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Bitcoin Sinks to Seven-Month Low as Risk Selloff Deepens

Uncertainty over a December Fed cut is draining demand for riskier assets.

Overview

  • Bitcoin briefly fell to about $81,600 before stabilizing near $84,000, erasing year-to-date gains and leaving weekly losses near 8%.
  • Nearly $2 billion in leveraged crypto positions were liquidated in 24 hours, including about $964 million tied to bitcoin and $407 million to ether, according to CoinGlass data.
  • U.S.-listed spot bitcoin ETFs logged more than $900 million in net outflows on Thursday, with roughly $3 billion withdrawn so far this month.
  • Technical and sentiment gauges deteriorated, with a reported 50-day/200-day EMA death cross for bitcoin and the Crypto Fear & Greed Index sinking to extreme fear.
  • Roughly $1.2 trillion in crypto market value has been wiped out in recent weeks as mixed U.S. jobs signals, cautious Fed commentary and a slide in AI-heavy equities spurred a broader risk-off move across global markets.