CryptoNewsBreaks – As Analysts Search for Answers, Bitcoin Price Down 50% YTD
The price of bitcoin has made headlines in the past for its volatility, and this trend has continued despite the cryptocurrency’s rising mainstream appeal. Over the weekend, bitcoin fell from a Saturday high of $7,671.28 to a low of $6,760.05 over the course of less than 48 hours. All told, the cryptocurrency market shed more than $40 billion on what industry analysts have minted ‘Bloody Sunday’, with many media outlets attributing the decline to a security breach at South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Coinrail. A post published Monday morning by Coinrail indicates that hackers obtained roughly 30 percent of the exchange’s…