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Circle Sinks 12%, Coinbase and Strategy Tumble 10% as Bitcoin Slide Hits Crypto Stocks

Leveraged liquidations neared $1 billion as risk appetite faded and U.S.-listed crypto stocks from Circle to MARA extended losses.

  • On Thursday, November 5, 2026, Bitcoin fell below $76,000 as a broad risk-asset sell-off intensified, reversing election-week gains across global financial markets.
  • A sharp deterioration in risk appetite triggered steep selling in equities, with the Nasdaq Composite Index dropping 4.2% and amplifying losses in speculative crypto assets.
  • Data from CoinGlass showed the market rout wiped out $1.08 billion in leveraged positions over 24 hours, with long positions accounting for $954.38 million.
  • Jordan Watson, a portfolio manager at Tandem Investment Advisors, warned "we may be headed for more volatility as investors digest the election results and potential policy implications."
  • Bitcoin's breach of its 50-week simple moving average , currently at $75,733, signals technical fragility as the asset struggles to maintain post-election recovery momentum.
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The bitcoin widens the losses this Friday (6), still reflecting the sharp fall of technology actions in the United States on the eve. This morning, with a .payroll . (U.S. employment report) well above expected, increased the bets of a new high of interest by the Federal Reserve (Fed) in December. Around 12h, the bitcoin fell 4.8% in 24 hours, to US$ 75,367.83, according to CoinGecko. In Brazil, it was negotiated R$ 414,058.48, with a drop of 3.…

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Bitcoin, which had recovered to the $80,000 range following the midterm elections, plunged more than 6% due to a sharp decline in U.S. tech stocks and uncertainty regarding U.S. policy. According to CoinMarketCap, a global cryptocurrency market data site, as of 8:30 AM on the 28th, Bitcoin was trading at $75,402, down 6.24% from the previous day. Ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, fell 8.57% to $2,215, while XR…

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Crypto Briefing broke the news on Wednesday, November 4, 2026.
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