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The terms of Bitcoin fell astir 8% successful conscionable 10 minutes connected Aug. 17, down to prices unseen since June.
Bitcoin (BTC) dropped 8% successful little than 10 minutes to temporarily autumn nether $26,000 aft respective downward days of terms action.
BTC was hovering astir $27,600 connected Aug. 17 astatine 9:30 p.m. UTC clip earlier tumbling much than 8% to $25,320 astatine the clip of writing, according to CoinGecko.
BTC went beneath $25k connected Bitfinex, but the bulk of exchanges amusement a dip to debased $26k region.
While it is unclear precisely what caused the fall, SpaceX contiguous sold $373 cardinal worthy of BTC acquired successful 2021-2022, portion China's Evergrande Group filed for section 11 bankruptcy successful New York.
The autumn has taken Bitcoin's marketplace headdress beneath $500 cardinal for the archetypal clip since June 16, and deed lows not seen since June 20.
Despite the dip, BTC is inactive up 60% since it entered 2023 astatine astir $16,550.
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