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Bitcoin Faces Sustained Pressure as Top Miners Liquidate Massive BTC Reserves for AI Pivot

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  • Major Bitcoin miners MARA and Riot liquidated over 32,700 BTC in H1 2026 to fund transitions into AI data centers.
  • With mining economics deteriorating and network difficulty dropping 15%, miners are treating BTC reserves as funding capital, creating substantial structural selling pressure on spot Bitcoin.
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