Bitcoin briefly hits $58K as short-term holder weakness deepens, macro conditions trigger liquidations
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​Bitcoin briefly fell to $58,000 as macro uncertainty and leveraged liquidations intensified market selling.
Short-term holders' cost basis weakened further, signaling fading speculative participation in Bitcoin.
Strategy's preferred stock, STRC, weakness could hinder future Bitcoin purchases if capital-raising conditions deteriorate.

Bitcoin fell briefly toward the $58,000 level on Thursday as mounting macroeconomic uncertainty, weakening short-term investor conviction and widespread liquidations intensified selling pressure across crypto.

The decline came amid a sharp reversal in US equities, erasing roughly $1 trillion from the S&P 500, while Bitcoin briefly touched $58,000 for the first time in 21 months.