Bitcoin (BTC) price dropped below $70,000, declining by approximately 5.7% in the past 24 hours.
Key factors behind the decline include risk-off sentiment ahead of the US election, correlation with the S&P 500 losing its 3-month trendline, and a significant unwinding of leveraged positions in the markets.
Bitcoin has been considered a 'Trump hedge' due to the former president's advocacy for the cryptocurrency sector, and its price decline coincides with a narrowing lead for former President Donald Trump in prediction markets.
Over the past 24 hours, 93,864 traders were liquidated, with total liquidations amounting to $286.73 million.