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Why is the price of bitcoin dropping?

Rumors of a forthcoming U.S. government strategy to regulate digital assets may have triggered the current sell-off. Gradual belt-tightening by the U.S. Federal Reserve may also be contributing to Bitcoin's price drop. The price of Bitcoin is likely to be increasingly correlated with the prices of other assets.

What are the worst percentage-based crashes in Bitcoin history?

The following is a chronology of the worst percentage-based crashes in Bitcoin history. Keep in mind that many major corrections of 20%, 30%, 40% and more didn’t make the list. In 2011, Bitcoin hit the big time when it soared from $2 to more than $32, achieving parity with an ounce of silver. Then the bottom fell out.

What happened to bitcoin in 2018?

The cryptocurrency would remain in the doldrums throughout 2018, as major hacks in Korea and Japan — as well as rumors that those countries were planning to ban Bitcoin — sent already skittish investors looking for the exits. The pandemic did not spare Bitcoin, and when the markets crashed in March 2020, the Bitcoin market crashed even harder.

Why is bitcoin so weak?

The recent slide is a reversal from the dramatic rise that started in the second half of last year. Part of the reason for bitcoin’s weakness seems to be at least a temporary reversal in broader acceptance for cryptocurrency, as well as regulatory concerns and weakness in more speculative areas of financial markets.

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