Daily Market Updates: Live updates: Bitcoin slumps below $82,000 as markets go risk off on AI selloff, oil surge

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Live updates: Bitcoin slumps below $82,000 as markets go risk off on AI selloff, oil surge

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South Korea's Kospi tumbled 3.5% overnight, and oil gained nearly 3% on renewed Middle East hostilities.

Latest closeBitcoin $81,622.85 ▼2.8%|Kospi 5,552.74 ▼3.7%

← Newer storyBitcoin ETFs draw $528 million as ether funds snap five-day outflow s…Older story →Base Active Addresses Jump 82.5% to a 30-Day High

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