Bitcoin
Why Bitcoin is down 1.5% in the last hour
Analysis
Bitcoin fell about 1.5% over the past hour as the broader selloff intensified, with CoinDesk noting BTC’s plunge continuing and key downside levels (including the February $60,000 low) coming back into focus. Cointelegraph also reported heavy market-wide deleveraging, with roughly $800M in crypto liquidations as BTC dipped below $70K, reinforcing near-term downside pressure.
Contributing Factors (3)
Live markets: bitcoin's plunge continues, putting February $60,000 low back in play
Google overnight set an $80 billion capital raise, including $10 billion from Berkshire Hathaway, reflecting the continuing flood of money headed into AI (and not crypto).
Bitcoin price falls under $70K as crypto markets liquidate $800M
Bitcoin fell to fresh two-month lows as BTC price weakness accelerated and analysis targeted its 200-day moving average trend line.
Strategy's bitcoin sale may mark start of ether outperformance, StanChart's Kendrick says
ETH could outperform BTC by 40% from current levels as bitcoin treasuries may sell assets to cover obligations, the bank's digital asset research head said.
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