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Bitcoin Tanks Below $5,000 amidst Global Markets’ Shakedown
Bitcoin gave up its overnight gains to follow the global markets on their downside spree this Monday. The benchmark cryptocurrency tanked to establish a fresh intraday low at $4,773 on US-based Coinbase exchange. The downside move appeared after bitcoin registered an overnight price rally towards $6,000, prompting traders to take short-term profits in what appears to be a prevailingly aggressive, bearish market. Bitcoin’s gains last night came in response to the Federal Reserve’s fresh stimulus package. The US central bank announced Sunday evening that it is cutting the benchmark interest rates to near-zero in ... (full story)