Bitcoin slips below $85,000 as 5% Treasury yield returns to haunt risk assets

Bitcoin fell below $85,000 on Sept. 23 after stronger-than-expected US business activity sent Treasury yields higher and flushed leveraged longs. The reversal broke the momentum behind a rebound that had accelerated as Bitcoin pushed through a large concentration of short positions earlier this week. Selling intensified after S&P Global released its September flash purchasing managers’ index.