Summary
- Bitcoin (BTC) extended its losses, breaking below the $66,000 level.
- Major altcoins, including Ethereum (ETH), were also moving lower.
- Prices of major cryptoassets such as Solana (SOL) and XRP (XRP) were each declining.

Bitcoin (BTC) is extending its losses, slipping below the $66,000 level.
As of 10:09 a.m. KST on the 23rd, Bitcoin was trading at $65,778.07, down 3.29% from the previous day, according to CoinMarketCap. On Upbit’s KRW market, it was trading at 96,758,000 won, down 2.8% from the previous day.
Major altcoins, including Ethereum (ETH), are also moving lower. Ethereum was down 5.22% to $1,871.20, while XRP was down 5.45% at $1.35. Solana (SOL) was trading at $79.53, down 6.6% from the previous day.

Suehyeon Lee
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