Crypto Market Plunges, Whale Liquidations, Middle East Tensions Escalate

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1. Bitcoin dropped below $61,000, with the Fear and Greed Index at 12, indicating "extreme fear" in the crypto market.
2. A major whale, "Huang Lizheng," was liquidated 10 times in 8 hours, while another OTC whale accumulated $46.69 million worth of ETH.
3. Geopolitical tensions escalated in the Middle East with Iran threatening to close the Strait of Hormuz and reports of missile attacks in Kuwait and Bahrain.