Yearn. finance (YFI) Price Crashes 45% Within Hours

Yearn.finance (YFI) price tumbles 45% within a few hours, falling from $14,500 to $8,300. The crypto market sets eyes on it as one of the biggest platforms in the DeFi ecosystem witnessing a massive selloff, causing people to speculate whether any suspicious things are happening with yearn.finance.

YFI price has rallied more than 160% in November, touching a high of $15,591. In the last 24 hours, the price tumbled from $15,591 to $8,421. Over $250 million in market cap vanished in hours, down from $525 million to $275 million. The market cap is again rising, but investors have lost confidence due to the sudden fall.

Some believe it’s an apparent exit scam by insiders as nearly half of the entire supply for YFI is held in 10 wallets.

But amidst all this plight we can see from the chart that a Doji is slowly forming indicating a retest or new support level. it may re-bounce apparently if they see more volume of buyers in the next hour.

According to Coinglass data, YFI saw more than $5 million in liquidation in the last 24 hours. YFI contract positions once reached as high as $162 million. Currently, YFI positions on major platforms have dropped. Furthermore, YFI open interest (OI) has increased significantly, indicating that traders are making short positions on YFI.