Altcoin Rotation Accelerates as BTC and ETH Weaken

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- Capital rotated into altcoins like SOL, XRP, HYPE, and XLM while Bitcoin and Ethereum posted declines to start June.
- The CoinDesk 20 Index fell about 2% amid the shift, with futures showing mild risk appetite elsewhere.
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Investors moved money from Bitcoin and Ethereum into other coins such as Solana and Ripple. This shift caused Bitcoin and Ethereum to lose value while the broader crypto market dipped slightly.
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