ZEC and NEAR Tank Again, BTC Dives Ahead of US Midterm Elections: Market Watch

Bitcoin fell below $77,000 again in the 12 to 18 hours before the U.S. midterm elections, ending a partial rebound from the Binance hack. The asset had dropped to a six-week low of $76,100 after Friday’s hack, recovered to $79,000 on Monday morning, but was rejected there and later slid to $76,400. Its market capitalization fell to $1.540 trillion, with dominance just under 60%. Among altcoins, privacy token ZEC dropped 8.6% to under $1,150 and NEAR fell 7.3% to $3.83, while ENA lost 5.7% to $0.17. The total crypto market cap fell by $30 billion to $2.580 trillion.