Live updates: Bitcoin slips below $78,500 as stocks close lower
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Bitcoin slips below $78,500 as equities close lower, while copper surges to a fresh all‑time high driven by tight supplies and booming AI‑related demand; the metal’s price jumps past $5,000 per tonne, underscoring how commodity strength can buoy risk‑off sentiment and pressure crypto valuations, suggesting continued cross‑asset volatility in the coming weeks for investors.
Copper rushed to a new record high amid supply shortages colliding with rising AI-related demand.