{"id":44274,"date":"2026-06-02T06:07:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T06:07:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/?p=44274"},"modified":"2026-06-02T06:07:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T06:07:15","slug":"bitcoin-hits-70k-after-losing-key-cost-basis-zone-as-analysts-warn-of-deeper-drawdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/?p=44274","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Hits $70K After Losing Key Cost Basis Zone as Analysts Warn of Deeper Drawdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> \n<br \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBitcoin prices are poised top fall further following the loss of a key cost basis level, according to analysts.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Bitcoin is on \u201cthe edge of a breakdown,\u201d reported onchain analytics firm Swissblock on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The analysts noted that the loss of the \u201cCost Basis Zone\u201d has already triggered a decisive drawdown.<\/p>\n<p>Consolidation inside this zone appeared constructive, but there was no confirmation, and BTC failed to hold it, showing little strength when trying to reclaim it, they said.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThat shifted the framework from consolidation into breakdown risk.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 id=\"btc-needs-to-re-enter-the-battlefield\">BTC Needs to Re-enter The Battlefield<\/h2>\n<p>The Cost Basis Zone is currently between around $72,000 and $79,000, according to the Swissblock chart.<\/p>\n<p>It measures the <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/btc-could-hit-fresh-summer-highs-within-weeks-if-73k-holds-analyst\/\">price range<\/a> where recent Bitcoin buyers, especially short-term holders, acquired their BTC on average and acts as a key support\/resistance level based on the actual purchase prices of coins in circulation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe only way BTC recovers its bullish posture is by re-entering the Cost Basis Battlefield with strength.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Bitcoin is on the edge of a breakdown.<\/p>\n<p>The loss of the Cost Basis Zone has already triggered a decisive drawdown.<\/p>\n<p>At first, consolidation inside the cost-basis battlefield looked constructive.<\/p>\n<p>But consolidation was not confirmation.<br \/>BTC failed to hold the zone, then showed\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6qGc0nYKYn\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/6qGc0nYKYn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Swissblock (@swissblock__) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/swissblock__\/status\/2061489198969057298?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">June 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3 id=\"you-may-also-like\" class=\"heading-4\">You may also like:<\/h3>\n<p>Bitcoin is \u201cunder growing pressure,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/glassnode\/status\/2061472055736865214\" target=\"_blank\">stated<\/a> Glassnode on Monday. \u201cSellers dominate spot, ETF outflows accelerate to $1.3 billion, and fresh capital has stalled,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cStructure has broken, and momentum favours the downside near-term.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Bitcoin ETP provider Bitcoin Capital <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Bitcapital_ch\/status\/2061464896961716331\" target=\"_blank\">echoed<\/a> the sentiment, stating that the recovery stalled exactly at the short-term holder cost basis and rolled over.<\/p>\n<p>Key on-chain metrics have broken down at current price levels, which are a \u201ccontained drawdown and failed recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBitcoin\u2019s weakness against the wider market has reached its highest point ever,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Sykodelic_\/status\/2061459767642443976\" target=\"_blank\">commented<\/a> the usually bullish \u2018Sykodelic\u2019. \u201cIt is now the only macro asset not in expansion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt this moment, Bitcoin has completely decoupled from every other macro asset, for the first time since it was created.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It will also be the first time any macro asset has \u201ccreated its own unique path and ignored the underlying forces that govern financial markets,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"bitcoin-dumps-to-70k\">Bitcoin Dumps to $70K<\/h2>\n<p>Bitcoin fell to $70,000 in early Asian trading on Tuesday morning, marking a 3.8% daily decline.<\/p>\n<p>The asset is currently down 8% on the week and is poised to fall back into the $60,000 zone, returning to levels last seen in early April.<\/p>\n<p>It is still largely range-bound, as it has been since early February, but could now fall to the bottom of that range, around $65,000.<\/p>\n<p>A recent SEC filing revealed that Michael Saylor\u2019s Strategy <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/strategy-sold-bitcoin-but-its-not-what-you-may-think\/\">sold 32 BTC<\/a> in late May for around $2.5 million, compounding the overwhelmingly bearish sentiment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-9\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; 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