Bitcoin drops below $82,000 as AI doubts return, DeFi tokens lead losses
AI summary
Bitcoin fell as much as 2.9% to around $81,600 as doubts about AI returned and Nasdaq futures dropped, dragging risk assets lower. The CoinDesk 80 index lost 3.5% and a DeFi index slid 6%, with DeFi tokens leading the declines. Traders would read the broad-based weakness and DeFi underperformance as a risk-off signal across crypto.
