$BTC Bitcoin price today: drops below 71,000 dollars as global tech sell-off affects risk assets.

Investing.com- The $BTC Bitcoin plummeted nearly 8% on Thursday, reaching lows near 70,000 dollars, as declining liquidity and a broad global tech sell-off triggered renewed pressure on risk assets.

The largest cryptocurrency in the world was trading 7.6% lower at 70,427.1 dollars at 5:28 (Spanish time), remaining at its lowest levels since early November 2024.

It fell to 70,129.6 dollars in the early hours of the session.

The $BTC bitcoin has fallen in seven of the last eight trading sessions, losing more than 40% since the all-time high of nearly 126,000 dollars reached in October.