Bitcoin fell below $5,400. What caused this sharp drop? This downward movement took place as the broader cryptocurrency market also suffered notable losses, declining from a total value of $210 billion earlier in the day to almost $180 billion by roughly 15:30 UTC (approximately 10:30 a.m. ET), according to CoinMarketCap. When explaining what caused the sharp decline in bitcoin prices, analysts generally pointed to either ...
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Wall Street is working on a new platform which will ease the trading, storing and spending digital assets. That’s bullish for bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. It will help them gain acceptance among investors, merchants and consumers. Last week, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) announced plans to form a new company, Bakkt, with the purpose to create an open and regulated global ecosystem for digital assets. The new company is expected ...
The price of bitcoin surged above $8,000 last Tuesday for the first time since May after the Group of 20 (G20) meeting in Argentina concluded with little urgency to take regulatory action on cryptocurrencies. In a communiqué, G20 finance ministers and central bank governors expressed confidence that the technology underlying alt-coins “can deliver significant benefits to the financial system and the broader economy.” Keep in mind, though, ...
The digital currency dropped to as little as $5,785.43 by 16:00 UTC (12:00 p.m. EST), according to the CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index (BPI). At this point, Bitcoin was down roughly 5.3% over the last 24 hours and was trading at its lowest since November 2017, additional BPI figures show. Bitcoin has been suffering a gradual, downward trend for the last several months, losing roughly more than two-thirds of its value since hitting an all-time ...