, despite the fact that Bitcoin has only seen a less than 2% decline in the last day, and Ethereum came in at a less than 3% loss, meme coins Dogecoin and Shiba Inu have notched losses of up to 5% in the same time period.

The Dogecoin price had been trending above $0.2 before the crash and ended up falling briefly below $019. In the same vein, the Shiba Inu price reached above $0.000029, but the price crash sent it tumbling below $0.000027 before reclaiming $0.000027 once again, with bulls aiming to establish support at this level.

Sentiment in both camps of these meme coins has also suffered tremendously as fear of another extended bearish streak plagues the community. The decline is more noticeable in the Shiba Inu metrics as its daily trading volume has seen a significant 17% slump in the last day. In comparison, Dogecoin has fared better, still seeing meager gains of 0.4% in its daily trading volume, according to data from Coinmarketcap.

What’s Driving The Decline?

As mentioned above, the decline in the Dogecoin and Shiba Inu price, as well as the broader cryptocurrency market decline, is being driven by the fall in the Bitcoin price. So, to know what is causing the fall in Dogecoin and Shiba Inu means to find out why the Bitcoin price tumbled in the first place.

One prominent factor driving the decline in price is the US inflation data. Over the past few months, the inflation data has come in poorer than expected, and with a 75 basis point (bps) rate cut expected later this year, investors are recoiling from risk assets such as Bitcoin.

Another driver is the expectation of a pre-halving crash. In the past, the Bitcoin price has seen a 20-30% decline in the price leading up to the halving event, and investors expect a repeat of this trend. However, with Bitcoin deviating from this trend, such as hitting a new all-time high before a halving event for the first time in history, the accuracy of this prediction is being called into question.

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