Overview
- Bitcoin briefly fell to about $69,100 on Bitstamp before stabilizing near $70,000, its lowest level since November 2024.
- Roughly $650 million in crypto positions were liquidated over 24 hours, with Bitcoin accounting for about 41% or $272 million as leverage reset and open interest fell.
- U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs have recorded sustained redemptions, with Deutsche Bank citing about $7 billion in outflows in November, $2 billion in December, and more than $3 billion in January.
- Market participants link the slide to Kevin Warsh’s Fed chair nomination and a sharp selloff in tech and AI-linked stocks that pressured risk assets.
- Fear gauges show extreme pessimism as traders focus on the $70,000 threshold, with some analysts cautioning a potential move toward the low-$60,000s if selling persists.