Bitcoin crashes below $66K as fear gauge spikes and $1.6B in bets get wiped out — short the breakdown
Bitcoin just crashed below $66,000 — a key level — while $1.6 billion in optimistic bets were wiped out in a single day. A measure of fear in the crypto market just had its biggest spike since a February crash, and money is flowing out of Bitcoin funds.
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Bitcoin has broken below the $66,000 support level at the same time that its fear gauge just logged its biggest spike since the February crash — a moment that signalled a much deeper selloff. Meanwhile, $1.6 billion in bullish crypto bets were forcibly liquidated in a single day, which tends to create cascading selling pressure. On top of that, investors are pulling money out of Bitcoin ETFs, and geopolitical tension from the U.S.-Iran conflict is pushing traders away from risky assets. When fear spikes this sharply and key price levels break, the downtrend often has more room to run.