Bitcoin selloff continues as prices slide below $63,000 for the first time since February

The selloff has triggered demand for protective options plays, pushing the fear gauge higher. What to know : Bitcoin fell to about $63,000, its lowest level since February, and is down more than 14% this week and 21% over the past four weeks. The sell-off has driven 30-day implied volatility to its highest level since early April and prompted 13 straight days of outflows from U.S.-listed spot bitcoin ETFs, signaling waning institutional demand. Analysts say a lack of fresh catalysts, rotation of liquidity into sectors like artificial intelligence and concerns over Mt. Gox-related selling could fuel further volatility, with key support watched around $60,000 and some eyeing $50,000 as a potential bottom.