# Bitcoin Falls Below $70,000 as the Dollar Index Hits a 19-Month High and More Than $1 Billion in Leveraged Positions Are Liquidated

Ether fell below $2,000 and the 10-year Treasury yield held above 5 percent, while the abrupt resignation of Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang added pressure on AI-linked risk assets.

- Published: 2026-11-13T05:45:42.603Z
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- Sources: [CoinDesk](https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/11/13/bitcoin-dips-below-usd70-000-as-selloff-gathers-pace), [crypto.news (bitcoin)](https://crypto.news/bitcoin-price-crash-below-70000-nvidia-liquidations/), [crypto.news (ether)](https://crypto.news/ethereum-price-below-2000-eth-liquidations-outflows/), [Polylog editors](https://polylog.news), [Bitcoin Magazine (yields)](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/markets/bitcoin-price-trades-near-71200-yields), [Bitcoin Magazine (two red years)](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/videos/bitcoin-faces-two-red-years-for-the-first-time-ever), [Hacker News / AP](https://apnews.com/article/nvidia-megaspeed-china-singapore-huang-5403f152a601cf82ce939f1d24fffa0f), [Al Jazeera](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/12/why-did-nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-resign-and-who-is-colette-kress)

The crypto sell-off accelerated early on Friday. Bitcoin dropped below $70,000 and ether below $2,000 as the dollar index reached a 19-month high, CoinDesk reported. The fall had started on Thursday. Bitcoin Magazine reported that bitcoin t…

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