Bitcoin crashes below $70,000 as crypto ETFs see major outflows
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The Bitcoin price fell on Tuesday to its lowest level since April 7, dropping below the $70,000 mark. At the same time, current data from asset manager CoinShares shows that digital investment products have recorded outflows totaling $4.21 billion over the past three weeks. The development points to a noticeable deterioration in market sentiment.
Bitcoin crashes: price hits multi-week low
The Bitcoin price temporarily fell to around $69,482 on Tuesday, its lowest level in nearly two months. Seven of the past eight four-hour candles closed in negative territory, indicating sustained selling pressure.
One contributing factor is the sale of Bitcoin holdings by the company Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy), the largest publicly listed Bitcoin holder in the world. The company sold Bitcoin worth $2.5 million. In addition, around $30 million in Bitcoin was transferred to a Coinbase Prime wallet in the previous week, raising concerns among market participants about possible further sales.
Ether (ETH) also followed the downward trend, losing around 1.7 percent since midnight UTC. The second-largest cryptocurrency continues to trade below the psychologically important level of $2,000.
| Name | Symbol | Price | 24h % | 7d % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin | BTC | $69,369.78 | ▼ 4.45% | ▼ 10.09% |
| Ethereum | ETH | $1,975.76 | ▼ 0.32% | ▼ 6.71% |
| BNB | BNB | $677.10 | ▼ 3.85% | ▲ 2.38% |
| XRP | XRP | $1.26 | ▼ 3.42% | ▼ 6.75% |
| Solana | SOL | $78.87 | ▼ 2.71% | ▼ 7.53% |
| TRON | TRX | $0.3406 | ▼ 2.74% | ▼ 8.49% |
| Hyperliquid | HYPE | $72.12 | ▼ 1.66% | ▲ 17.88% |
| Dogecoin | DOGE | $0.09894 | ▼ 1.16% | ▼ 3.08% |
| Zcash | ZEC | $575.55 | ▲ 5.59% | ▼ 6.56% |
| UNUS SED LEO | LEO | $10.02 | ▲ 0.35% | ▲ 0.25% |
| Cardano | ADA | $0.2232 | ▼ 3.65% | ▼ 8.61% |
| Stellar | XLM | $0.2321 | ▼ 13.36% | ▲ 54.66% |
Three weeks in a row: billion-dollar outflows from crypto products
According to the latest analysis from CoinShares, digital investment products such as crypto ETFs recorded outflows of $1.67 billion last week. It was the third consecutive negative week and at the same time the second-largest weekly outflow of 2026, surpassed only by the week of January 23.
Over the three-week period, outflows total $4.21 billion. Assets under management in digital investment products fell from $148 billion the previous week to $141 billion, reaching their lowest level since early April. CoinShares notes that the current pattern is reminiscent of the January-to-February phase, during which five consecutive negative weeks were observed.
Bitcoin accounted for the largest share with outflows of $1.438 billion, representing the highest weekly Bitcoin outflow of 2026. Ethereum recorded outflows of $257 million. Altcoin participation in inflows has declined significantly: three weeks ago, eleven different assets were attracting inflows; last week, only five were.
“The risk-off sentiment triggered by geopolitical risks has now overshadowed any stabilizing effect from progress on the US CLARITY Act,” CoinShares stated.
Derivatives and liquidations: mixed signals
Open interest in Bitcoin derivatives stands at around $19.2 billion, barely changed from the previous week. Funding rates remain positive at 0 to 10 percent annualized across several trading platforms, indicating a continued slightly elevated institutional risk appetite.
Options markets, however, are sending mixed signals. While call options predominate at a ratio of 65 to 35, the so-called 25-delta skew for one week has risen from 11 to 17 percent. This signals a significantly increased demand for hedging against further price declines. According to data from Coinglass, positions worth $768 million were liquidated within 24 hours, of which 84 percent were long positions. Bitcoin alone accounted for $448 million of that total.
DeFi at multi-month low, AI tokens buck the trend
The decentralized finance sector (DeFi) is also showing weakness. The Total Value Locked (TVL), meaning the total value of all funds locked in DeFi protocols, has fallen to around $78 billion. That is the lowest level since October 2024 and represents a decline of 1.85 percent within 24 hours. Contributing factors include a series of security incidents as well as a lack of liquidity inflows.
Against the general downward trend, some AI-related tokens performed positively. Humanity Protocol (H) gained around 18 percent on Tuesday and has recorded a rise of 278 percent since May 28. Near Protocol (NEAR) gained around 14.5 percent over the 24-hour period, but gave back some of those gains following a phase of profit-taking. The CoinMarketCap Altcoin Season Index rose from 38 to 45 out of 100 points, indicating a slight recovery outside of Bitcoin.
