Bitcoin Slides to $76,500 and $500M Long Liquidations as BTC Tests Key Support

Bitcoin (BTC) fell to $76,500, marking a two-week low, as risk assets weakened and leveraged longs were forced out. A post said more than $500 million in crypto long positions were liquidated in the last 60 minutes after BTC dropped below $77,000. Traders are watching the $73,800–$75,000 zone and an options market with about $14 billion in open interest heading into expiry.