Crypto Opinions & News Bitcoin Below $20,000 Lowest Since December 2020

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Bitcoin dropped below the $20,000 level on Saturday to its lowest point in 18 months, extending its slide as investors showed they were unnerved by growing troubles in the industry and as the general pull-back from riskier assets continued.

The digital currency sector has been pummeled this week after cryptocurrency lending company Celsius froze withdrawals and transfers between accounts, while crypto companies started laying off employees and there were reports that a cryptocurrency hedge fund ran into trouble. It has come alongside a slide in stocks, with U.S. stocks suffering the biggest weekly percentage decline in two years on fears of rising interest rates and the growing likelihood of recession. Bitcoin, the biggest cryptocurrency was last down 7.3% to $19,085, having earlier touched $18,732, its lowest since December 2020.

It is down about 59% this year, while rival cryptocurrency Ethereum-backed ether is down 73%.
"Breaking $20,000 shows you that confidence has collapsed for the crypto industry and that you're seeing the latest stresses," said Edward Moya, Senior Market Analyst, The Americas OANDA, on Saturday. "There are too many crypto currencies and exchanges that are under tremendous financial pressure given the move with borrowing costs."
 

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