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Bitcoin price today: down to $64k amid risk
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Introduction-- Bitcoin price fell on Thursday, extending a downturn seen through this week as a broader risk-off ...
-- Bitcoin price fell on is mt5 foreign exchange platform legalThursday, extending a downturn seen through this week as a broader risk-off sentiment kept traders wary of cryptocurrencies, while continued speculation over the U.S. presidential election also weighed.
World no.2 token Ether also saw extended losses as traders largely looked past the launch of spot exchange-traded funds in U.S. markets this week. The launch attracted a fraction of capital flows in comparison to those seen by spot Bitcoin ETFs earlier this year.
Risk sentiment was battered by a sharp fall in Wall Street indexes on Wednesday, as investors heavily sold off major technology stocks following a couple of underwhelming second-quarter earnings.
fell 2.4% in the past 24 hours to $64,265.0 by 01:48 ET (05:48 GMT).
Bitcoin dented by political speculation, risk-off mood
Bitcoin, and by proxy broader crypto markets, were also dented by uncertainty over the U.S. presidential race, especially after President Joe Biden pulled out of the race and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic frontrunner.
Harris was seen polling better than Biden against Republican nominee Donald Trump, and was also seen garnering widespread support from the Democratic party.
Given Harris’ past as a public prosecutor- who had cracked down on banks and for-profit colleges, it appeared likely that she would continue Biden’s agenda of stricter financial regulations in the country- which bode poorly for crypto.
Media reports said that Harris had reportedly declined an invitation to speak at the Bitcoin Conference in Nashville. These drew ire from several crypto proponents.
Initial speculation over a Trump presidency had aided crypto markets, especially given that the Republican nominee has maintained a largely pro crypto stance.
Trump is set to speak at the Bitcoin Conference on Saturday.
Bitcoin rattled by Mt Gox token movements
Sentiment towards Bitcoin was also further undermined by reports showing defunct exchange Mt Gox had moved more tokens onto exchanges- likely preparing for more distributions.
Mt Gox has been a major pain point for Bitcoin's price, as the defunct exchange began returning tokens stolen during a 2014 hack. Traders speculated receivers of the tokens would be largely inclined to sell them, given Bitcoin's massive price gains over the past decade.
Crypto price today: Ether tumbles amid little ETF cheer, altcoins sink
Among broader cryptocurrency prices, world no.2 token slid 7.7% to $3,117.61 on Thursday.
The token was little supported by the launch of spot ETFs in U.S. markets earlier this week, which did see strong trading volumes, of over $1 billion in their debut. But this was much lower than the $4 billion volumes seen by Bitcoin ETFs, indicating relatively lower investor appetite.
Other altcoins also made little headway. rose slightly, while and fell 2% and 3.2%, respectively.
Among memetokens, fell 5.3%, while lost 4.8%.
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