Bitcoin fell as low as $61,400 before rebounding, with Michael Saylor saying the move reflected capital rotating toward AI rather than a fundamental problem with bitcoin. The selloff also hit crypto-linked assets and raised attention on Strategy’s funding model and broader macro data.
Bitcoin fell as low as $61,400 before rebounding, with Michael Saylor saying the move reflected capital rotating toward AI rather than a fundamental problem with bitcoin. The selloff also hit crypto-linked assets and raised attention on Strategy’s funding model and broader macro data.
Bitcoin slid sharply on June 4, falling as low as $61,400 before bouncing back toward the mid-$60,000 range. By the U.S. stock-market close, BTC was trading around $63,500, still down nearly 3% over 24 hours, while Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor said the weakness reflected capital rotation rather than bitcoin impairment.
Bitcoin slid sharply on June 4, falling as low as $61,400 before bouncing back toward the mid-$60,000 range. By the U.S. stock-market close, BTC was trading around $63,500, still down nearly 3% over 24 hours, while Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor said the weakness reflected capital rotation rather than bitcoin impairment.
The move mattered because bitcoin’s drop came alongside pressure across crypto markets, crypto-linked equities and investor attention shifting toward AI and major IPOs. Saylor pointed to roughly $400 billion of capital-market funding for AI buildout over six months and about $4 billion of bitcoin ETF outflows since May 14 as factors weighing on BTC.
Strategy remained central to the market discussion after selling a small amount of bitcoin the prior week. CoinDesk reported that investors were watching whether the company could need to sell more BTC over time to fund preferred-share dividends, with its STRC preferred stock carrying a current 11.5% rate and more than $15 billion issued.
The selloff was not limited to bitcoin. Ether was down by a similar amount at one point, while HYPE, NEAR and WLD also fell after Arthur Hayes said he had exited his HYPE and NEAR positions but remained long WLD. Crypto-related stocks saw some relief as bitcoin bounced, though several remained sharply lower for the week.
Macro conditions added another layer. U.S. stocks closed mixed after the Nasdaq recovered from an early decline, while traders looked ahead to the May U.S. jobs report. CoinDesk noted that markets had shifted from expecting rate cuts to pricing in rate hikes, making employment data a potential catalyst for reassessing that view.
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