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Bitcoin Falls to About $67,000 as Institutional Flows and Legacy Transfers Raise Supply Concerns

ETF outflows, MicroStrategy's disclosed sale, Mt. Gox transfers have raised fears of added supply that could prolong the market correction.

Overview

  • Bitcoin plunged roughly 5.6% on Tuesday to about $67,000 and finished the week with a drop near 12.7%, dragging major altcoins lower.
  • U.S. spot-Bitcoin ETFs recorded roughly $3.45 billion of outflows across the last 11 trading sessions of May, reducing liquidity and weighing on prices.
  • MicroStrategy disclosed it sold 32 BTC between May 26 and May 31 for about $2.5 million, a symbolic first net reduction in over three years that dented investor confidence.
  • Arkham-tracked movements of about $739 million in Bitcoin from the Mt. Gox estate revived concerns that recovered coins could be sold into the market.
  • Analysts say Bitcoin must clear the 50-day and then the 100-day exponential moving averages near $75,800–$76,300 before a sustained rebound is likely, while rising Middle East tensions add to investor caution.