Bitcoin Stalls Near $84K as South Korea’s Tech Stock Slide Weighs on KOSPI

Bitcoin's price action stalled near the $84,000 mark this week, meeting resistance at a level traders have watched closely in recent sessions. The stall coincided with a deepening decline in South Korea's KOSPI index, driven by losses across the country's technology sector, according to Cointelegraph. The KOSPI has historically served as a barometer for global risk appetite, given its heavy weighting toward semiconductor and electronics firms tied to global supply chains. A sustained drop in that index often signals broader caution among investors toward growth-sensitive and tech-adjacent assets.