The plunge comes a day after the People’s Bank of China, in a further extension of its nationwide crackdown on cryptocurrencies, summoned banks and payment companies and ordered them to stop facilitating crypto transactions.
Bitcoin has lost over half its value since peaking above $64,000 in mid-April.
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According to technical analysts, the next level to watch for support could now be as low as $20,000.
“$30,000 – we’ll see if it holds on the day. We might plunge below it for a while and close above it. If it’s really breached, $25,000 is the next big level of support,” Galaxy Investment Partners CEO Mike Novogratz told CNBC.
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