Bitcoin falls below $77,000 as chip stock selloff deepens before U.S. midterms

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Bitcoin slipped under $77,000 as a sell-off in semiconductor stocks intensified ahead of the U.S. midterm elections. Privacy coin ZEC dropped nearly 10%, while BNB fell below $700. The Nasdaq 100 entered a correction, pulling Asian equity markets lower. The broader risk-asset decline spread across both crypto and traditional markets.

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