Bitcoin slides below $82,000 as AI doubts return, with DeFi tokens leading declines
Summary
Bitcoin dropped as much as 2.9 percent to approach $81,600 amid a decline in Nasdaq futures. The downward movement in the leading cryptocurrency coincided with renewed skepticism surrounding artificial intelligence. Meanwhile, decentralized finance tokens and broader digital asset indexes experienced even steeper losses during the market downturn.
Bitcoin as much as 2.9% to around $81,600 as Nasdaq futures dropped, while the CoinDesk 80 lost 3.5% and DeFi index slid 6%.
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