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title: “That’s Our Two Satoshis” - What Drove The Crypto Selloff?
description: Everyone wants to know what drove the selloff, but the answer is boring.  Overall macro conditions worsened slightly, leading to a quick and violent decline that stablized quickly.
---

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# [“That’s Our Two Satoshis” - What Drove The Crypto Selloff?](https://www.ar.ca/blog/what-drove-the-crypto-selloff)

 Written by [Jeff Dorman, CFA](https://www.ar.ca/blog/author/jeff-dorman-cfa) | Aug 21, 2023

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