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Bitcoin drops below $70,000 as crypto selloff deepens before U.S. equity market opens
"Extreme fear" grips crypto and metals while U.S. equities show resilience ahead of key earnings.
Miners are being squeezed as bitcoin’s $70,000 price fails to cover $87,000 production costs
Bitcoin is now approximately 20% below its estimated average production cost, historically a feature of a bear market.
Bitcoin's correlation with troubled software stock sector is growing
Software stocks are thought to be facing an existential threat from the rise of AI, and Bitcoin, noted one analyst, is just open-source software.
Bitcoin falls back to $74,000, remaining on defense as AI jitters shake tech sector
AI infrastructure stocks like HUT 8, IREN, and Cipher Mining are plunging as AMD sinks 14% following fourth quarter results.
Bitcoin’s thinnest price zone hints at extended stay between $70,000 and $80,000
Limited historical trading activity and thin onchain supply suggest further consolidation or a retest of the lower range.
This onchain metric has identified the Bitcoin bottom every cycle
Convergence between bitcoin supply in profit and supply in loss has repeatedly coincided with major market lows.
Bitcoin bounce fails, with price falling back to $77,000 while precious metals renew surge
Silver is higher by nearly 15% on Tuesday, while gold is nearing $5,000 per ounce after a 6.5% gain.
Strategy slides toward eighth straight monthly decline
Last year marked the second-worst annual performance since Strategy adopted its bitcoin treasury strategy.
Bitcoin ETFs see cash rush as traders hunt bargains
U.S. ETF demand remains resilient even as Black Monday fears surfaced following bitcoin’s drop below $75,000 over weekend.
Bitcoin bounces 7% from lows, but crypto remains under pressure in U.S. trade
Crypto-related stocks like Robinhood, Coinbase, and Strategy continued to sport sizable losses on Monday.
