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Bitcoin Price Sheds $500 Over Day, Drops Below $8,000
Support at $7,900 lasted about one-half-hour before the price went southward once more, sitting at $7,800 as of writing.
Updated Sep 13, 2021, 11:29 a.m. Published Sep 26, 2019, 4:58 p.m.
Bitcoin bears continue to be firmly in control as the first cryptocurrency's price tumbled below $8,000 per coin for the second time this week.
Beginning at 15:50 UTC, the Bitcoin Price Index capitulated at $8,095, shedding near $200 within a few minutes.
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Support at $7,900 lasted about one-half-hour before another downward price action sent the BPI around $7,800 as of 16:40 UTC.
Bitcoin began the day trading hands at just under $8,390.
Other notable alternative cryptocurrencies ether , , and XRP followed bitcoin’s lead as well, dropping between 5 and 9 percent according to data provider Messari.
Disclosure: This author holds bitcoin at the time of writing.
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