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Bitcoin Slides Toward $81,000 as Nasdaq Selloff Fuels Risk Aversion

Bitcoin fell more than 3% over the past 24 hours, sliding toward the $81,000 mark as a sharp selloff in U.S. technology stocks and escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East weighed on…

  • Bitcoin slides more than 3% in 24 hours, nearing $81,000 threshold
  • Nasdaq Composite drops 2.60% on October 22, most significant single-day decline since June
  • Heightened geopolitical tensions and AI investment concerns fuel risk aversion

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