Bitcoin breaking below $70K as ETFs bleed cash and Mt. Gox stirs — short the slide
Bitcoin has dropped below $70,000 for the first time since April, hit by a perfect storm of bad news: the biggest wave of selling from Bitcoin ETFs since they launched, the infamous Mt. Gox exchange moving hundreds of millions of dollars worth of Bitcoin (often a sign of upcoming payouts to creditors who then sell), and major corporate holder Strategy selling some of its own Bitcoin stash. Meanwhile, investor money is rotating out of crypto and into surging AI stocks.
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Three red flags are stacking up for Bitcoin at the same time. First, U.S. Bitcoin ETFs just suffered 11 straight days of outflows totaling $3.4 billion — the worst streak since these funds launched — meaning big institutional money is heading for the exits. Second, Mt. Gox moved $739 million worth of Bitcoin from storage, which historically signals they're about to distribute coins to creditors who tend to sell quickly. Third, Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy), the most prominent corporate Bitcoin holder, disclosed its first-ever Bitcoin sale, spooking the market. With AI stocks attracting all the risk capital right now, there's little buying pressure to absorb this wave of selling.