Bitcoin Drops Below $68K as Over $1B in Liquidations Hit Markets

After losing the critical support level at $70,000, Bitcoin’s outlook has deteriorated further, slipping to a fresh multi-month low.

While many altcoins are also trading in the red, their declines are generally less severe, and Bitcoin’s market dominance has continued to fall.

BTCUSD June 2. Source: TradingView

The chart above highlights Bitcoin’s weak performance across multiple timeframes. On the larger timeframe, it shows that BTC traded above $82,000 only a few weeks ago before being rejected and pushed sharply lower.

On a shorter timeframe, the chart indicates that Bitcoin entered June around $74,000 and plunged to about $67,500 within roughly 40 hours — a drop of approximately $6,500. Notably, the cryptocurrency has not been this low in nearly two months.

Most analysts have adopted a bearish stance, suggesting Bitcoin could fall to $65,000 or even lower in the near term.

Bitcoin’s market dominance has also fallen below 56% on CoinGecko, declining more than 1% in a single day and over 2% during the past week. Although many altcoins are down as well, several have outperformed BTC during this pullback.

Some observers have speculated that Strategy’s recent decision to sell a portion of its Bitcoin holdings may have contributed to the intensified sell-off.

Given the market’s weakness and the rapid pace of the drop, liquidations have surged. CoinGlass data shows that just over $1 billion in leveraged positions were liquidated in the last 24 hours, with long positions accounting for roughly 90% of the wipeouts.

More than 170,000 traders suffered liquidations, and the largest single liquidation occurred on Hyperliquid, exceeding $27 million.

Liquidation Data on CoinGlass