Bitcoin price briefly dips below $26K, falling to two-month lows

Brayden Lindrea10 hours agoBitcoin price briefly dips below $26K, falling to two-month lowsThe price of Bitcoin fell around 8% in just 10 minutes on Aug. 17, down to levels not seen since June 20.23394 Total views40 Total sharesListen to article 0:00Breaking newsJoin us on social networksThe price of Bitcoin (BTC) fell around 8% in a span of 10 minutes, causing the cryptocurrency to dip well under $26,000 before partially recovering.

BTC was hovering around $27,677 on Aug. 17 at 9:30 pm UTC time before tumbling just over 8% to $25,409, according to Coinmarketcap.Bitcoin fell to a low of $25,409. Source: Coinmarketcap

The price of Bitcoin was even lower on the crypto exchange Bitfinex, hitting a low of $24,715 before making a partial recovery back above $26,000.

Initial reactions from the X (Twitter) community have pegged the price drop to reports that SpaceX wrote down the value of BTC it previously acquired by $373 million and sold the cryptocurrency, while others have pointed to China’s Evergrande Group filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in New York.

The fall has taken Bitcoin"s market cap below $500 billion for the first time since June 16 and hit lows not seen since June 20.

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Cryptocurrency analyst Will Clemente noted that Bitcoin saw the largest single-day increase in BTC implied volatility this year. Biggest single-day increase in Bitcoin implied volatility of the entire year

Is the volatility drought finally over? pic.twitter.com/tDfU5qMCwY— Will Clemente (@WClementeIII) August 17, 2023

Despite the dip, BTC is still up 60% since it entered 2023 at about $16,550.

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