Bitcoin Slips to $82K as Liquidations Spike to $1.7B
Yahoo Finance·2026-01-30 12:33

A flurry of macroeconomic and geopolitical developments triggered a broad-based selloff across global financial markets on Thursday, sending Bitcoin to its lowest level in nine months. Bitcoin shed 7.4% over 24 hours, hitting a low of 82,134beforeaslightFridaymorningrecovery,accordingtopriceaggregatorCoinGecko.Thetotalcryptomarketcapitalizationdeclinedby6.782,134 before a slight Friday morning recovery, according to price aggregator CoinGecko. The total crypto market capitalization declined by 6.7%, resulting in 1.68 billion in liquidated positions. Policy shifts in Washington played a central role in the correction, includin ...