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Bitcoin Suffers Biggest Drop in Four Weeks, Nearing $40K
The 6.6% drop for the largest cryptocurrency was bitcoin’s steepest since Jan. 21.
By Brian Evans
Updated May 11, 2023, 6:08 p.m. Published Feb 17, 2022, 9:26 p.m. 1 min read
Bitcoin (BTC) plummeted in late trading Thursday to below $41,000, the biggest daily dip since Jan. 21.
BTC was changing hands at $40,983 at the time of publication.
- "Bitcoin was the victim to a major de-risking environment on Wall Street as investors view short-term geopolitical risks and potential overly aggressive [Federal Reserve monetary] tightening as a risk to all risky assets," said Edward Moya, senior market analyst at the foreign-exchange brokerage OANDA.
- Bitcoin is down 6.6% on the day after a roller-coaster week of trading.
- The largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization posted its strongest gain in weeks on Wednesday before Thursday's skid.
- Markets are currently weighing growing tensions in Europe as Russia continues its standoff with Ukraine.
- Other popular cryptocurrencies including ether (ETH) and solana (SOL) posted losses both near 7%.
- The price drop extended bitcoin's losses so far in 2022 to about 13%.
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The S&P 500 posted its longest weekly winning streak since 2023 and Brent oil stabilized near $92 on US-Iran ceasefire hopes. The biggest cryptocurrencies still drifted lower, with Hyperliquid's HYPE the only major name to rally.
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- U.S. stocks and oil rallied, with the S&P 500 logging a ninth straight weekly gain and Brent crude hovering near $92 a barrel on hopes for a U.S.-Iran ceasefire extension.
- Major cryptocurrencies lagged the macro rally, with bitcoin, ether and other large-cap tokens falling around 2% to 6% amid cooling...
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