On Wednesday in morning trading hours Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies plummeted below significant levels. Despite a strong decline in prices no fundamental information was released to the public. Drop occurred in 20 minutes and led to the liquidation of over $25 million worth of BTC futures long positions.
BTC fell below $30k level and ETH back below $2000. Long squeeze may be caused by investors digesting Gary Gensler Congressional Hearing, which took place yeasterday.

BTC dips and is trading near support level marked with green zone. On MACD indicator a bearish divergence occurred which suggest that bullish momentum is weakening.
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