Bitcoin
Why Bitcoin is down 5.0% today
Analysis
Bitcoin fell ~5% over the past 24 hours as renewed concern over ETF flow dynamics and downside risk weighed on sentiment, with prediction markets increasingly pricing in a drop below $60,000 (BeInCrypto). The selloff also coincided with BTC sliding to a local low near $61.4K as on-chain/market data flagged a more bearish turn (AMBCrypto), while traders watched bitcoin re-test its February low for a third time, reinforcing near-term support-break fears (CoinDesk).
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