US-Iran Strike Reports Send Bitcoin to $72,622; $870M Longs Liquidated

Bitcoin slid 3.6% early Thursday to a multi-week low of $72,622 before hovering just above $73,000. The move coincided with reports of fresh U.S. military strikes inside Iran and helped trigger broad deleveraging, with more than $930 million in leveraged positions liquidated and $870 million in long positions wiped out over 24 hours.