Bitcoin's (CRYPTO: BTC) historic sell-off that bottomed at $60,000 was not driven by crypto panic or ETF buyers exiting their position, but rather by forced deleveraging in traditional markets. How Deleveraging In Stocks Influenced Crypto Prices According to Bitwise Invest advisor Jeff Park, Bitcoin has become highly correlated with software stocks and other risk assets, which were hit during a statistically extreme drawdown for multi-strategy funds.