Bitcoin drops below $80,000, dragged by continued selling pressure in the equities market.

Bitcoin dropped under the $80,000 level on Monday, dragged by the continued selling pressure in the equities market. The price of the flagship cryptocurrency was last lower by 5% at $78714.96, its lowest level since November, according to Coin Metrics.

Bitcoin fell below the $80,000 level on Monday, extending its decline from recent highs as the sell-off in equities continued.

The world’s largest cryptocurrency was last lower by 5% at $78,714.96, its lowest level since November, according to Coin Metrics.

Shares of companies linked to the crypto space slid. Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) fell roughly 14%. Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) lost 17%, and bitcoin proxy play Strategy (NASDAQ:STRM), formerly known as MicroStrategy (NASDAQ:MCRI), declined 16%.

Bitcoin exchange-traded funds are coming off their fourth week in a row of outflows. They logged $867 million of outflows last week, bringing the four-week total to $4.75 billion, according to CoinShares.

Continued bearishness pushed crypto prices even lower over the weekend, with bitcoin dropping sharply on Sunday evening to the $80,000 level for the first time since February 28.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order to establish a U.S. bitcoin reserve and a digital asset stockpile late last week, which disappointed some investors. But macro uncertainty was the key driver of the accelerated downward move Monday, after Trump over the weekend did not rule out the possibility of a recession in the U.S.

Absent a crypto-specific catalyst, macro concerns are likely to continue impacting cryptocurrency prices in the near term. This week, the market will be watching for key economic indicators, including the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, or JOLTS, on Tuesday, the consumer price index on Wednesday and the producer price index slated for Thursday.

Although investors expect cryptocurrency prices are likely to pull back even more before making a run for a new record, their positive outlook on the year driven by regulatory tailwinds is still intact.