Bitcoin Drops Nearly 6% Below $76K as Crypto and Asia-Pacific Stocks Plunge

Bitcoin fell nearly 6% to below $76,000, dragging the broader crypto market down. Asia-Pacific stocks plunged in tandem, with South Korea's KOSPI triggering a circuit breaker and Japan's Nikkei entering a technical bear market, amid concerns over slowing AI infrastructure expansion and US tech sell-off. Policy uncertainty grew after the Democratic Party's midterm election gains, potentially delaying crypto regulation.