Bitcoin extended its slide in the early hours of Friday, sinking toward the mid-$80,000 range as a wave of selling from long-dormant wallets, a sudden shift in global rate expectations, and increasingly bearish derivatives positioning combined to rattle the crypto market.
BTC fell below $85,500 o
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Royal Ibeh
Royal Ibeh is a senior journalist with years of experience reporting on Nigeria’s technology and health sectors. She currently covers the Technology and Health beats for BusinessDay newspaper, where she writes in-depth stories on digital innovation, telecom infrastructure, healthcare systems, and public health policies.
