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Top Reasons Behind the Bitcoin Price Crash Below $80K

By Frank bevah

Bitcoin price slipped below $80,000 on Saturday, dropping 1.91% over 24 hours to $79,994.97 during the initial decline. The retreat coincided with heavy liquidations, ETF withdrawals and growing uncertainty over US monetary policy and Iran. Losses spread across major tokens as the broader cryptocurrency market also…

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Bitcoin

The first and largest cryptocurrency, created in 2009, with a fixed maximum supply and no central issuer.

Its price swings and adoption by funds and companies make it a bellwether for the whole crypto market.

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Exchange-traded fund

An investment fund that holds a basket of assets, such as the shares in an index, and trades on a stock exchange like a single share.

ETFs offer low-cost, diversified investing and are a fast-growing way people save.

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A digital currency secured by cryptography and recorded on a blockchain, without a central bank issuing it.

Crypto prices are volatile, and governments are still deciding how to regulate it.

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