Bitcoin falls below $70,000 and reaches three-month low on Sunday

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Built from 3 sources 15 Nov 2026 · 19:08 UTC 1 min read Main editor: Earl Jacobson

Bitcoin fell below $70,000 and reached its lowest level in about three months on Sunday. Tom Lee and Changpeng Zhao each listed possible reasons for the selloff, including AI stock weakness and Anthropic's upcoming IPO. The reports also cite US spot Bitcoin ETF outflows. U.Today cited nearly $3 billion in net outflows, while BeInCrypto reported $1.91 billion over seven sessions. Liquidations and losses in ETH, XRP and SOL accompanied the drop.

Key points

Bitcoin fell below $70,000 and reached its lowest level in about three months on Sunday.
Tom Lee and Changpeng Zhao each listed possible reasons for the crypto market selloff.
Both reports mention Anthropic's upcoming IPO as a possible factor in the selloff.
Both reports cite net outflows from US spot Bitcoin ETFs during the selloff.
Both reports mention AI-related stock or funding weakness as a possible driver of the decline.

Why it matters

Bitcoin's fall below $70,000 came with US spot Bitcoin ETF outflows and leveraged liquidations, a combination that affects crypto traders and fund investors.

What's unclear

The reports present the reasons for the selloff as possible explanations, not confirmed causes.

The reports give different figures for US spot Bitcoin ETF outflows, nearly $3 billion versus $1.91 billion over seven sessions.

Price context · BTC

At publication

$64,694.00

Now

$64,902.00

Change since

+0.32%

7 days · dashed line = publication

Sources · 3 publishers

U.Today Tier 2 First report 07:55 UTC

Tom Lee Reveals Three Possible Reasons Behind Crypto Market Crash

CoinGape Tier 2 17:30 UTC

Binance Founder CZ Points to Anthropic IPO as One Possible Reason for Crypto Crash

BeInCrypto Tier 2 18:59 UTC

What's Behind Bitcoin's Drop? CZ Points to 6 Possible Reasons

Coverage timeline

Nov 15, 07:55First reported by U.Today
Nov 15, 17:30Also reported by CoinGape
Nov 15, 19:08CryptoVideos brief published

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