Bitcoin price falls under $70K as crypto markets liquidate $800M

Bitcoin price falls under $70K as crypto markets liquidate $800M


Bitcoin (BTC) traded below $70,000 for the first time in two months on Tuesday as sellers stayed in control.

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Data from TradingView showed new BTC price lows of $69,631 on Bitstamp.

After failing to follow stock markets higher, BTC/USD increased its divergence from other risk assets to fall by nearly 2% on the day.

BTC/USD one-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView

Crypto long positions paid the price, with total 24-hour liquidations on Bitcoin and altcoins nearing $800 million at the time of writing, per data from CoinGlass.

Crypto liquidation history (screenshot). Source: CoinGlass

“The pressure is building,” trader Ardi responded to the latest price moves in a post on X

“We’ve seen BTC lose multiple

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