Bitcoin slides toward $62K as chip rout drags crypto lower

Bitcoin slid toward $62,000 on Wednesday as a second day of heavy selling in technology stocks kept pressure on risk assets worldwide. The token traded around $62,546, down 2.1% over 24 hours and 4.9% on the week, with ether falling 3.7% to $1,661 and solana losing 3.3% to $69. The selling was…