Bitcoin falls below $82,000 as broader crypto indexes retreat

Bitcoin came under renewed selling pressure, falling as much as 2.9% to approximately $81,600 and moving below the $82,000 level. The move occurred alongside a decline in Nasdaq futures, pointing to a weaker session across both technology-linked markets and digital assets.

The retreat was broader than bitcoin’s move. The CoinDesk 80 index, which tracks a wider group of crypto assets, fell 3.5%. The sharper decline in the index shows that weakness extended beyond the market’s largest cryptocurrency.

DeFi tokens bear the heaviest losses

Decentralized-finance tokens were among the weakest part of the market. The DeFi index dropped 6%, more than twice bitcoin’s percentage decline. That gap made DeFi the leading area of weakness in the reported session.

The market move came as doubts about the outlook for artificial-intelligence-related assets and companies returned to focus. With Nasdaq futures also lower, the combination placed pressure on crypto prices and contributed to a risk-off tone across the benchmarks cited.

What the market move shows

• Bitcoin fell as much as 2.9%, reaching around $81,600.
• The CoinDesk 80 declined 3.5%.
• The DeFi index fell 6%, making it the weakest of the listed measures.
• The decline coincided with lower Nasdaq futures and renewed AI concerns.

The different performance across the indexes highlights the uneven nature of the pullback. Bitcoin recorded a relatively smaller loss than the broader CoinDesk 80 and the DeFi index, while decentralized-finance tokens experienced the steepest decline among the measures provided. No additional market levels or timing were reported in the available summary.

Source: Coindesk