Bitcoin fell to $65,707 on June 3, dropping 7% in 24 hours and more than 12% over seven days, alongside $1.85 billion in crypto liquidations. The report argues the move was driven by excessive derivatives leverage rather than Strategy's disclosed sale of 32 BTC to fund preferred dividend payments. It also notes Mt. Gox-related wallet transfers worth about $739 million added to sentiment, while saying a transfer alone is not proof of selling.

El Salvador continued accumulating bitcoin as BTC dipped below $66,000 this week and traded as low as $65,700. As of June 3, the country's strategic reserve was estimated near 7,600 BTC, valued at more than $510 million. The buying has persisted despite a $1.4 billion IMF deal that made bitcoin acceptance optional for businesses.

Bitcoin briefly slipped below $66,000 on June 3, touching around $65,710 as selling pressure intensified across the crypto market. The drop coincided with an extended spot bitcoin ETF outflow streak estimated at $2.8 billion to $3.5 billion and Strategy's first bitcoin sale in nearly four years. Traders are now focusing on whether $65,000 holds, with $60,000 cited as the next major level if support breaks.

Pushed lower by an unprecedented 19-day streak of spot ETF outflows and a hawkish Fed landscape under Kevin Warsh, Bitcoin (BTC) tests its critical ascending support. Read our professional technical and structural market analysis.

Bitcoin slipped under $70,000 for the first time since April 7, extending weakness into early June and falling nearly 5% over the last 24 hours to around $69,400. The move triggered heavy derivatives shakeouts, with BTC contracts seeing $445 million in liquidations during the same 24-hour window and long positions making up more than 95% of the total.

Strategy Inc. Class A (NASDAQ: MSTR) closed regular trading hours on June 2, 2026, down 9.15% at $136.08, with a marginal post-market slide bringing shares to $134.98. This aggressive drop places the premier Bitcoin treasury firm more than 70% off its 52-week high of $457.22.

Binance Research says bitcoin's latest pullback reflects capital rotating into a narrow set of U.S. equity themes rather than crypto-specific stress. The report highlights a Cboe Dispersion Index reading of 42 and notes Bitcoin fell 11% in Q2 2026 as flows favored AI, defense, and energy. It adds that in prior high-dispersion periods without a crypto-native crisis, BTC often formed a bottom within 0–20 weeks.

Bitfinex says Bitcoin (BTC) is sliding into a "slow bleed" market phase, with distribution-led selling and softer spot and institutional demand weighing on price. In May, BTC briefly moved above $82,000 early in the month but later ended down 12.5% from its local top. The report also points to $3 billion in cumulative spot Bitcoin ETF outflows over the past three weeks as a signal of reduced conviction.