Bitcoin traded at $68,928.03 as of November 13, 2026, at 03:51 UTC, down 6.46% over 24 hours, according to the CoinMarketCap snapshot supplied to SpendNode. CoinDesk's 03:37 UTC report paired the break below $70,000 with a Dollar Index reading described as its highest in 19 months. Minutes later, Wu Blockchain reported $622 million in crypto liquidations over four hours.
The selling extended across every major token in the snapshot. Bitcoin also lost 1.75% in the latest hour, showing continued pressure around the break of the round-number threshold.
The dollar provides the macroeconomic backdrop. The breadth of crypto losses and the reported forced closures show the pressure inside the market itself.
Bitcoin's $70,000 break reaches across major tokens
As of November 13, 2026, at 03:51 UTC, Ether traded at $1,947.08, down 5.1% over 24 hours. BNB was $635.69, down 6.2%; Solana was $78.73, down 5.35%; and XRP was $1.01, down 3.71%.
Bitcoin therefore fell more than each of those four assets over the daily window. The largest token was participating fully in the decline, offering no relative shelter within this small group.
The weekly readings show that the latest session added to existing losses. Bitcoin was down 9.08% over seven days, compared with 12.73% for Ether, 12.26% for Solana, 8.26% for BNB and 16.56% for XRP.
Those windows capture different parts of the selloff. XRP had the smallest daily decline in the group but the largest weekly decline. Treating its smaller 24-hour loss as evidence of broad resilience would miss the preceding damage.
At the snapshot price, Bitcoin sat about 1.53% below $70,000, calculated from the supplied figures. The threshold gives readers a useful reference for the size of the break, rather than evidence that buyers will defend that level or sustain a recovery above it.
A stronger dollar frames the decline
ICE describes its U.S. Dollar Index as a benchmark measuring the dollar against a basket of currencies. Its futures contract settles against six components, including the euro and Japanese yen. A rising index measures dollar strength against that basket; it is separate from Bitcoin's dollar price.
CoinDesk's reported 19-month high places the crypto decline beside a substantial currency move. The timing supports a macroeconomic reading of the session, although it does not isolate the dollar as the cause of Bitcoin's losses.
The headline therefore describes the setting for the selloff. Dollar strength provides context for Bitcoin's decline, while the token prices show how widely the selling spread within crypto. Reading those measures together gives a fuller account of the session than either would alone.
Crypto prices were falling broadly while the dollar benchmark was reportedly reaching a multimonth peak. With Bitcoin also trailing the other major tokens in the daily comparison, the session gives little support to a claim that it was resisting the currency move.
Readers examining other potential sources of selling pressure can compare SpendNode's coverage of Bitcoin ETF redemptions. Fund flows measure a different channel from currency strength and should be assessed on their own reporting window.
Forced closures add pressure to an already falling market
Wu Blockchain's 03:41 UTC post reported $622 million in liquidations over four hours. Liquidations are forced closures of leveraged positions when their collateral falls below the required level. They can compound an initial move as positions close into a declining market.
The reported total measures liquidated positions, rather than $622 million withdrawn from crypto or an equivalent loss in market capitalization.
The four-hour window concentrates the reported forced closures into a short period, alongside Bitcoin's 1.75% hourly decline. Together, those figures describe selling pressure unfolding within the session, adding detail that a daily price change alone would miss.
SpendNode's earlier reporting on large traders moving toward Bitcoin shorts provides related positioning coverage. That reporting concerns trader positioning; today's liquidation total measures forced closures across the reported market.
The snapshot's Fear & Greed index stood at 19, labeled "Extreme fear." As a sentiment reading, it adds evidence of strained conditions. Its value here is in describing the market's mood, rather than forecasting the next price move or providing a reliable entry or exit signal.
Overview
Bitcoin's break below $70,000 came alongside CoinDesk's reported 19-month Dollar Index high, broad losses across major crypto assets and Wu Blockchain's report of $622 million in four-hour liquidations.
The picture is a crypto selloff occurring against dollar strength, with leveraged positions under pressure. At 03:51 UTC on November 13, 2026, Bitcoin was $68,928.03, down 6.46% over 24 hours and 9.08% over seven days.
