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Bitcoin plunged 6.9% to $66,408 after MicroStrategy disclosed it sold BTC to fund dividends, breaking its never-sell stance, while capital rotated into AI chips.

The MicroStrategy signal, renewed dollar strength, and sticky-inflation Fed fears have together broken crypto's momentum.

February's $60,000 low is back in play; $64,000 is the first support that needs to hold.

Cable was steady at 1.3464 even as gilts slumped on political risk tied to a reported Burnham leadership challenge to Starmer.

UK fiscal and political jitters are capping sterling despite a broadly soft dollar, leaving the pair range-bound.

1.3400 support and 1.3550 resistance frame the range; gilt headlines are the near-term swing factor.