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Bitcoin price falls under $70K as crypto markets liquidate $800M

By Cointelegraph by William Suberg · Published June 2, 2026 · 4 min read · Source: CoinTelegraph
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Bitcoin price falls under $70K as crypto markets liquidate $800M
Written by William Suberg ⁠, Staff Writer.Reviewed by Allen Scott ⁠, Staff Editor.Written by William Suberg ⁠, Staff Writer.Reviewed by Allen Scott ⁠, Staff Editor.

Bitcoin price falls under $70K as crypto markets liquidate $800M

MarketsPublishedJun 2, 2026

Bitcoin fell to fresh two-month lows as BTC price weakness accelerated and analysis targeted its 200-day moving average trend line.

Bitcoin (BTC) traded below $70,000 for the first time in two months on Tuesday as sellers stayed in control.

Key points:


BTC price analysis warns of "bearadise" as support thins

Data from TradingView showed new BTC price lows of $69,631 on Bitstamp.


After failing to follow stock markets higher, BTC/USD increased its divergence from other risk assets to fall by nearly 2% on the day.

BTC/USD one-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView


Crypto long positions paid the price, with total 24-hour liquidations on Bitcoin and altcoins nearing $800 million at the time of writing, per data from CoinGlass.

Crypto liquidation history (screenshot). Source: CoinGlass


“The pressure is building,” trader Ardi responded to the latest price moves in a post on X

“We've seen BTC lose multiple key support levels in the space of 24 hours, and is now breaking below an already steep downward channel.”

Ardi described the loss of $72,500 as “key.”

“Once support starts breaking across multiple timeframes, the market usually starts moving toward the next major liquidity pivot. For me, that sits around $68.7K,” he continued. 

“Unless BTC can reclaim this breakdown quickly, I think we'll be heading there shortly.”

BTC/USD one-day chart. Source: Ardi/X


On Monday, trading resource Material Indicators flagged concerning signals from one of its proprietary trading tools.

“We still need to watch levels to determine if this is going to develop into a base building consolidation, or the next leg down,” it told X followers. 

“The fact that price just fell through another Timescape level is another sign of weakness.  The real test comes at the Q2 2026 Timescapes in the $68k - $69k range.”

BTC/USD one-month chart. Source: Material Indicators/X


Material Indicators added that continued downside could bring the 200-day simple moving average into play.

“If bulls lose that range - pack your bags for Bearadise,” it added.


Stocks surge while crypto discounts Iran peace

Bitcoin faced multiple headwinds, including uncertainty over the US-Iran ceasefire deal, which on Monday appeared unlikely to succeed

Related: Trump says Iran will ‘work out well’: Five things to know in Bitcoin this week

US President Donald Trump then revealed that talks were “continuing, at a rapid pace” between both sides.

The S&P 500 posted a fresh all-time high before cooling after passing 7,600 points for the first time.

S&P 500 one-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView


Commenting, trading resource The Kobeissi Letter noted that the index could see its first 10 straight weeks of gains since 1985.

“That's +$11.7 TRILLION in market cap since March 30th” it added about current upside.

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