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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.

The S&P 500 notched another record close at 7,610, up 0.1%, as a powerful chip rally outweighed an oil spike and the crypto rout.

AI is doing the heavy lifting and breadth is narrow, with semiconductors carrying the index higher.

Sustaining records needs follow-through from mega-cap tech; Friday's NFP print is the next macro test.