Bitcoin Steady While Nikkei Dives 4%

Japan 225 fell 4% as a global tech selloff intensified, led by weakness in semiconductors and the AI trade. The article says TSMC dropped 7%, while the move spread to Europe with ASML down 3.8% and to U.S. pre-market trading, where Intel was down 3.5% after losing more than 5% the previous day. Bitcoin was described as steady despite the equity pressure. The main market takeaway is that risk appetite weakened sharply across chip-related names and equity indices, with Japan’s benchmark under notable stress from the sector rotation. The crypto market, at least in Bitcoin, appeared comparatively resilient during the broader selloff.