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Bitcoin slides to four-month low below $62,000

Bitcoin fell to a four-month low below $62,000 while outflows from exchange-traded funds persisted. Tom Lee, chairman of BitMine, has put forward three possible triggers for the crash.

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The fall has pushed Bitcoin toward $60,000. Nearly $2 billion of leveraged positions, which are bets made with borrowed money, were wiped out within 24 hours. Some commentators have also projected further downside for the coin before the end of 2026.

Bitcoin$65,430down −20.35%over 1 month
$84,082$64,12016 Oct15 Nov

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