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Bitcoin slides below $82,000 as AI doubts return, with DeFi tokens leading declines

Bitcoin slides below $82,000 as AI doubts return, with DeFi tokens leading declines
Image: CoinDesk

Summary

Bitcoin as much as 2.9% to around $81,600 as Nasdaq futures dropped, while the CoinDesk 80 lost 3.5% and DeFi index slid 6%.

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