The leading cryptocurrency, Bitcoin (BTC), fell below $70,000 for the first time in almost 15 months since November 2024. Continue Reading: Bitcoin Breaks $70,The leading cryptocurrency, Bitcoin (BTC), fell below $70,000 for the first time in almost 15 months since November 2024. Continue Reading: Bitcoin Breaks $70,

Bitcoin Breaks $70,000! BTC Returns to 2021 Peak! Here are the Latest Data and Liquidations

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The decline in Bitcoin continues to deepen day by day. While Bitcoin briefly approached the $70,000 mark, today it fell below $70,000 on Binance.

At this point, Bitcoin has fallen below $70,000 for the first time in about 15 months since November 2024.

According to Binance data, BTC fell below $70,000 and dropped to around $69,250.

Bitcoin is currently trading in the $69,000-$70,000 range, having fallen by more than 8% in the last 24 hours.

Furthermore, Ethereum and altcoins continue to experience sharp declines. ETH fell 7.6% in 24 hours to $2,070.

This sharp decline also triggered a massive liquidation chain in futures trading. Approximately $1 billion worth of positions were liquidated in the last 24 hours. Of this, $797 million came from long positions and only $161.5 million from short positions.

Bitcoin investors accounted for the largest share of liquidations:

BTC: $453 million
ETH: $234 million
SOL: $70.6 million
XRP: $33.4 million

In the last 24 hours, 206,074 traders were liquidated, with the largest liquidation occurring on Aster in the BTC/USDT trading pair ($11.3 million).

Bitcoin continues to trade at $69,300.

*This is not investment advice.

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