DOGE, SOL and XRP Lead Altcoin Losses as Rate Jitters and Leverage Unwind Hit Crypto

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Altcoins slid sharply Tuesday as traders braced for a wave of economic events, including a Federal Reserve interest rate decision due Wednesday. Leading the pack are XRP, solana (SOL) and cardano (ADA) which all fell more than 3% over the past 24 hours as well as dogecoin (DOGE), avalanche (AVAX) and sui (SUI) which are down more than 5%. The continuing sell-off has dragged XRP and SOL down about 13% over the past seven days. DOGE plunged even further, about 18% over the same period. Bitcoin (BT...