The price of bitcoin dropped sharply Monday as investors began shedding risk amid an equity markets decline. While bitcoin is often called a safe haven asset, the growing reality is its price tends to go down amid broader declines in risk assets. Also much like stocks, bitcoin’s price has historically experienced a September slide. Bitcoin lost 8% Monday and last traded at $43,818.20 according to Coin Metrics. The broader crypto market is in the red as well, with ether down 9%. Investors are also focused on the the Federal Reserve and whether it will signal its readiness to start removing monetary stimulus from the ... (full story)