Tom Lee, Chairman of BitMine, stated that the recent selling pressure facing cryptocurrencies may stem from multiple factors: margin calls triggered by sell-offs in the AI and semiconductor sectors, investors selling stocks and crypto to raise funds for Anthropic's upcoming IPO, and account holders involved in the $6.3 billion hack converting returned funds into cash or stablecoins. He added that market concerns over AI's impact on cybersecurity and U.S. scrutiny of chip sales to Asia have further weighed on market sentiment.