Last week, Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) experienced a significant drop, plummeting to a low of $60,000, marking a 19% decline. The downturn is attributed to multiple factors, including massive deleveraging and miners being forced to sell, rather than a single catastrophic event.

According to reports, futures open interest has dropped from $61 billion to $49 billion within a week, indicating a more than 20% decline in borrowed bets against Bitcoin. This drop in leverage parallels the decline in Bitcoin’s price, suggesting a simultaneous fall rather than a chaotic forced selling scenario.

What The Latest Bitcoin Drop Reveals

According to Matthew Sigel, head of digital asset research at VanEck, the…

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