Polkadot's DOT drops 3% to $1.83 as crypto markets reverse lower

• DOT declined from $1.91 to $1.84 over 24 hours, breaking key support levels
• Volume was 340% above average during the final breakdown.

DOT$1.8119 crashed through critical support Wednesday, tumbling 3% to $1.83 as technical selling overwhelmed bullish USDC integration news.

DOT broke decisively below the psychological $1.90 floor despite Coinbase (COIN) announcing direct Polkadot network support.

Heavy distribution emerged during the final two trading hours, according to CoinDesk Research's technical analysis model, as the token collapsed from $1.93 to $1.82 and stop-losses cascaded through multiple support zones.

The model showed that volume spiked to 9.47 million tokens, or 340% above the 24-hour average.

This surge confirmed institutional distribution at the $1.95 level, the model said.

The breakdown established clear bearish momentum with lower highs from the $1.92 peak, according to the model.

Wider crypto markets also fell. The CoinDesk 20 index was 2% lower at publication time.

Technical Analysis:

• Primary support established at $1.82 demand zone after $1.90 psychological level failed
• Resistance now sits at broken $1.90 level, with secondary barrier at $1.95 rejection point
• Breakdown volume at 340% of 24-hour average confirmed institutional distribution
• Descending channel formed from $1.92 high through $1.90 support break
• Lower highs structure established bearish intermediate-term bias
• Failed breakout above $1.95 created double-top formation risk
• Immediate resistance at $1.90 must hold as support on any recovery attempt
• Downside risk extends toward $1.75-1.80 zone if current support fails
• Recovery above $1.95 needed to negate bearish technical structure and resume uptrend

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