The DefiantJan 30, 2026, 3:28 PM
Bitcoin Struggles to Hold $83K Level as Risk Sell-Off Deepens

Crypto markets remained under pressure on Friday morning, Jan. 30, as risk assets extended yesterday’s losses following renewed macro uncertainty in the United States and globally.
Bitcoin (BTC) keeps sliding and as of press time the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization is down 3% and trading around $83,200, after hitting as low as $81,300 over the past 24 hours. The past two days have brought BTC’s weekly losses to 6.5%.
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