Bitcoin Dips Below $70,000 After Small Strategy Sale
Bitcoin fell below $70,000 as Strategy disclosed its first bitcoin sale—32 coins for $2.5 million—to pay preferred stock distributions. The company still holds 843,706 bitcoin. U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs posted 11 straight days of redemptions, totaling $3.45 billion. Ether traded under $1,980. Crypto funds saw $1.67 billion in outflows last week. Iran halted indirect U.S. talks, sending Brent crude near $94.45.