Bitcoin (BTC) fell below $82,000 on Thursday as the crypto market joined a broader market sell-off driven by concerns over artificial intelligence (AI) spending, rising oil prices and escalating geopolitical tensions involving the US and Iran.

Bitcoin drops below $82,000 following fresh macro pressures

The top crypto fell 4% to $81,130 as macro fears weighed on prices across the digital asset market. The decline triggered roughly $474 million in crypto futures liquidations over the past 24 hours, according to Coinglass data.

Altcoins also faced additional pressure, with Ethereum (ETH) dropping 4.4% to $2,376. XRP declined 5%, BNB dropped 2.8% and Solana (SOL) fell 4.1%. Zcash (ZEC) and Hyperliquid (HYPE) also fell 10.6% and 4.8%,…