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Bitcoin Drops 4.8% as ETF Outflows and Miner Selling Shake Market Confidence

Bitcoin has come under sharp pressure, falling 4.8% after a wave of institutional selling hit the market. The drop was largely driven by $171 million in ETF outflows, marking the biggest withdrawal in the past three weeks and signaling a temporary pullback in institutional demand.

At the same time, additional pressure came from Marathon Digital, which sold roughly $1.1 billion worth of BTC, adding significant supply into an already fragile market. When ETF outflows and miner selling align, the impact tends to amplify—creating short-term liquidity stress and pushing prices lower.

But the picture isn’t entirely bearish.

Even as Bitcoin declines, signs of institutional interest continue to surface beneath the noise. Fannie Mae is reportedly exploring crypto-backed mortgage models in collaboration with Coinbase, hinting at deeper integration of digital assets into traditional finance. Meanwhile, Strategy has continued accumulating, adding more BTC despite market volatility—reinforcing its long-term conviction.

Technically, the market is now entering extreme territory. The RSI has dropped to around 14, indicating deeply oversold conditions. Historically, levels like this don’t last long—they often precede either a relief bounce or at least short-term stabilization as selling pressure exhausts itself.

Right now, sentiment across the market is clearly tilted toward fear, with Bitcoin struggling to hold key support zones. But that’s often where the market becomes most interesting—when price weakens, but underlying adoption narratives continue to build.

In the short term, volatility is likely to remain elevated. But structurally, this looks less like a collapse—and more like a stress test between short-term selling pressure and long-term institutional conviction.

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