Crypto crash live: Solana and Aave lead the sell-off as markets price a December Fed hike

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Crypto crash live, Tuesday, November 10, 2026, 6:30 p.m. ET: The crypto market is down 2.2 percent to $2.45 trillion after hotter-than-expected US inflation data pushed traders to price a Federal Reserve rate hike in December. Bitcoin fell to $72,748 at 12:40 p.m. ET, its lowest level since August 20, and now trades at $73,555. The altcoins took the heavier hit: Solana is down 4.1 percent at $82.95 and has lost a quarter of its value in 30 days, and Aave dropped 6.1 percent to $123.75, almost three times as much as Bitcoin. Within 24 hours, $718 million in leveraged positions were wiped out, 81 percent of them bets on rising prices.

We update this live ticker through the US evening. The standing answer to why crypto falls, with the six forces behind almost every sell-off and the timeline of the 2026 drops, is on our page Why is crypto down today?

Crypto crash: the key numbers at 6:30 p.m. ET

  • Bitcoin: $73,555, down 2.2 percent in 24 hours and 12.1 percent in 30 days, according to CoinMarketCap<...
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